30 August 2022

His Excellency Khalid Ali Al Obeidli, President of the Investment and Trade Court, confirmed to Al-Sharq that the percentage of Qatarization in the court exceeded 98%.

He added that all the employees who supervise the registration processes and the stages of case management are law graduates.

He explained that during the past period, the court held 6 courses to equip lawyers' offices, and lawyers well received the courses. These courses will continue until the beginning of next October.

The President of the Investment and Trade Court indicated that the court - which followed its first session in the East - is concerned with lawsuits arising between merchants and related to their commercial business, lawsuits related to commercial papers, lawsuits between partners or shareholders in commercial companies, disputes related to commercial assets, and disputes related to the investment of non-Qatari capital. Bank operations, offshore sales, bankruptcy, and preventive bankruptcy.

His Excellency added that the court held its first session in the new building, and rulings were also issued from the first session. He explained that rulings go through the normal stages of litigation, as the ruling can be appealed within 15 days, until reaching the Court of Cassation.