The General Authority of Civil Aviation (“GACA”) is the regulatory, legislative and governing entity of the aviation industry in the KSA. Until the date, the GACA operates four international and 23 domestic airports in KSA, and its legal frame governed by the Royal Decree Number M/44(18/07/1426 H)”.

These provisions apply in Civil Aviation activities and operations in KSA, Civil aerodromes, civil aircraft registered in KSA, State aircraft, and all the aircrafts registered in a foreign country and operated by a Saudi national through a lease or exchange.

TLF's legal experts and dedicated aviation lawyers are at the forefront of the industry, providing a comprehensive legal service to both established and new market participants such as financiers, export credit agencies, arrangers, investors, manufacturers, airline owners, and leasing companies across aircraft trading, financing and leasing, tax, corporate, dispute resolution, and regulation. TLF's aviation team, which combines insight and experience with technical competence, is at the heart of the sector, delivering local and cross-border guidance and innovative solutions alongside its associates worldwide.

On the disputes front, we tailor our advice to achieve efficient resolution and avoid future conflicts, but will adopt a resolute posture when circumstances call for it. In the transactional space, we constantly seek collaboration with all parties to enable clients to reach their end-goals

Our Shipping Law practice encompasses both domestic law governing maritime activities and private international law governing the relationships between private entities and individuals who operate vessels on the oceans, as well as the rights, duties, and relationships between those individuals who use such vessels for the transportation of their goods and government agencies involved. Saudi Arabia has an expanding international trade relationship with several developed countries, particularly China, with the two having recently signed important investment treaties.

TLF's legal consultants and attorneys deal with problems such as marine commerce, shipping, and general maritime law, the movement of livestock and goods by water, and Custom permits and tariff laws and associated matters. We also cover numerous commercial activities that are marine in nature, even whether they are land-based or entirely on land.

We also provide solid commercial advice with the aim of preventing future disputes. We have the ability to offer our clients alternative dispute resolution solutions or aggressive litigation tactics as necessary.

We advise and act in both contentious and transactional matters across the spectrum of sea and by land shipping. Our instructions frequently involve the subjects of international trade, bills of lading, charter parties and contracts of affreightment, marine insurance, ship building, ship and trade finance, mortgages, ship sale and purchase, corporate structuring of maritime entities and vessel registrations, ship repair, agency, collisions, salvage, casualty, pollutions, and logistics.