Doha: The Supreme Judicial Council updated their procedures for speeding up rulings and to limit red tape in court. The Council established a new authority in the framework of Law No. 3 of 2019.
The new authority will be chaired by one of the judges of the court of appeals, aided by a number of judges. It will also have a suitable number of police officers and personnel. Only the judge has the authority to settle any disputes.
The law states that government entities must present the documents required by the judge within a week, and that a certain case cannot be adjourned more than once for the same reason, with no adjournment lasting more than two weeks. The council also updated a new mechanism on experts related to technology.
The quorum for magistrate courts of first instances increased to not more that QR500,000, compared to QR30,000 in the previous version of the law. As for courts of first instance with a full bench, the quorum was lifted also to QR500,000 compared to QR100,000 in the previous version of the law.
The Supreme Judicial Council is currently working on the adoption of an electronic link for the implementation of sentences, by linking the new department with the concerned government bodies to implement the civil judgments.
The link is expected to be established with the Department of Real Estate Registration will be associated with the Ministry of Justice to implement the verdicts regarding real estate, Qatar Central Bank to implement verdicts related to sums deposited in banks, in addition to ministries such as the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment as well as others.
