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QICCA reports value of registered cases in 2023 amounted to QR3bn

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Published on: 29 July 2024

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LNB News 29/07/2024

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Issue Date: 29 July 2024

Published Date: 29 July 2024

Jurisdiction(s): Qatar

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The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation & Arbitration (QICCA) has reported that the value of cases it received last year amounted to approximately QR3bn, the majority of which related to construction and contracting contracts. In a statement, Secretary-General of the QICCA of the Qatar Chamber, Ibrahim Shahbik, highlighted that arbitral awards for nearly 35% of the total number of cases were rendered last year, Qatar arbitrators presented more than 50% of those appointed to hear arbitration proceedings and 70% of the proceedings conducted under QICCA rules were in English.

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