Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre

The QICDRC primarily comprises a world-class Court specialised in the resolution of civil and commercial disputes, and a Regulatory Tribunal tasked with hearing appeals raised against decisions of the QFC Authority, the QFC Regulatory Authority and other QFC institutions. Both judicial bodies operate in accordance with international best practices when hearing and determining the cases before them.

Established by the QFC Law No. 2 of 2009, the QICDRC was founded to be the final piece of the State of Qatar's initiative to build a world-class international financial centre. It was designed to be part of the QFC strategy to advance Qatar’s economic diversification efforts in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 by attracting foreign direct investments and international businesses to Qatar. Litigants who choose to resort to the Court to resolve their disputes benefit from a quick and cost-effective dispute resolution process.

The Court consists of two main circuits: the first instance circuit and the appellate circuit. According to Article 8(3)(C) of the QFC Law, the first instance circuit has the jurisdiction to hear the following disputes:

Civil and commercial disputes arising from transactions, contracts, arrangements or incidences taking place in or from the QFC between the entities established therein.