Sanadna is a Saudi law firm based in Dammam, providing legal and advisory services to individuals and businesses in a range of practice areas.
We handle every legal matter with responsibility, drawing on established legal expertise, and we present the legal position with clarity and candor.
Sanadna carries your case; it does not merely represent you.
Saad Bin Saeed Al Ahmari
Founder
Our legal expertise spans more than thirty years.
Sanadna is led by Mr. Saad Al Ahmari, who brings more than 27 years of experience in the Public Prosecution to providing integrated legal services that combine precision, speed and quality.
His deep experience in criminal cases, commercial disputes and financial cases has helped build the firm's strong reputation for handling complex cases, not only simple ones.
Sanadna is committed to being a true support for its clients, offering clear and effective legal solutions and upholding the highest standards of professionalism.
However complex the case and however tangled the details, Sanadna stands by you
Saudi government, regulatory, and judicial bodies Sanadna has experience dealing with in its legal practice.
We work by a consistent set of principles in every legal matter we take on.
More than thirty years of established legal knowledge, put to work in every case.
We build long relationships with our clients, grounded in honesty and keeping our commitments.
We take no step before weighing its consequences. The right decision matters more to us than the quick one.
We tell you the truth about your position, strong or weak, before telling you what you would like to hear, and we base expectations on reality.
We make our clients' goals the focus of our work and pursue them with due care at every step.
Saudi Arabia's legal system is grounded in Sharia principles, alongside a growing body of codified law issued by Royal Decree and administered through a structured court system. Recent years have brought modern statutes such as the Commercial Courts Law, the Law of Evidence, and the Civil Transactions Law, along with amendments to the Labor Law, reshaping how commercial and employment matters are handled before the courts.
Understanding this general framework, which law applies, which authority has jurisdiction, and how a matter may proceed, is the starting point for any legal position. The overviews below summarize each of these laws in plain language, with a link to its official text.
The Companies Law provides the general framework for companies subject to its provisions in Saudi Arabia, covering how a company is formed and managed and the obligations that continue throughout its life. Understanding this framework in general terms helps business owners and management recognize when a particular decision or transaction needs legal review before it is taken.
The Commercial Courts Law sets out which judicial body has jurisdiction over commercial disputes in Saudi Arabia, and the general framework for how such a dispute proceeds from filing through to judgment and beyond.
The Law of Evidence sets the rules for how facts are proven before the courts in Saudi Arabia, including the burden of proof and the recognized means of proof, a framework that touches almost every commercial dispute.
The Civil Transactions Law sets the general framework for contract rules in Saudi Arabia, covering how a contract is formed, performed, breached, and the periods after which claims for the rights it creates will no longer be heard.
The Labor Law governs the relationship between employers and workers in the Saudi private sector, from its scope of application to its key statutory entitlements, several of which were amended effective early 2025.
The Personal Status Law governs family matters in Saudi Arabia, from engagement and marriage to the separation of spouses and its effects, and from guardianship of minors to wills and inheritance.
The Real Estate Registration Law makes the property itself the basis for recording rights in the real estate register, which has absolute evidential force. This overview covers first registration and objections to it, the effect of registration on ownership, sale and inheritance, and the authority responsible for it.
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An initial consultation helps you understand your legal position and the available ways forward.
