Overview

This guide from Latham & Watkins provides an overview of the legal system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and outlines the principal legal factors to be considered when doing business in the region.

It contains an overview of the country’s system of Government and explains its judicial system before advising on how to go about establishing a presence in the Kingdom, including foreign Capital Investment, incorporating a local entity and exit from investment.

The report also contains extensive guidance on a number of general legal considerations, including:

- Doing business with the Public Sector;
- Capital Markets;
- Import and Export Regulations;
- Anti Cover-Up Law;
- Competition Law;
- Foreign Exchange Controls and Money Laundering;
- Taxation;
- Immigration;
- Employment Law;
- Liquidation, Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Avoidance;
- Real Estate and Environmental law;
- Intellectual Property; and
- Dispute Resolution and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards

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