Qatar Chamber and QICCA Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani (centre) and Dr Sheikh Thani bin Ali bin Saud Al Thani (right), board member of Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), addressing a press conference at Qata
DOHA: Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) of Qatar Chamber will organise the Third International Arbitration Conference under the theme “Arbitration between Qatari Law & International Conventions”.
The two-day conference, which will begin on March 20, will highlight many topics related to arbitration and the development or arbitration laws and rules worldwide. Topics will include the Qatari law on arbitration that was issued last year, the 60th anniversary of the New York Convention1958 on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, said Dr Sheikh Thani bin Ali bin Saud Al Thani, board member of QICCA.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, held at QC headquarters, Shiekh Thani said the conference will mark the 15th anniversary of Qatar’s accession New York Convention.
The conference will host more than 500 participants, and experts from Qatari and other countries will present papers in the conference Sheikh Thani told reporters, noting that representatives of specialised centers and UN organisations and the International Court of Arbitration will attend the conference.
The event will be attended by a galaxy of senior world arbitration figures, directors of arbitration centers, consultants and lawyers. Qatar is playing an active and effective role at all legal forums and conferences at Arab, regional and international levels as well as at activities of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
The conference also comes after a year of issuing the Qatar Arbitration Law which was highly commended by arbitrators and its users as it included newly-developed provisions which are in line with the nature of arbitration, enabling Qatar to be a leading arbitration hub Dr Sheikh Thani underlined.
The QICCA settled last year disputes involving QR1.8b, Dr Sheikh Thani told The Peninsula at the side line of the conference. The Center is gaining respect and new Qatari law is the latest and more advanced in the region he added.
There will be continues amendments and development of laws and regulations on conciliation and arbitrations he stressed. The conference will also discuss the impact of the Qatari Arbitration Law on attracting more foreign investments and capital which seek safe and stable arbitration environment.
Sheikh Thani noted that these reforms will make Qatar a leading arbitration destination in the region, affirming that legislative and judicial reforms are of particular importance to the development and progress Qatar witnessing.
QC and QICCA Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said that the 3rd International Arbitration Conference is the optimal gathering for world arbitration experts.
He noted the conference sessions will review key arbitration issues, hoping that recommendations announced at the conclusion of the event would uphold arbitration worldwide.
The conference places Qatar in the vanguard of countries encouraging arbitration through establishing flexible rules which meet the needs of all arbitration parties and manage the arbitration process in effective and neutral manner. These rules give equal opportunities for all arbitration parties to submit supporting documents and enable reaching swift settlement for disputes in a short period of less than a few months.
