• Courts shall apply the provisions of Sharia to cases brought before them, as derived from the Quran and Sunnah, and State laws not conflicting therewith. Proceedings before such courts shall comply with the provisions of this Law.

• Any procedure deemed valid under laws in force shall remain valid unless otherwise provided for in this Law.

• 1. No claim or defense shall be accepted unless submitted by a person with a legitimate interest. Potential interest shall be sufficient if the claim is intended as a precaution to avoid imminent damage or to establish a right the evidence for which may not be available at the time it is contested.

• 2. The court shall reject any lawsuit proven to be frivolous or malicious, and it may punish the person filing such lawsuit.

• No public interest lawsuit may be filed except by the public prosecutor upon approval by the King. Such lawsuit may not be heard upon the lapse of 60 days from the date on which the claim arises.

• A proceeding shall be invalid if so declared by the law or if it suffers from a defect causing it to fail its purpose. It shall not be ruled invalid, notwithstanding a provision stating so, if it is established that the purpose of the proceeding is served.

• A clerk shall attend all hearings and all case proceedings along with the judge, and shall keep a record and cosign it with the judge. If the clerk fails to attend, the judge may take charge of the proceeding and draft the record.

Neither the bailiffs nor the clerks nor any other judicial assistants may undertake any work that falls within the scope of their duties in lawsuits and requests for the establishment of title related to themselves, their spouses, their relatives, or their in-laws up to the fourth degree, as well as other declarations if they involve a dispute; otherwise, such work shall be deemed void.

• Periods and dates stipulated in this Law shall be calculated according to Umm al-Qura calendar, and sunset shall be deemed the end of the day.

• In the application of the provisions of this Law, the term place of residence shall mean the place where a person normally resides. For nomads, place of residence shall be deemed the place where a person resides at the time of filing the lawsuit. For detainees and prisoners, place of residence shall be deemed the place where a person is detained or imprisoned.

• A person may designate a place of residence for receiving the notices addressed to him, in addition to his permanent place of residence, and shall notify the court of any change in his designated or permanent place of residence.