Our Experiences

 1- Prepared a Study on the Adjudication and Enforcement of Judicial rulings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Saudi General Investment Authority (SAGIA), with the objective of identifying the most important issues that impede or affect the issuance and enforcement of judicial rulings and the decisions of quasi-judicial committees. The Study was submitted by SAGIA to the concerned authorities which considered most of its recommendations.

2- Prepared a Guidebook on Litigation Procedures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the benefit of SAGIA. The purpose of the guidebook was to identify all the laws and procedures related to litigation in the Kingdom, so that the reader could gain a general and clear overview of the judicial system and it’s procedures, as well as rules of pleading before the judicial authorities.

3- Conducted a comparative legal study of laws relating to anti-bribery both in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The study was presented to Berkeley Group.

4- Prepared a legal study that identified the legal regulatory requirements that must met by public joint stock companies in order to comply with the provisions of the latest Saudi Company Act dated (2015G-1437H). The Study was presented to Shuaibah Water & Electricity Co, public joint stock company and Shuaibah Expansion Project Company (SEPCO).

5- Submitted reports for the Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) regarding it’s dealing with the European Union decision on carbon emissions.

6 . Preparation of draw up a legal consultation on the legal procedures and requirements necessary for the enforcement of foreign judgments issued against local Saudi parties. The consultation also illustrated the alternatives legal means which can be adopted by the foreign parties against the Saudi counterparts breaching their contractual obligations. The consultation was presented to Malaysian Airport holding Berhad Co.

Prima Law & Consultants Co. acted as the Legal advisor for numerous  privatization projects and prepared all legal review reports for each project.

The group has also undertaken restructuring projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the preparation of various types of reports related to the regulatory environment, approvals reports, legal risks reports, contract and agreement reports and restructure planning reports.

Moreover, Prima Group participated in the establishment of the companies required for the implementation of privatization options, including drafting the documents related to the establishment of such companies in accordance with Client’s instructions, handling incorporation procedures and the follow-up with the competent Saudi agencies.

These projects include:

1- Privatization of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC); the largest Privatization scheme of its kind in the world, with a value of over SR100 billion.

2- Privatization of the Saudi Grains Organisation – SAGO (Phases 1, 2 and 3).

3- Privatization of Water and Wastewater Sector under the supervision of the Ministry of Water & Electricity in the city of Jeddah.

4- Privatization of Water and Wastewater Sector for the National Water Company (NWC) in the city of Makkah .

5- Privatization of Water and Wastewater Sector for the National Water Company (NWC) in the city of Taif .

6- Privatization of Water and Wastewater Sector for the National Water Company in the city of Madinah, .

7- Privatization of Water and Wastewater Sector for the National Water Company in both the city of Dammam and AlKhobar .

♦ Regulations and Laws :

1- Prima Group prepared legal, financial and administrative legal advice based on  the provisions of the Saudi Labour Law in detailing to the regulatory rights and obligations of the public joint-stock companies towards their employees regarding hours and duties of overtime work, and possible secondment of employees to other allies and affiliated companies or subsidiaries. This legal advise was presented to both Shuaibah Water & Electricity Company (SWEC) and Shuaibah Expansion Project  Company (SEPCO) as a public joint-stock

2- Acting as the legal Advisor for the National Water Company.

3- Providing a number of legal consultations advices on diffrent matters to the World Bank.

4-  Prepared legal, administrative consultation explaining the most appropriate framework for the form of a proposed limited liability company intended to be established in Saudi Arabia by a consortium comprising of three international and local companies working to excecute one of the major vital projects in Saudi Arabia. The relevant study was  presented to the consortium engaged with  execution of the Mecca Metro Project (i.e Corsan – Corrviam Constraxiom general contracting company, Spain, Kolin general Construction company, Turkiye and Haif Trading and Contracting Co. ,Saudi Arabia).

5- acting as thr legal counsel of the Saudi General Investment Authority in relating to the provision of legal advice and services connected to the Saudi Foreign Investment Law and relevant Bylaws.

6- Prima Law and Consultations Co. Conducted a number of other legal studies relating to the Saudi laws and regulations for the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, in relation to Government Tenders & Procurement Law, the Saudi Foreign Investment Law & its Implementing Regulations.

7-   Prima Group conducted a number of studies and drafted proposed laws for a number of government agencies including the Ministry of Water & Electricity, the Grain Sailos and Flour Mills Organisation and the National Water Company.

♦ Banks :

1-  Prima Group is the advisor that founded the Trade Bank of Iraq in the city of Riyadh.

2- Preparation of a consultations regarding to the obligations of foreign banks, issuing counter –guarantees, towards local banks which where submitted to the Export-Import Bank of China.

3- Provided consultations services to the Shinsei Bank of Japan, in connection with the proposed Financings for the Third Expansion the Project of the Eastern Petrochemical Company “SHARQ”.

4- Provided consultations services to M/S Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Limited which is Japanese Co. based in Tokyo, in connection with Projects intended to be implemented by the company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

5- Provided Consultation services for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (“Ex-Im Bank”) in connection with a Shariah compliant financing transaction.

♦ Financing :

1- Acting as the Legal Advisor for Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) regarding the project  related to the financing of  purchasing a fleet comprising  of 70 new Boeing and Airbus.

2- Prima Group participated in the restructuring and merger of a Saudi finance company in collaboration with one of the major Saudi banks for a value of SR 6.5 billion.

3- Prima Group acting as the strategic and Shariah advisor for Bani Annajjar Lands Auction in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah project  valued at SR. 2.5 billion.

4- Prima Group prepared a Due Diligence Report on the documents of a real estate investment fund established by a limited partnership company in the United States of America. The report was prepared from a legal and investment perspective with regard to the Middle East region, and from a marketing perspective the fund’s stocks in Saudi Arabia. The report was presented to Northstar Fund, JB (Ltd).

♦ Various Legal Advices

1-  Acting as legal counsel, to Saudi Damas Jewellery Co., Prima Law Co. representing Damas in their negotiations with a number of commercial centers.

2- Acting as legal Advisor, to Absal John Paul Contracting Company, for the review of their contracts in the bidding phase, and for any subsequent contracts .

3- Commercial Business Transfer and Conversation Agreement of the American international communications company Avaya Ltd in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

4- Legal adviser to the Independent Shuqaiq 2 Electricity and Water Production Project for a Saudi-Malaysian consortium of companies

5 . Project to of Provide legal consultancy services to Estate Contributions Commission in which Prima Group provide administrative and legal consulting assistance as well as   ,technical and technological support  to the Estate Contributions Commission .

1-Establishment of the Baykar, military Aircraft Manufacturering Company

2- Amendment of the Main Articles of Association to convert Abdulaziz & Mohammad AlJomaih & Partners (a General Partnership) into a holding company(limited liability) under the name of AlJomaih Holding Co.

3- Prima Group was the advisor and founder of the Trade Bank of Iraq in the city of Riyadh

4- Legal counsel, to Al Othman Holding Group,in their acquisition of shareholders  shares by one of Group’s companies.

5- Provision of consultancy services to the US Fore Ever living Products Co., regarding the launch of  their products and issuance of thier Trademarks in KSA.

6- Establishment of the Saudi-Bahraini Reef International Company for Development, Trade and constraction, a limited liability company. It is a Bahraini company operating in the field of general construction for buildings  commercial  undertakings and distribution agents

7- Establishment of Suha Building Materials limited liability Company, a Bahraini company  working in the field of importing, exporting, sales of construction materials and sales, mechanical and electrical works, contracting ,construction and building works, .

8- Establishment of IPS Antique Reddit Production Services Saudi Arabia, an affiliate of Antique Reddit Production Services LTD.,It is an Indian company.

9- Establishment of Sabti Real Estate Assets Co., a Saudi closed joint stock company, operating in the business of managing real estate assets owned by the founders , with purposes of  raising thier efficiency, developing and growing them , representing  the owners in relation to assets management and collecting thier revenues as cash income for the company.

10- Setting up SNF Saudi Arabia Company, an affiliate of  the French SNF Company, a limited liability company, and finalizing necessary incorporation procedures with the Saudi General Investment Authority and Ministry of Commerce.

11 . Establishment of ASELSAN Defense Electronics Company., a Turkish company, and finalizing all necessary incorporation procedures to be established as a limited liability company with both the Saudi General Investment Authority and Ministry of Commerce.

12- Setting up of Corsan-Corviam Saudi Arabia Constraction Company , and finalizing all necessary incorporation procedures with both the Saudi General Investment Authority and the Ministry of Commerce.

Setting up and formation of :

13-  Prima Global Co.

14-  Thabeer Ltd. Co.

15- Amwaj Digital Co.

16. Prima Cox Co.

17-  Khayrat Agriculture & Animal Resources Co.

18-  First Global Auto Armoring Co.

19- IT Modernization Co.

20-  Supplementary Power Co.

21- Shamela Laboratories Co.

22- of First Global Co. Inprogo Invest.

23- of Slouf Trading Co.

24- of Prima Meat Production, Ethiopia

25- of Thamarat Agriculture Co., Ethiopia

26- of Al-Neam International Investment Co.

27- Incorporation and amendment of Memorandum of Association Of Lizzy-B Canada LLC

28- Amendment of Articles of Association of Injaz Co.

29- Setting up of Food Development Co. and Selaa Food Stuff Co.

30- Setting up of Saudi Developed Contracting Co.

31- Trademarks registration for a poultry company in various countries

32- Trademark registrations for Salem Bin Mahfouz Foundation.

33- Setting up procedures and trademark registration for Sama Co.

34- Commercial agency registration for AlMajal AlArabi Group (AXEL elevators)

1-  Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Contracts of 3 Flour Mills with a value amounting to SR. 600 million for the Saudi Grains Organization.

2- Contracts for the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones  for several projects regarding developing the industrial Cities with the participation of the private sector in various regions of the Kingdom by,BOT and TOR contracts which included the following

♦ Development of Sidir Industrial City by the private sector on BOT system

♦ Contract for the Development of the First and Second Industrial City in Riyadh by the private sector on Rehabilitation-Operate-Transfer (ROT) system.

♦ Design and Construction Contracts for a Treatment Plant and Rehabilitation of Water, Wastewater and Industrial Drainage Facilities of Al-Qassim Industrial City.

♦ Design and Construction Contracts for a Treatment Plant and Rehabilitation of Water, Wastewater and Industrial Drainage Facilities of Al-Ehssa Industrial City

3- Rehabilitation, Operation, Management and Maintenance Contracts for Water, Wastewater and Industrial Drainage Facilities of Riyadh’s Second Industrial City.

4- Usufruct contract for the Rehabilitation, Operation, Management and Maintenance of drinking water facilities and then the restoration to the first Industrial City in Jeddah   according to the  (TOR) system.

5- District Cooling  Services contract according to the Building, Operate and Transfer System (BOT ) .

Prima Group, represented by the Shariah Consulting team, provides the following advisory and foundational services :

1-Preparing policies and procedures and establishing a Shariah department in various organizations.

Prima Group handles the preparation of policies, procedures and all forms and reports necessary for the Shariah departments in various organaizations, which clarify, for example, but are not limited to, the following:

A-mechanism of Shariah documentation mechanism for programs  and financing documents.

B-Mechanism for reviewing and auditing Sahriah compliant direct and indirect financing operations.

2-  The Study of all programs, products, and financing agreements

Prima Group studies and documentation of all programs, products, financing agreements, and any other documents related to them under approvals and/or Shariah  accreditation certificates issued by Shariah Committee consisting of three qualified Shariah members specialized in Islamic financial transactions jurisprudence (Fiqh). The Committee is headed by an international Shariah expert who is a member of the Shariah board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and has over 20 years of experience.

3- Shariah Consultations and Studies

Prima Group provides Shariah consultations ragarding direct and indirect financing operations from the organaization and all programs, products and financing agreements, and any other documents related thereto.

4- Shariah auditing and review 

Prima Group conducts periodic Shariah audits and reviews of direct and indirect financing operations implemented annually, quarterly, or during ant other periods as requested by the organization , and issue relevant Shariah review reports that are approved by the Shariah committee mentioned in paragraph No. 2 above.

5- Other Shariah Finacial  Services

Prima Group provides, upon the request of the organaization, any other Shariah financing services requested by the organaisation from time to time..

Litigation and disputes of diversified cases and disputes had been handled by Prima Law and Consultation Co. before varios judicial, quasi-Judicial and administrative bodies. Also, we present examples of the most prominent of these as follows:

♦ Diversified Cases

– Legal Counsel, to the  Saudi National Water Company, in – relation to the provision of legal advice , litigation services, of judicial disputes filed by or against the  Saudi National Water Company , and drafting of defense briefs detailing its position in them. We have pleaded in 69 legal actions for the company.

– Legal Counsel to the, Saudi Arabian Damas Jewellery Co. Representing Damas by Prima Law Company before Saudi Judicial bodies ( General Court, Court of Appeal, Labour Court and Enforcement Court) in eight (8) cases for the company.

– Legal Counsel to, Absal John Paul Contracting Co., providing legal opinion concerning potential disputes, and offering legal support through handling litigation and arbitration actions.

♦ International Jurisdictional Dispute :

This case had been subjected to Prima’s legal study and the drafting of briefs for submission to the Paris Appellate Court in a lawsuit filed by a multi-national company against a major industrial Saudi company regarding the former’s asserted entitlements under a construction contract. The claimed amount exceeded half a million Saudi Riyals

♦ Claim for Price Difference:

This claim was brought before the Court of Grievances against one of Prima’s Clients, which was a major industrial company claiming more than 800 million Saudi Riyals. Decisions were rendered by the courts of first instance and appeal in favor of Prima’s client.

♦ Committee for Resolution of Securities Disputes:

Prima pleaded on behalf of its client on a claim filed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority that exceeds 300 million Saudi Riyals and succeeded at both the first instance court and appellate court to reduce the amount of the claim and rule out the incarceration penalty demanded by the prosecution in its indictment.

♦ Compensation :

A lawsuit for real estate compensation in the amount of one billion and four hundred million riyals (1,400 million riyals) was brought against the Ministry of Finance and  the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs. This case was decided in favor of the client. A major commercial company filed a claim for compensation in the value of 600 million Saudi Riyals against agovernmental company in Saudi Arabia, which is still under review by the competent court.

♦ Real Estate :

Several real estate lawsuits were handled by Prima, with a total value exceeding 3 billion Saudi Riyals. Some of them were decided in favor of our clients, and others are still under process before the competent court.

♦ Administrative :

The company has initiated several administrative lawsuits, the most prominent of which is a lawsuit against a government agency in which we represent one of the largest contracting companies in the Kingdom to claim amounts of approximately 200 million Saudi riyals.

♦ Labor :

The company has initiated several labor lawsuits on behalf of its clients, working as foreign employees for major Saudi distribution and marketing companies in the Kingdom, and has recovered its clients’ full entitlements. The company has also recently initiated, since January 2021, a number of labor cases for one of the major jewelry companies; a number of them have been won, while others are still under consideration.

Prima Group conducted many studies and consultations, as well as preparing and reviewing regulations, laws, and what is recently related. We will review some examples of work carried out by Prima Consultations Group.

Firstly: Project to provide advisory services to the Estate Contributions Commission.

Prima Group provided administrative and legal advisory support and technical and technological support to the Estate Contributions Commission.

A- Administrative advisory and legal support processes: 

1- Current Situation Analysis Report of the Commission.

2- Project related to the Executive Procedures Regulations for the Estate Contributions Commission.

3. Review and audit of Commission procedures in terms of form and substance.

4. Proposing new mechanisms and processes to develop the Commissions work.

5 .Preparing a report on the status of each contribution and actions taken by the Commission

6- Participate in preparing the Commission’s agenda and the preparation of a  summary on each topic of the agenda, accompanied by a report on procedures taken by the Commission

7 . Prepare and draft the Commission’s minutes of the
meetings.

8 . Preparation of decisions recommended by the Commission.

9- Listing the procedures taken by the  Commission in accordance with existing laws and regulations and providing necessary legal advice to the Commission..

10 . Preparing brief reports on the work of the liquidators and evaluating the performance of the tasks assigned to them by the Commission, which contributes to accelerating the liquidation of the shareholders’ rights.

11. Assess reports submitted to the Commission, either from government agencies or other bodies, in relation to contributions.

12- Drafting and review of statements of claim and defense to be filed to courts, whether by or against the Commission, such as theGeneral Court or the Court of Grievances, with respect to the lawsuits filed by or against the Commission.

13- Legal review of the liquidators’ work

B- Technical and Technological Support :

• Design an archiving system for all documents of the Committee

Secondly: Amendments to the Saudi labour Law

All stages of the Saudi Labor Law Project have been successfully accomplished, according  to the respective completion certificates below, as follows:

Project Deliverables:

First: analysis of the current situation and review of the Labor Law.

Second: studying the reference and international comparisons of labor law, identifying best practices, and justifying the appropriateness of their adoption in Saudi Arabia.

Third: Drafting the initial version of the proposed legislative document, which has been finalized during the remaining period of project implementation.

Fourth: Drafting the legislative document for all amendments made and procedural details for their implementation.

Fifth: Final project report.

Thirdly: Preparation and Delivery of the Law of the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO)

The preparation and submission of the Saudi Grains Organization Law, Flour Mills Law, and Implementing Regulation, as well as initial drafts of the eight

relevant Implementing Regulations.

• Project Deliverables:

a- The Saudi Grains Organization Law.

b- The Flour Mills Law

c- The initial drafts of the eight relevant Implementing Regulations, which are:

• License Regulation .

• Inspection Regulation.

• Financial Regulation.

• Wheat Purchase Regulation

• Wheat Quality Regulation

• Consumer Protection Regulation

• Penalties Regulation

• Regulations of the Committee for the Resolution of Violations and Procedures

d- Implementing Regulations