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Criminal And Disciplinary Liability Of Experts Under Qatari Law (Part Three)

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In the performance of their duties, experts must adhere to several rules stipulated under the Law Regulating Expert Work No. 16 of 2017 ("Experts Law"). Article 17 of the Experts Law states...

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Ashraf Feshawi
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Criminal and Disciplinary Liability of Experts under Qatari Law1 (Part Three)2

By: Ashraf Feshawi – Senior Partner3

(A Research Paper Presented at the Awareness and Cultural Seminar of the Qatari Association of Experts and Arbitrators)

Fourth: Rules and Principles Governing Experts in the Practice of Their Work

  1. Rules the Expert Must Abide by under the Law Regulating Expert Work

In the performance of their duties, experts must adhere to several rules stipulated under the Law Regulating Expert Work No. 16 of 2017 ("Experts Law"). Article 17 of the Experts Law states:

"The registered expert must adhere to the following:

  1. To perform his work personally, with accuracy, honesty, and sincerity.

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