{"id":20721,"date":"2026-07-30T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/?post_type=course&#038;p=20721"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:42:52","slug":"commercial-legislations-and-regulatory-compliance-socpa","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/course\/commercial-legislations-and-regulatory-compliance-socpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Commercial Legislation and Regulatory Compliance Course (SOCPA Fellowship Program)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">A solid understanding of commercial regulations, legislation, and regulatory compliance constitutes a fundamental pillar for protecting organizations and ensuring the integrity of their transactions within the Saudi business environment. This comprehensive course aims to equip participants with applied skills and the legal frameworks operating in the Kingdom. This includes the new Companies Law, Labor Law, Bankruptcy Law, corporate governance frameworks, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations. Furthermore, the course focuses on building legislative drafting capabilities, activating internal control and compliance, and applying proper administrative investigation procedures. Ultimately, it prepares financial and legal cadres to excel and pass the SOCPA fellowship examination with high proficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Course Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply the provisions of the Saudi Companies Law, including establishment, management, liquidation, and dissolution mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li>Understand and execute operational rights and obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Saudi Labor Law.<\/li>\n<li>Comprehend the provisions of the Bankruptcy Law, commercial regulations, economic concentrations, and related transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Implement Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, governance frameworks, and organizational compliance within institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Acquire legislative drafting skills for regulations, administrative decisions, and administrative investigations into violations.<\/li>\n<li>Elevate professional and knowledge readiness to qualify for and successfully pass the SOCPA fellowship exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Target Audience<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountants, auditors, and finance professionals who wish to deepen their legislative and regulatory knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates and applicants preparing to pass the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) fellowship examination.<\/li>\n<li>Compliance, governance, and risk management specialists, managers, and consultants in both the public and private sectors.<\/li>\n<li>Legal and administrative consultants, as well as those responsible for drafting internal regulations and policies within organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Course Outlines<\/h2>\n<p>The course topics are distributed over 8 days as follows:<\/p>\n<h3>Day 1: The Saudi Companies Law and Its Administration<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>General frameworks and the different types of companies under the new Saudi Companies Law.<\/li>\n<li>Procedures and provisions for company incorporation and the statutory conditions for articles of association.<\/li>\n<li>Responsibilities of boards of directors and managers, along with legal obligations towards partners.<\/li>\n<li>Provisions for company dissolution, liquidation, transformation, and mergers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Day 2: The Saudi Labor Law and Operational Obligations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic principles of the Saudi Labor Law and the drafting of employment contracts.<\/li>\n<li>Mutual rights and obligations between the worker and the employer, as well as operational rights.<\/li>\n<li>Procedures for terminating employment contracts, end-of-service gratuity, and labor settlements.<\/li>\n<li>Occupational health and safety, labor inspection, and statutory compliance controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Day 3: Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Regulations, and Economic Concentrations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Objectives and scope of the Saudi Bankruptcy Law, preventive procedures, and settlements.<\/li>\n<li>Financial reorganization and liquidation procedures for indebted entities.<\/li>\n<li>Commercial regulations governing the 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policies, and procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Structuring statutory and conditional texts accurately, without ambiguity or contradiction.<\/li>\n<li>Updating and developing regulations and policies in accordance with recent legislative amendments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Day 6: Oversight, Compliance, and Administrative Investigation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mechanisms for reviewing the compliance of internal policies and operations with general regulations.<\/li>\n<li>Oversight procedures, regulatory compliance, and the evaluation of operational gaps.<\/li>\n<li>Controls and procedures for administrative investigations when violations and transgressions occur.<\/li>\n<li>Drafting investigation minutes and applying sound statutory penalties and recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Day 7: Compliance Applications and Statutory Responsibility<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviewing and defining the statutory, civil, and criminal responsibilities of organizations and administrators.<\/li>\n<li>Studying real-world cases of 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They will possess high-level capabilities in successfully drafting regulations, conducting administrative investigations, and managing compliance and governance programs. This greatly enhances their complete readiness to pass the SOCPA fellowship exam and protects their organizations from the risks of non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p>This course is the ideal choice for professionals aspiring to lead compliance and commercial regulation portfolios and to excel in performing their professional roles with confidence and competence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A solid understanding of commercial regulations, legislation, and regulatory compliance constitutes a fundamental pillar for protecting organizations and ensuring the integrity of their transactions within the Saudi business environment. This comprehensive course aims to equip participants with applied skills and the legal frameworks operating in the Kingdom. 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