Ministry Of Justice Conducts Training Programmes For Legal Professionals

Doha: The Centre for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is conducting a series of training programmes for legal professionals across various ministries and government agencies.

The training programmes, started on August 31 and will run until September 4, 2025, primarily cover enhancing digital forensic evidence examination skills, lease contract drafting skills, as well as a programme on the regulations governing the work of experts under Qatari law, in collaboration with the Experts Department, to prepare and qualify a new cohort of experts to practice their profession.

The programme of digital forensic evidence examination intends to advance the technical and practical skills of the participants and imbue them with the methods of preserving forensic evidence and examining this evidence during the investigation, whether it is conventional or digital, given its impact on the course of a criminal proceeding.

The programme in question is structured into two key themes, mainly the general rules of criminal evidence and criminal evidence, as defined under the Code of Criminal Procedure Law No. 23 of 2004, and the Civil and Commercial Procedure Code, Law No. 13 of 1990 and its amendments.

It also includes practical applications covering the expertise standard and speed in acquiring and preserving evidence, the assessment of the weight of distinct types of criminal evidence, applications of the principle of evidence corroboration and evidence testing, as well as mechanisms for adapting means of proof and their impact on the judicial pronouncement in criminal cases.

The lease contract drafting skills programme aims to familiarize participants with methods of drafting and structuring lease agreements and to develop their expertise. The programme curriculum is built around a trifecta of key pillars, established based on the Civil Code Law No. 22 of 2004, and Law No. 4 of 2008 concerning leases.

The first pillar addresses the general provisions governing lease agreements, while the second pillar examines the rights and obligations of lessors and lessees. The third pillar centres on the stages and clauses involved in drafting a model lease agreement.

The programme further incorporates practical applications, including exercises in drafting lease contract clauses and presentations of model lease agreements, thereby imbuing participants with the skills to produce legally well-founded and professionally structured lease contracts. Director of the Centre for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Hamad Al Khalidi, underscored the importance of these professional training programmes and their roles in meeting the training needs.

The centre, operating within the strategic framework of institutional modernisation pursued by MoJ, and under the direct supervision of Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, has established a suite of specialised training programmes which are meticulously designed to align with the ongoing advancement of the nation's legal and judicial apparatus, particularly in technical domains that support the modernization of legal frameworks and enhance the capacity of the justice system, Al Khalidi highlighted.

He indicated that the centre's initiatives are fully consonant with the sectoral priorities delineated in the Third National Development Strategy and the overarching objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

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