Qatar Business Law Forum Conference 2026

The Qatar Business Law Forum is LexisNexis Middle East's annual gathering for Qatar's in-house legal community, now in its 11th edition. The 2026 conference, themed "In-House Leadership during Geopolitical Uncertainty", looks at how general counsel and legal teams steer their organisations through legislative reform, regulatory change and disrupted projects, and closes with a gala dinner and awards evening recognising the profession.

Programme

The day opens at 8:00 am with badge pick-up and breakfast, followed by opening remarks and four panels running until lunch at 2:20 pm. Real-time English and Arabic interpretation is provided.

• Foundations for 2027: judicial trends and legislative reforms in Qatar
• Operating through geopolitical disruption: governance, crisis response and legal strategy
• Managing disruption in infrastructure projects: delay, risk allocation and contract strategy
• Managing cross-border disputes in a volatile climate

Who attends

Attendance is reserved for Qatar's in-house counsel community: general counsel, heads of legal and legal advisers at Qatari companies and public bodies, joined by speakers from the Qatar International Court, law firms and Qatar University.

Partners

The forum is run with the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre as strategic alliance partner, the Qatar Lawyers Association as partner in Qatar and Al Sulaiti Law Firm as exclusive law firm partner, with Ooredoo among the gold sponsors.

Tickets & passes

• In-house counsel registration — Free: For Qatar's in-house counsel community