Qatar’s ranking in the contract enforcement index and litigation quality index improved in the World Bank Group’s annual Doing Business Report 2020 after the Supreme Judicial Council recently took several measures.
The rating indicates that Qatar scored 4.5 on the litigation quality index compared to 3.5 last year, and 54.60 in the contract enforcement index compared to 52.7 last year. This brings the contract enforcement index from 122th to 115th this year.
The Supreme Judicial Council has developed an ambitious plan for the development of judicial services, which will reflect positively on the country’s ranking in future global indicators.
The most prominent of these actions is the organization of a series of workshops and meetings this year with the Doing Business team of the World Bank Group, in order to answer the questions of the evaluation team, as well as a meeting between the World Bank and a number of judges supervising the commission on e-justice as well as supervisors of the operation of the Investment Court.
The development measures of the Supreme Judicial Council, based on justice development initiatives, have also contributed to a better international image, with the enforcement of the contract index rising from 122 to 115 for this year, and the litigation process index improved.
Among the most prominent actions taken recently by the Supreme Judicial Council is the allocation of the investment and trade court, the development of an electronic system for the benefit of judges, in addition to the electronic development in the council, as well as publishing periodic statistics on litigation rates, transparency and clarity in data declaration, and the existence of legal principles and provisions published on the website. A delegation of judges will meet with representatives of the World Bank in Washington next November to familiarize with the development reforms that the Supreme Judicial Council is working on, and its action plan in coordination with the competent authorities to achieve better progress in the enforcement of contracts.
