(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The appointment of four new judges has been approved at the annual general meeting of the Qatar International Court (QIC).
Led by QIC president, The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, QIC judges discussed a number of issues related to cases heard before the court, oversight of upcoming cases and the workflow of the court.
The new judges, all of whom have considerable professional experience, are Lord Hamilton from Scotland, Edwin Glasgow from England, Gopal Subramaniam from India and Justice Laurence Li, a former supplementary judge of the QIC, from Hong Kong.
The QIC comprises the QFC Civil and Commercial Court and the QFC Regulatory Tribunal established pursuant to QFC Law No 7 of 2005, as amended by QFC Law No 14 of 2009.
The QIC has internationally renowned judges with expertise in complex commercial disputes and serves to uphold the rule of law, applying the highest-quality international legal standards to civil and commercial disputes between individuals and business entities operating both within and outside the QFC.
Lord Phillips has a long and highly distinguished career. In 2005, he was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and served as president of the Supreme Court of the UK from 2009 to 2012.
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