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Legal issue
The chair of the board, or the vice-chair in the chair's absence, represents a public joint-stock company before the courts; delegation is confined to board members.
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Published principle
The Arabic text published by the Supreme Court is the primary source. The English translation was published by the Technical Bureau; Russian and Chinese are unofficial Smart Global Capital editorial translations.
This is a published legal principle—an extract selected by the Supreme Court of Oman Technical Bureau—not the full text of the judgment.
Pursuant to Article 186 of the Companies Law No. 19/2019, the representation of public joint-stock companies before judicial tribunals is specifically vested in the Chairman of the Board of Directors or their Vice Chairman in the event of the Chairman's absence. The Article further limits the delegation of such representation authority to the members of the Board of Directors, thereby safeguarding the interests of the company and its shareholders.
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Applicability
The principle concerns representation of a public joint-stock company before the courts. The official collection cites “Companies Law No. 19/2019”; that citation is reproduced without silent correction and should be checked against the authoritative applicable legislation before use.
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Related instruments
- Commercial Companies Law, Article 186
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