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SCCA’s New Mediation Rules 2026: What Mediators and Parties Need to Know
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) has introduced updated Mediation Rules, effective August 1, 2026, bringing a modern framework for resolving commercial disputes through voluntary, confidential, and party-driven mediation.
In this episode, we explore the key changes, including mediator appointment procedures, electronic signatures for settlement agreements, revised dispute-value-based fees, advance deposits, confidentiality, and procedures for commencing and terminating mediation.
We also examine what the new rules mean for party self-determination, mediator practice…
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