The Qatar Financial Center confirmed that Law No. (16) of 2024 amending some provisions of the Qatar Financial Center Law promulgated by Law No. (7) of 2005 issued by His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the country, aims to speed up judicial procedures for resolving disputes. With efficiency and quality to guarantee the rights of litigants, which achieves timely justice, reduces the litigation period, and enhances investor confidence, especially after the amendments made to the provisions of the Qatar Financial Center Law issued by Law No. 7 of 2005, and Law No. (15) of 2021 amending some provisions of Law No. (34). ) of 2005 regarding free zones, according to which the jurisdiction of the Qatar International Court and the Regulatory Court was extended to include cases that occur in the free zones of the country, and to consider appeals against decisions issued by the Free Zones Authority.
Qatar Money added in a press statement that among the most prominent features of the new amendment are the articles related to the formation of the first instance chamber in the civil and commercial court, and the first instance chamber in the Regulatory Court, in response to the increase in the number of cases registered in the two courts, as the first instance chamber in the civil and commercial court and the first instance chamber in the Regulatory Court were before the issuance of the law. It consists of three judges,
In light of the new law, each circuit is composed of one or three judges, based on a decision from the President of the Civil and Commercial Court as he deems appropriate according to the nature and circumstances of the case.
Also, the new amendment shortened the deadlines for appealing judgments issued by the First Instance Chamber in the Civil and Commercial Court, and judgments issued by the First Instance Chamber in the Regulatory Court, to thirty days instead of sixty days, similar to what is done in other courts in the country, which It contributes to achieving prompt justice and reducing the litigation period. The law also included a number of new texts to regulate judicial fees in court in order to ensure the seriousness of the dispute and prevent malicious lawsuits.
This law comes to enhance the attractive environment for investments, ensure the quality of litigation and achieve prompt justice in the Qatar Financial Center Civil and Commercial Court – also officially known as the Qatar International Court – and the Regulatory Court.