About

Established in 2009, the Qatar International Court (QICDRC) was designed to be an international-tier dispute resolution centre and court aimed at cementing Qatar’s place as a global financial centre. The court aims to be the leading international court globally, and so top in-house legal support is a must. Dr Zain Al Abdin Sharar fulfils this role for QICDRC and brings with him a wealth of experience gleaned from tin-house and academic legal work. Sharar worked at Qatar University for three years as an assistant professor of commercial Law and has taught companies law, arbitration Law, Maritime & Aviation Law here and at Ahmad Bin Mohammed Military College (ABMM) in Qatar. Additionally, he has lectured on many topics at the Legal and Judicial Studies Centre at the Qatar Ministry of Justice. Prior to joining QICDRC, he was director of the legal and enforcement team at the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), giving him unparalleled experience of capital markets legal work. Dr. Sharar goes into further detail about the innovations he has been involved with while at QICDRC. ‘The Court continues to adopt innovative working practices’, he explains, ‘and one of the key focus area has been to establish legal seminars based on current hot legal topics. This has enabled us to make a connection with the legal community and stakeholders, and by this process we have been able to successfully establish dynamic line of communications. This has enabled the Court to leverage its international vision to the global legal community’.