المملكة: Urgent – A contractual breach costs the owner of sports broadcasting rights 10 million riyals

Require The Board of Grievances, through the Administrative Court of Appeal, is the owner of Exclusive Sports Broadcasting Rights Ten million riyals were returned to one of the plaintiff companies, after it was proven that they had failed to implement the contractual obligations concluded between the two parties.

The judicial department rejected all additional requests submitted by both parties to the dispute, thus ending a legal dispute over the rights to sponsorship and organizing events and matches.

The facts of the case revealed that the plaintiff demanded the termination of the contract and the recovery of the first payment amounting to ten million riyals, in conjunction with demanding financial compensation for Its previous investments.

The plaintiff based her claims on granting the defendant sponsorship rights to other parties in sporting events without prior notice to her.

The exclusive broadcaster, in return, argued that these events did not fall within the agreed upon scope, demanding that the investor be obligated to pay the second installment of the value of the contract.

The court stated in the merits of its ruling that the contractual document granted the plaintiff the right of immediate termination in the event of failure to hold and organize the events for a period of four months. Consecutive.

The Judicial Administration clarified that the right of termination also applies in the event of default for six separate months during one contractual year, confirming that this condition has been proven in the facts of the case.

The Board of Grievances pointed out that publishing such rulings reinforces the importance of full compliance with contractual provisions, and enhances confidence and reliability in the business environment in a way that preserves rights in accordance with the provisions of the administrative judiciary.