The following terms and expressions- mentioned throughout these regulations- shall have the meanings ascribed to them below, unless stated differently within the context: 

• Judicial Documents: the case record and the judgement decree. 

• The Case Record: the document containing the facts and procedures related to the case, as well as the main information stipulated by the law. 

• The Judgement Decree: the document containing the ruling or the decision, which is subject to objection, issued by the judicial circuit, according to the applicable procedures. 

• The Case File: a folder containing all the documents relevant to the lawsuit. 

• The Judicial Documents File: a folder containing the originals of the records and judgement after the final verdict. 

The provisions of these regulations shall apply to First-Instance Courts, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. 

The judicial documents shall be issued in Arabic and adopt the Hijri (Islamic) Calendar. 

The Minister of Justice shall issue a decision indicating the form of the judicial documents and the relevant templates. 

Considering the statutory requirements that would impart reliability and safety in the data, judicial documents shall be transcribed electronically, and shall have the legitimacy of written documents. 

The case record shall be made by using the relevant form, signed by the court clerk, and the persons whose names were mentioned therein. It shall be adopted following the signature of the circuit’s judges participating in the session. 

If one of the litigants refuses to sign, this shall be recorded in the same case record.