QICCA Examines Role of Third Parties in Construction Arbitration

The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration at the Qatar Chamber recently organised a webinar entitled “Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Third Parties in Construction Contracts”, with the participation of agroup of judges, lawyers, and legal experts from Qatar and abroad.

The webinar was attended by Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani, Vice Chairman of QICCA, and Ibrahim Shahbek, Secretary-General, who opened the event by emphasising the Center’s commitment to organizing specialized seminars and webinars on a regular basis.

He noted that the construction sector represents a fundamental pillar of the country’s ongoing economic development.

For his part, Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani highlighted that the session’s topic is particularly relevant to parties involved in complex construction contracts.

He stressed the Centre’s commitment to shedding light on such issues in a manner that enhances transparency, ensures the stability of legal positions, and fosters an attractive and stable arbitration environment.

The session was moderated by QICCA’s General Legal Advisor.

Speakers included Professor Dr. Yassin El Shazly, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Ain Shams University and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ain Shams Arbitration Centre, and Hanan Badawi, lawyer and partner at Daoud & Daoud Law Firm.

Discussions addressed several key topics, most notably the circumstances under which an arbitration agreement may be extended to third parties, cases allowing third-party joining the arbitration proceedings, and practical challenges arising from multi-party arbitration.

Participants also reviewed practical applications from prominent international arbitration cases in which the issue of extending arbitration agreements to non-signatories was examined.