B V C: Qatar International Court's First Decision On A Set-Aside Application

This article was originally published on July 19, 2024, in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog:

https://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2024/07/19/b-v-c-qatar-international-courts-first-decision-on-a-set-aside-application/

On 5 May 2024, the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre ("Court"), rendered its judgment in B v C on a setting aside application brought under the QFC Arbitration Regulations 2005 ("QFC Arbitration Regulations"). This is an important judgment because it is the first Court judgment commenting on the setting aside of an award in arbitrations seated in the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC"), and touches upon other key principles under Article 41 of the QFC Arbitration Regulations. This post explores some of the key elements of B v C.