Region: Qatar
Omani Supreme Court allows review of London award
The Supreme Court of Oman has held that a lower court in the sultanate may hear a challenge to the validity of an award in a London-seated ICC arbitration – finding it has jurisdiction because the debtor is an Omani company.
26 October 2023
Taylor joins US disputes boutique
Tim Taylor KC, former head of international arbitration in Dubai at King & Wood Mallesons, has joined the partnership at US disputes boutique Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss – but will continue to be based in the Middle East.
08 March 2023
New ICSID claims against Qatar and Mexico
A French-Algerian consultant has taken Qatar to ICSID, while Mexico is facing a claim by a US investor in its capital city’s parking system.
15 September 2022
Singapore’s Keppel brings ICC claim over Doha sewage plant
A subsidiary of Singaporean conglomerate Keppel has filed a US$126 million ICC claim against the Qatar Public Works Authority over a terminated contract to build a sewage treatment plant in Doha.
01 June 2022
Qatar threatened with multibillion-dollar claim
A Panama-registered foundation has reportedly threatened Qatar with a US$6 billion investment treaty claim over the frustration of its efforts to enforce a judgment against a member of the Gulf state’s ruling family.
14 February 2022
English court bars beIN piracy claim
Qatari media group beIN has been barred from raising piracy allegations against a Saudi broadcaster as a counterclaim in UK proceedings to enforce a DIFC-LCIA award.
25 October 2021
Egypt faces another cement claim
Egypt is facing a new ICSID claim by a German company over alleged interference in a cement business, while a PCA claim brought against it by Qatar has been discontinued.
21 October 2021
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Qatari sports broadcaster
Saudi Arabia is lifting its ban on Qatari state-backed broadcaster beIN Sport, paving the way for the potential settlement of a billion-dollar investment treaty dispute and a UK arbitration over the purchase of an English football club.
07 October 2021
Edison declares win in LNG price review
Italian energy company Edison says it has defeated a price review claim worth several hundred million euros relating to a long-term contract for the purchase of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
20 September 2021
Simmons & Simmons hires in Doha
Construction disputes lawyer Niall Clancy has left Dentons to join Simmons & Simmons as partner in Doha.
20 August 2021