The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) at Qatar Chamber recently held a seminar on ‘Doha Based Arbitrations and Qatari Law Governed Disputes: Opportunities and Challenges’.
Qatar Chamber acting general manager Ali Saeed bu Sherbak al-Mansouri and several experts, lawyers, and arbitrators attended the event.
Al-Mansouri addressed the seminar, saying QICCA pays great attention to spreading the arbitration culture and raising awareness of its advantages and benefits. He highlighted that legislation and alternative means positively impact companies, business owners and individuals.
He noted that QICCA held many conferences, seminars, and training programmes by local and foreign experts, affirming that it had an effective and active role in adopting arbitration procedures for companies and business owners.
The seminar was delivered by Dr Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law, and English Contract Law at Cairo University.
During the seminar, Abdel Wahab reviewed the most important articles of the Law No 2 of 2017 Promulgating the Civil and Commercial Arbitration Law (Qatari Arbitration Law) and the most important challenges and opportunities that arise from arbitration proceedings, whether in the scope and context of Qatari law or in choosing Qatar as an arbitration centre.
He said the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Qatar is going well and that Qatari courts have a high level of expertise in this field.
Qatar Chamber acting general manager Ali Saeed bu Sherbak al-Mansouri and several experts, lawyers, and arbitrators attended the event.
