{
  "id": 15436174,
  "title": "Al-Samaani: New rules will enhance institutional maturity and quality of judicial work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/al-samaani-new-rules-will-enhance-institutional-maturity-and-quality",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:09:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665526/saudi-arabia/al-samaani-new-rules-will-enhance-institutional-maturity-and-quality-of-judicial-work"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RIYADH — Justice Minister Dr. Walid Al-Samaani declared that recently approved regulations for technical offices will bolster institutional maturity and elevate the quality of judicial work. He emphasized that progress in judicial work hinges on establishing quality benchmarks, merging roles, and harnessing data and indicators to boost performance, thereby elevating the caliber of decisions and ensuring uniform application of legal provisions and principles. Al-Samaani lauded the \"endless support\" from King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman for the advancements in the judicial sector. He elaborated that judicial development transcends procedural regulation, encompassing the measurement of outcome quality and leveraging review findings to refine methods and bolster competencies. These initiatives align with the implementation of the regulations for technical offices, approved by the Supreme Judicial Council to govern case preparation and technical review processes, and delineate duties at all litigation stages, thus enhancing judicial work quality. The rules encourage early technical scrutiny and the application of review findings and performance metrics to fortify institutional understanding and pinpoint improvement prospects. They also facilitate the utilization of sanctioned artificial intelligence tools to assist in case preparation and technical review procedures.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — Minister of Justice Dr. Walid Al-Samaani affirmed that the rules governing the work of technical offices, recently approved by the Supreme Judicial Council, will enhance institutional maturity and quality of judicial work.The minister noted that the development of judicial work is founded on establishing quality standards, integrating roles, and leveraging data and indicators to improve…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}