“The Saudi Lawyer and Our Embassies Abroad”

This article was translated using artificial intelligence and the original language of the article is Arabic.

Many business owners, investors, and those with personal interests face technical and tax problems and obstacles due to not being guided with the correct legal guidance that protects their interests or not being convinced by the advice of the lawyers they consulted. In addition to those who are exposed to fraud, scams, or other issues that require resorting to the judiciary abroad.

With the increased presence of the private sector outside the Kingdom and the expected return – God willing – of economic life to its normal state after the negative effects of the Corona pandemic, it is important for embassies and consulates outside the Kingdom to be associated with Saudi lawyers and legal professionals, because they are more knowledgeable about their work and the circumstances of their Saudi clients. The client finds complete comfort in dealing with them, but there is a flaw in the guidance of some ambassadors to the Saudi lawyer about the necessity of cooperation and resorting to foreign law firms with big names specializing in the same specialties of the Saudi lawyer. At a time when the Saudi lawyer has become no less in practical and scientific skill and has contributed to solving cases of an international nature (multinational companies, for example). Yes, the -Saudi- lawyer cannot plead before the foreign judiciary, but he provides sincere advice to his client and follows up on the necessary procedures to solve his problems, whatever their nature, personal, commercial, investment, etc. When the need arises to file a lawsuit before the competent judiciary, the Saudi lawyer coordinates with his foreign correspondent who is trusted in his knowledge and skill that will be used to protect the interest of the Saudi citizen.

How shocked I am when I meet some of our ambassadors for professional reasons as the official reference for our rulers when he advises me to solve any legal problem facing the Saudi citizen who has a personal interest, such as owners of real estate abroad and businessmen, or an investor from the Saudi investors in the importance of cooperating with large foreign offices, which frustrates the lawyer in front of him and makes him feel a lack of professional competence … The Saudi lawyer has become the focus of attention of the rulers and has become a professional structure headed by His Excellency the Minister of Justice, the man who seeks every day additions that are heartwarming support the lawyer and his profession as a key partner in achieving justice … In line with Vision 2030, which considers the localization of professions and jobs the most important pillars of the vision.

Despite my confidence that the ambassador has been chosen with great care and objective criteria and is skilled in defending the official interests of the state, and has sworn to spare no effort in caring for the interests of the Kingdom, and the serious private sector is part of the system of those interests abroad. But unfortunately, I often hear from some of them – and they are few – the word (I am not a consultant or I have more important work and tasks than wasting time following up on a businessman … etc.) of the shocking frustrating phrases.

Due to the lack of response and interaction of some of them with the issues and demands of the citizen, businessmen.

Although I commend the follow-up of his personal problems facing the Saudi citizen with all care and eagerness.

I hope that there will be confidence in Saudi legal professionals, who are the most distinguished and their reputation in this aspect is distinguished for their patriotism and competence, and all this is done through encouragement and support instead of advising them to deal with major American and European law firms. I hope that our embassies abroad will get rid of the complex of the foreign and enhance confidence with the national lawyer who feels the responsibility of the trust he carries to defend the interests of his client abroad as part of the interests of his country … and the ambassador or embassy staff are not more patriotic than Saudi professionals.