Contract Law of Qatar

As Qatar's aspirations of becoming a key location for international dispute settlement and international trade grow, so too does the importance of understanding private law in Qatar and the Gulf states. In this innovative book, Ilias Bantekas and Ahmed Al-Ahmed provide an original, English-language treatise on the contract law of Qatar. Using an abundance of case law, the authors combine scholarly and practice-oriented expertise to develop a comprehensive treatment of Qatari contract law. The analysis is drawn from a wealth of judgements from the Qatari Court of Cassation and Court of Appeal, much of which was previously inaccessible to readers. Bringing sophisticated, detailed insights on Qatari law to an English-speaking legal audience, this is a vital text for academics, practitioners and students who wish to comprehend this increasingly influential global player. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

1. The sources of Qatari contract law; 2. Contract formation; 3. Intention to be bound and cause; 4. Capacity and authority to contract; 5. Formality; 6. Interpretation and gap filling by the courts; 7. Good faith and unfair terms; 8. Defects of consent; 9. Prohibited contracts; 10. Performance and damages; 11. Termination and rescission of chapters; 12. Contracts and third parties; 13. The contract regulations of the Qatar Financial Center.

Ilias Bantekas is a Professor of Transnational Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University (Qatar Foundation) and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University. He has authored more than 200 articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, as well as 20 books, including Islamic Contract Law (co-author, 2023), Introduction to International Arbitration (2015), and Commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (2020).
Ahmed Al-Ahmed is a Former Legal Counsel at Qatar Energy and Former Senior Marketer at Qatar Petroleum for the Sale of Petroleum Products Company Limited. He has fifteen years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry in commercial operations and trading of crude oil and its by-products. He provided legal advice on Qatar Energy's new business development activities and was responsible for drafting relevant agreements, regulatory approvals, and venture setups.