Doha: The Ministry of Justice has launched specialised training courses in the fields of arbitration, as part of the ministry’s efforts to qualify Qatari arbitrators.
The first-of-its-kind training programme includes preparatory courses for junior arbitrators and advanced courses for specialised arbitrators in commercial and civil arbitration, aiming to improve the arbitration environment and enable various categories of arbitrators to have arbitration skills and experience.
Assistant Undersecretary at the Office of the Minister in charge of the tasks of the Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Ahmed Hassan Al Kuwari stressed the ministry’s keenness to upgrade, modernise and develop the legal professions in the country, and provide them with Qatari cadres in various specialities.
Al Kuwari added that the ministry has started preparing a national list of accredited arbitrators in the light of the Civil and Commercial Arbitration Law issued by Law No. 2 of 2017, and has also addressed a number of international arbitration centres to inform them of the content of the law, which was previously prepared by the ministry.
He said that this was under the framework of implementing the directives of the wise leadership to provide effective means to settle disputes and create a stimulating environment for business and investment. This is keeping pace with the current and future economic growth and investment expansion of the State of Qatar, in order to contribute to making Qatar a regional hub for international arbitration.
Al Kuwari said that it will help facilitate judicial proceedings and informing about the responsibility of arbitrators, when initiating arbitration proceedings, provide an alternative mechanism characterised by speed and specialisation to resolve disputes in various fields, especially commercial.
He pointed out that the ministry seeks through its training programme to spread the culture of arbitration in the country and activate it to benefit various government and private entities.
This is especially in light of the economic openness witnessed by Qatar, which is strengthened by the issuance of current laws, including the law regulating non-Qatari capital investment in economic activity.
He said that the law regulating the ownership and use of real estate by non-Qataris, and other laws that put Qatar at the forefront of the most attractive countries for foreign investment, which requires fast and effective legislative tools consistent with international best practices and modern trends in the field of arbitration.
Supervisor of specialised arbitration courses at the ministry Noura Hammoud Al Mannai said that these courses, offered in cooperation with the Centre of Legal and Judicial Studies, will be divided into courses for junior arbitrators.
They include a course on alternative means of dispute resolution (arbitration - mediation), a course on the arbitration agreement (its controls - drafting rules-legal effects), in addition to courses related to specialised arbitrators, including commercial and civil arbitration.
