Investment and Commerce Court
The Investment Court was established according to Law No. 21 of 2021, and a judge of the grade of Vice President at the Court of Appeal is delegated to preside over it by a decision of the Council, based on the proposal of the President of the Council and he must be a member in the Council.
The President of the Court shall have one or more vice presidents who shall be delegated pursuant to a decision by the Council President. The grade of the appointed vice president cannot be less than the grade of a Vice President at the Court of Appeal. He shall deputize the President during his absence or if the position is vacant and he shall be charged with the tasks specified by the President of the Court.
The Court shall have an administrative director appointed by a decision of the President of the Council, and a sufficient number of administrative staff, clerks, and translators shall be attached to the Court. A decision by the President of the Court shall be issued to determine the distribution of work among them.
The court is competent to hear the following disputes:
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Disputes related to commercial contracts, including contracts of commercial representation and commercial agencies.
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Disputes arising between merchants related to their commercial activities.
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Disputes arising between partners or shareholders, or between any of them and the company, as the case may be, in commercial companies, including public shareholding companies whose shares are listed for trading.
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Disputes related to commercial assets.
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Disputes related to the investment of non-Qatari capital in economic activities.
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Disputes related to marine sales.
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Disputes related to bank transactions, commercial papers, insurance companies, finance, and investment companies.
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Disputes related to bankruptcy and bankruptcy conciliation
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Disputes related to patents, trademarks, industrial models, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights.
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Disputes related to protecting competition, preventing monopolistic practices, and combating practices harmful to national products in international trade.
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Disputes related to e-commerce and its transactions.
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Disputes related to partnership contracts between the public and private sectors.
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