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Annual Review 2022 - Message from the President

Message from the President

2022 was a year of transition in which we all very slowly nudged away from full Covid-19 status, finding a middle ground. The Court and Regulatory Tribunal was no different. However, I am pleased to report that despite all the difficulties caused by the Pandemic, the Court is functioning with great efficiency.

What is particularly gratifying is the success of some recent innovations. By way of example, a number of cases have been allocated to the Small Claims track of the First Instance Circuit of the Court and have progressed very smoothly, with the most efficient proceeding to judgment less than one month after it was issued by the Registrar. The need for a modern court to provide swift and cost-effective justice to all of its users is pressing and do have done so successfully a number of times in the first year of being of the service bodes very well for the future.


Last year saw the handing down of judgments in a variety of areas, amply demonstrating the breadth of the Court’s expertise, from shareholder disputes to misrepresentation, from fiduciaries to insolvency, and from tax to money laundering. With a general year-on-year increase in our workload, I envisage further diversity of issues to come before the Court, issues in relation to which our superb panel of judges are amply equipped to deal.

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    The Court administers swift, fair, cost-effective and enforceable judgements in line with global best practice, delivered by a distinguished panel of local and international judges.

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    Courts

    The Court’s independent judiciary is comprised of a civil and commercial court and a Regulatory Tribunal that specialises in regulatory appeals.

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    Mediation

    The Court offers mediation services to individuals, businesses, and others, whether located in Qatar or abroad. This is a voluntary process involving an independent third party (‘the mediator’) who helps the parties reach an amicable settlement in respect to their dispute.

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    Arbitration

    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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    eCourt

    eCourt, QICDRC’s innovative electronic case management system, offers globally-accessible virtual hearing capabilities and live-streaming services.

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