ICC Qatar chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani said the recently-approved ‘Arbitration Law for Civil and Commercial Matters’ (Law No 2 of 2017) will also help realise the objectives under the Qatar National Vision 2030.
On March 14, Sheikh Khalifa said ICC Qatar, in association with Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners, will hold panel discussion titled ‘Qatar’s New Arbitration Law’ as part of the ICC Qatar’s monthly ‘Arbitration Series’ event.
‘Arbitration Series’ is included in the 2017 programme of ICC Qatar’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
The panel discussion will bring together speakers such as Dr Yassin el-Shazly, associate dean for Outreach and Community Engagement at Qatar University College of Law; William Cattan; Salman Mahmood; and Hasan el-Shafiey from Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners; and will be moderated by Sultan al-Abdulla from Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners.
“This panel is well timed as it will provide one of the first opportunities to discuss the new arbitration law since its announcement,” said Sheikh Khalifa, who is also executive board member of ICC International Secretariat.
Al-Abdulla said: “My colleagues and I are very pleased to have the opportunity to present aspects of the new arbitration law to the public in cooperation with ICC Qatar. We will aim to make the panel discussion useful to practitioners as well as to arbitration users.”
Charbel Maakaron, head of the ICC Qatar Commission on Arbitration and ADR, said: “We are delighted that the series we started earlier this year is continuing its successful path and we are confident this session will be equally interesting and extremely relevant.
“The commission, its members, and the business community are looking forward to hearing the panelists’ expert views on how the new law will affect ICC arbitration in Qatar and how they believe the new law will enhance growth and trade in Qatar.”
The topics to be discussed in the panel will include the implications of arbitration agreements on private and government entities, procedural aspects of the new law, differences from the current legislation and the role in arbitral proceedings of Qatar courts, including Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre established under Qatar Financial Centre.
‘Arbitration Series’ follows the commission’s charge to foster the development of trade and investment between Qatar and the international business community. It has been designed to help inform not only arbitration practitioners but professionals across the entire Qatari community from businesses, governmental agencies and public and private sectors to students.