QFC 0037/2023, [2024] QIC (F) 6
HKA Global Limited v Obayashi HBK JV and Conspel Qatar WLL
Type
Case
Court
Qatar Financial Centre - Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Qatar Financial Centre, Qatar
Taxonomy
Civil Courts, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, Construction Dispute Resolution
Decision date
22 Feb 2024
Panel
Justice George Arestis, Justice Fritz Brand and Justice Ali Malek K
Catchwords
Court - Jurisdiction - Waived Jurisdiction - Construction Dispute - QFC Entity
This dispute involved additional payments due under a contracting contract. QFC entities were involved. A key issue was whether the QICDRC courts should have jurisdiction. The parties had originally litigated in the Qatari courts where there had been a first instance ruling but at appeal it had been ruled the Qatari courts lacked jurisdiction. A Qatar Court of Cassation judgment had also been issued.