The Investment and Trade Court organized a specialized seminar titled “Insurance Disputes” as part of its commitment to promoting legal awareness and facilitating knowledge exchange between judges and legal professionals. The seminar comes within the Court’s active role in handling investment and commercial disputes, as the total number of cases registered since its establishment until the end of September 2025 reached 31,795 first-instance cases, 7,949 appeal cases, and 1,223 cassation cases, while the Court has issued final judgments in 29,161 first-instance cases, 6,722 appeal cases, and 1,132 cassation cases.

The seminar began with welcoming remarks delivered by the Vice-President of the Court, who welcomed the attendees and emphasized the importance of addressing the topic of insurance and its related legal disputes, noting that such cases fall within the Court’s jurisdiction and are seeing a steady increase among commercial and investment disputes.

The seminar featured two main working papers:

• The first paper was presented by Judge Jassim Al-Obaidan, who discussed the general concepts of insurance, including its definition, purpose, and the distinction between compulsory and optional insurance, while reviewing key cases and contentious issues frequently raised before the courts.

• The second paper was presented by Judge Abdulrahman Aburas, who examined the insurer’s right of recourse against the party causing the damage, in accordance with Article (101) of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law, which addresses cases such as providing false information, using the vehicle for unauthorized purposes, or driving under the influence or without a valid license.

The seminar also included an extensive discussion of relevant Court of Cassation judgments, analyzing a number of rulings issued between 2011 and 2025 that addressed issues such as permission and consent in vehicle use, gross negligence, and subrogation claims, thereby supporting the unification of judicial approaches in insurance-related cases.

The seminar concluded with closing remarks by the President of the Investment and Trade Court, who expressed appreciation to the participants and attendees, praising the efforts made in preparing the working papers and legal discussions, and highlighting the importance of such meetings in advancing judicial development and enhancing professional competence in handling insurance disputes.

At the conclusion of the seminar, participants recommended strengthening coordination between judicial and insurance entities to unify concepts and procedures, harmonize judicial principles in insurance cases to ensure consistent rulings, encourage specialized legal studies in this field, and hold further seminars and interactive workshops to keep pace with legal and technical developments, while emphasizing the importance of raising legal awareness among insurance companies and policyholders to reduce future disputes.