Qatar Chamber (QC) is continuing its preparations to host the 2nd International Arbitration Conference scheduled to be held in Doha on October 18 and 19.
Sheikh Thani bin Ali bin Saud al-Thani, board member of Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), which comes under QC, said that the conference will bring together a number of legal experts and specialists in arbitration at the global, Arab and GCC levels, as well as specialists in arbitration from Qatar.
The aim of the conference, which coincides with the celebration of QICCA’s 10th anniversary, is to promote the use of commercial arbitration as a practical means to settle disputes.
The conference is held under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani.
The QICCA board member pointed out that the conference would focus on a number of main subjects including a review of the Qatari arbitration texts and related court rulings, the role of GCC arbitration centres in developing an investment-friendly environment, modern trends in arbitration, updating Qatari legislation to create an attractive ground for investments, integration between Qatari laws and international treaties to protect the rights of Qatari investors abroad and the role of the national judiciary in supporting and controlling commercial arbitration and implementation of the arbitrators’ rulings.