2023中东法律资讯简报11月刊--盈科&莎彦（阿联酋）法律事务所发布

哈伊马角酋长国的最高委员会发布了《2023年第16号法案》，降低了民商事诉讼、租赁纠纷、执行等案件的法院费用，并针对上诉和核准前的费用也进行了调整。

Ras al Khaimah’s Ruler and Supreme Council member has issued RAK Law No. 16 of 2023 concerning Court Fees (the “New Fees Law”), which replaces the previous court fees law, RAK Law No. 9 of 2016 (the “Previous Fees Law”).

Under the Law, judicial fees have been reduced for all civil and commercial lawsuits, rental dispute lawsuits, executive cases and requests for performance orders.

The upper limit for fees will be determined in line with the lawsuit’s value, aligning with the fee caps in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the Previous Fees Law did not set caps for civil and commercial claims with a value exceeding one million dirhams; instead, it determined the fee for claims exceeding one million dirhams at 5% for individuals and at 10% for companies of its value, with no cap.

And also, the fees for appealing judgments before the Courts of Appeal and Cassation have also been reduced.

沙特民航总局颁布新的乘客权益保护法规，涵盖行李赔偿、延误赔偿、航班取消等多项内容，允许旅客在特定情况下获得高达原机票价值200%的赔偿，并明确规定残障乘客权益保护措施。

New passenger rights protection regulations issued by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation have come into force.

They cover ticketing, boarding, in-flight services, baggage handling and helping passengers with special needs, including those with reduced mobility.

Travellers could be compensated 6,568 Saudi Riyals for lost or damaged baggage.

Passengers whose baggage is delayed will receive 740 Riyals for the first day of delay and 300 Riyals for every subsequent day up to a maximum of five days.

Compensation provisions have also been strengthened and extended. Compensation of between 150 and 200% of the original ticket value could be awarded for flight delays, cancellations, overbooking and unexpected stopovers.

Passengers who are delayed for more than three hours can now disembark and receive compensation in line with the new regulations.

Passengers must also not be left stranded during unscheduled stops. Passengers will be compensated 500 Riyals each time they are.

Travellers who are on overbooked flights can expect refunds and compensations up to 200% of the original ticket value.

Those who are downgraded will be entitled to 200% compensation as well.

Airlines who deny a disabled passenger boarding or provide inadequate facilities will have to pay compensation of 500 Riyals or 200% of the original ticket price.

卡塔尔金融市场管理局发布了新的股利分配规定，将于2024年起实施，旨在改变股利分配机制，使公共股份公司无法直接向股东派发股利和红利股，而是由证券存管中心或Edaa代为执行，以简化分配流程、保护股东利益并加快分配速度。

Qatar’s Financial Markets Authority has announced it has issued new dividend distribution rules.

They will come into force in 2024 and are aimed at boosting financial sector activity and increasing liquidity volume.

The rules will include substantial changes to the mechanisms of annual dividends distribution to shareholders in public shareholding companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange.

They will also control any interim dividend distributions companies want to distribute.

Under the rules, Qatar Stock Exchange-listed public shareholding will be allowed to engage in dividend distribution on an interim basis every three or six months or annually as they can currently. The companies will also have to distribute dividends within a certain period, which would not be exceeded.

However, public shareholding companies will no longer be allowed to distribute dividends and bonus shares to shareholders.

This role will be performed by the Securities Depository Centre Co or Edaa instead.

They will make dividend distribution to shareholders on behalf of public shareholding companies.

The aim is to facilitate distribution procedures and make them easier, protect shareholders’ dividends with a reliable party, unify the procedures and party of distribution and accelerate the process of distribution and delivery to beneficiaries.

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