The facts
Qatar’s Official Gazette lists Law No. 14 of 2026 amending the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law No. 13 of 1990 in issue 21, dated 8 November 2026. The law itself is dated 11 October. [1]
Article 22 assigns civil, family and other legally specified claims valued at no more than QR1 million to a first-instance court formed by a single judge. Its judgment is not appealable when the claim is QR30,000 or less. [1]
Article 24 assigns claims exceeding QR1 million and claims of unvalued amount to a first-instance court formed by three judges; that court also hears appeals from the single-judge court. [1]
The amendments provide for electronic management of civil cases, remote hearings and mediation by agreement between litigants, according to the law and local reporting. [1][2]
The legislation reorganizes noncriminal cassation procedures within the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law and repeals the separate 2005 law that previously governed those appeals. [1][3]
Relevant context
The amended statute is Qatar’s Civil and Commercial Procedure Law No. 13 of 1990. [1][2]
Still unconfirmed
- The sources reviewed did not specify when the new jurisdictional thresholds and procedures become operational.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 10 Nov 2026, 11:05 UTC.
The Official Gazette is the primary text and states its electronic edition has legal force. Gulf Times and Al-Sharq provide independently owned local reporting; the commencement date was not specified in the reports reviewed.
- Law No. 14 of 2026 amending the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law No. 13 of 1990; Official Gazette issue 21
State of Qatar Official Gazette, Ministry of Justice · Primary source · 8 Nov 2026
Opened the official issue page and checked its indexed full text. It identifies issue 21 as dated 8 November and gives the statute’s date as 11 October; the electronically published Gazette is legally authoritative.
- Major judicial reforms introduced to fast-track court proceedings
Gulf Times · Reporting · 10 Nov 2026
Opened local reporting on the published law, the QR1 million jurisdictional limit, electronic case management, remote hearings, mediation and appeal procedures.
- The Amir approves amendments to the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law
Al-Sharq · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened Arabic-language local reporting on the law’s approval and amendments to court jurisdiction, litigation procedures and appeals.