Qatar continues to experience significant economic growth, with numerous projects and transactions, particularly in the commercial and banking sectors. However, the success of these transactions relies heavily on transparency and the accurate disclosure of information. Misrepresentations or non-disclosures can lead to substantial losses and may amount to civil and/or criminal fraud.
This event will explore the evolving financial restructuring landscape across Qatar and the wider region, offering valuable insights into strategies and developments essential to fostering economic resilience.
This event will explore the evolving financial restructuring landscape across Qatar and the wider region.
The panel comprising industry experts will address the following topics:
As part of the ongoing QICDRC-HBKU Lecture Series, this event will focus on the evolving role of international commercial courts in resolving disputes involving digital technologies. The discussions will delve into how these courts adjudicate digital disputes and their use of cutting-edge technologies to enhance legal proceedings. The panel will also examine the suitability of these courts in addressing digital technology-related cases compared to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and online dispute resolution (ODR) mechanisms.
The Qatar International Court, in collaboration with Monckton Chambers and Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm, is pleased to invite you to our forthcoming event, “The Life of a PPP Contract: from conception to demise” on 23 September 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the W Hotel.
The primary objective of this conference is to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking opportunities among stakeholders involved in intellectual property, mediation, arbitration, and foreign direct investment in the Middle East region. Participants will gain insights on how to strengthen their intellectual property frameworks and attract FDI by exchanging experiences, best practices, and innovative approaches.
8:30 – 8:50 Registration
9:00 - 9:20 Opening
On behalf of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC), we are delighted to extend an invitation to you to attend the second keynote lecture of the 5th Full Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC).
The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming event titled "The Art of Advocacy."
Advocacy is a fundamental skill for legal professionals, especially those who appear before various tribunals and courts. Join us as three esteemed panellists share their wealth of experience in international advocacy, offering insights into successful advocacy techniques, along with essential do’s and don'ts.
Location: Pullman Hotel West Bay Doha, Ground Floor, Al Thuraya
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming event formally to launch our Case Digest, now in partnership with Lexis Nexis. This event will include discussions of the Court’s cases and key themes that have emerged recently, led by eminent lawyers who acted in those cases. Our Registrar, Umar Azmeh, will moderate the discussion.
Join us for a seminar which coincides with the publication of the second edition of our Case Digest with our esteemed panelists.
Expert witnesses can be valuable tools for courts in dispute resolution. However, courts in different jurisdictions take different approaches to deploying expert witnesses. This event explores the role of the expert witness in a QFC-style court in international commercial litigation. In short, expert witnesses are not called as a matter of course: they are only used where the subject area is such that the court is not able itself to understand a matter without the assistance of an expert.
14:45 -15:00 Arrival of Guests
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming event, "Mediation as a Form of Dispute Resolution," featuring fireside chats and Q&A sessions with Umar, Alim, and Luigia.
Alim will share insights on the purpose of mediation and its potential as a swift, cost-effective form of early dispute resolution. He will also explore its practice and procedure in comparison to other forms of ADR. Luigia will discuss the benefits of mediation in the context of employment disputes. Umar will be the panel chair, moderating and facilitating the fireside chats and Q&A.
Through its supervisory arbitrational jurisdiction under Law No 2 of 2017 issuing the Arbitration Law in Civil and Commercial Matters, parties can elect the QICDRC as the “Competent Court” of arbitration to perform various functions in relation to interim measures, enforcement of awards and appeals.
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