(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) held its Annual General Meeting and appointed a new judge to the QFC Regulatory Tribunal.
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, President of the QICDRC and Sir David Keene, Chairman of the QFC Regulatory Tribunal, welcomed the other members of the QICDRC judiciary to the AGM, including QICDRC CEO, Faisal Al Sahouti, and Christopher Grout, Registrar.
The agenda for the meeting included the caseload and plans for 2017 and matters relating to the general administration of the QICDRC.
A swearing-in ceremony took place for Justice Gopal Subramanium who is the latest judge to be appointed to the QFC Regulatory Tribunal. Justice Subamanium is an Indian lawyer and Senior Advocate and the former Solicitor General of India.
Mubarak Saad Al Hajri (pictured), a Judge in the Court of First Instance, was appointed to act as a General Legal Counsel to the Qatar International Court (QIC), in addition to his original duties at the Supreme Judiciary Council.
In this role, Judge Al Hajri will give legal advice to the judges, registrar and Qatar International Court CEO on issues and topics relevant to QIC, as well as judicial and legal procedures.
Judge Al Hajri is a graduated from Qatar University with a bachelor's degree in Law. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Faisal Al Sahouti, CEO of QICDRC, welcomed the arrival of Judge Mubarak Al Hajri in the role of General Legal Counsel. As a judge of the Qatar Court of First Instance, Judge Mubarak's secondment to the QICDRC is further illustrative of the strong relationship between the Supreme Judicial Council and the QICDRC and its commitment to facilitate the development of QICDRC's role.
Also, the new appointment shows the respective commitment of QICDRC to the development of young Qatari legal professionals.
The CEO also added CEO: quot;These appointments, and our very productive AGM, are both tangible evidence of our progress and steps toward the establishment of QICDRC as a world leading forum for the resolution of international civil and commercial disputesquot;
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