Our services include:
- Assess the need to develop or modify regulatory systems.
- Detect regulatory gaps and find solutions to improve them.
- Benchmarking and invoking global best practices.
- Drafting laws and regulations.
- Assess implementation’s compliance and make recommendations for necessary improvements.
- Analyze and update existing rules and regulations.
- Organizing workshops with stakeholders to assess the current legislative framework.
- Setting the general framework of the policies, rules and regulations.
- Provide guidance through the approval process and the formal issuance of regulations.
How we help
The quality of a law or regulation is reflected directly in an entity’s efficiency, beneficiaries’ trust and a sector’s appeal to investors. We run regulatory projects in clear stages, taking comparative best practice and the Kingdom’s legal environment into account.
- Diagnosis: understanding the regulatory problem, the stakeholders and the overlapping laws.
- Benchmarking: studying comparable experiences and extracting what suits the local context.
- Drafting: preparing a clear draft consistent with laws in force.
- Consultation: stakeholder workshops, collecting feedback and incorporating it.
- Adoption: guidance through review, approval and issuance, then follow-up on implementation and proposed amendments where practical issues emerge.
Privatization projects and public-private partnerships are governed by the Privatization Law issued by Royal Decree No. (M/63) dated 5/8/1442H, with the National Center for Privatization responsible for privatization frameworks and policies and for supporting entities in implementing projects. We help clients understand this framework and align project documents with it.
Who we serve
- Ministries, authorities and government centers developing their laws or regulations or restructuring their operations.
- Entities overseeing sectors targeted for privatization or partnership with the private sector.
- Companies and investors interested in privatization and PPP projects.
- Associations and professional bodies needing clear internal regulatory frameworks.
Good legislation is clear, consistent with existing laws, practical to apply, balanced between the public interest and the burden on the private sector, and measurable, with indicators that allow its impact to be assessed after implementation.
Frequently asked questions
When does an entity need to amend its regulation?
When it conflicts with newer laws, when implementation problems recur, when the entity’s mandate or scope changes, or when procedures need simplifying for beneficiaries.
What is the difference between a law and a regulation?
A law is issued by a higher instrument, such as a royal decree, and sets general rules; a regulation details how it is applied or organizes a specific entity’s affairs within the limits the law allows.
Does the service cover privatization projects for the private sector?
Yes. We support government entities and investors in understanding the privatization framework and reviewing project documents and contracts.
Contact Alburhan Law Firm in Riyadh to discuss your matter.
