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Notice of Breach: A Ready Letter Certified by a Licensed Saudi Lawyer
- Category
- Debt collection and claims
- Language
- Arabic + English
- Format
- Editable DOCX
CERTIFICATION RECORD
This template was prepared and reviewed by a licensed Saudi lawyer and is kept current as the Kingdom's regulations change.
Where an Arabic and an English text exist, the Arabic text prevails
A formal letter identifying the breached clause and the facts, granting a cure period, and reserving your right to the next step.
When the other side breaches the contract, the commonest mistake is settling for scattered messages and verbal complaints, then discovering that nothing in the file proves you ever demanded anything. A notice of breach is the step that turns a complaint into a documented position: it identifies the agreement and the breached clause, describes the incident with its dates, grants a defined period to cure, and flags what follows if that period lapses. Sighaty template B-06 is written for the Saudi context and the performance and good-faith principles of the Civil Transactions Law, and it is the document a termination notice or a claim is later built upon, bilingual with the Arabic text prevailing on any difference.
Get the Notice of Breach TemplateB-06What this notice is and when you need it
A notice of breach is a formal letter sent before escalation, and it does two jobs: it gives the defaulting party a genuine chance to put things right, and at the same time it builds a written record proving you notified them, specified what was required, and granted a period. Most services and supply contracts require a notice and a cure period before termination, so skipping this step can make your own termination the questionable act rather than their breach. Timing matters too: the longer you wait, the more the situation reads as tolerance that has become the accepted practice.
- A supplier who missed an agreed delivery or delivered off-specification.
- A provider who failed to deliver an output, or whose work was rejected and not corrected.
- A client who stopped paying or breached a material clause of the agreement.
What the smart-fill asks and what you receive
The smart-fill asks for your letterhead in Arabic and English, the addressee in both languages with its CR number and address, then the date of the breached agreement in both the Hijri and Gregorian calendars. It goes on to ask for the number of the clause that was breached, and asks you to describe the breach precisely with dates and particulars in both languages, together with a list of the incidents set out one by one, such as a delivery due on a date and not made, or a deliverable rejected and never corrected.
It then asks for the specific action required to cure the breach, the number of days you are granting for the cure, and the clause number in the contract that this period rests on, or reliance on a reasonable period under the law instead. Finally you choose whether the effect of the notice applies to the contract in whole or only to the scope affected by the breach, and you set the delivery channel with proof of receipt. Unused alternatives are stripped, so no dangling option is left in the letter.
Within minutes you receive the letter as a formatted bilingual Word document on your letterhead, ready to sign and send and editable before approval, taking you from scattered messages to a single notice your file can stand on.
Why a lawyer-certified template beats a free download
A notice of breach is read later by whoever decides the dispute, so it is judged by its precision, not by the sharpness of its tone. Free forms tend toward generality: they speak of shortcomings without naming a clause, demand compliance without stating the required action, and omit the cure period or drop the reservation of rights so the letter reads as a concession. The Sighaty template is certified by a licensed Saudi lawyer, ties every element to its place in the contract, and is updated as the regulations change, so you send a letter that has an effect instead of prose that adds nothing to your file.
Frequently asked questions
Must a notice of breach be sent before terminating the contract?
It depends on what your contract provides. Many commercial contracts require written notice and a cure period before termination for breach, and skipping that requirement weakens your position even where the breach is clear. That is why the template asks for the clause number the period rests on, so the notice comes out tied to the contract rather than being a generic letter.
How long a cure period should I grant?
You set the period in days during fill-in. The first reference is the cure period stated in your own contract; where the contract is silent, the template allows reliance on a reasonable period under the law, and what counts as reasonable tracks the nature of the obligation: curing a delayed delivery is not the same as correcting a complex technical deliverable.
How do I send the notice so that delivery is provable?
The template asks for the delivery channel with proof, because the value of a notice collapses in practice if you cannot show it arrived. Choose a channel that leaves a documented trail and matches the notices clause in your contract where there is one, and keep the proof of sending and receipt with a copy of the letter in a single file.
The content is general guidance, not legal advice; consult a licensed lawyer for your specific case.