The Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry won for the second time the Best Legal Affairs Department (Large Team) Award for the year 2020, in the framework of the fifth annual Qatar Business Law Forum Awards ceremony, which was held on Wednesday, December 9th through video conferencing technology.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is the strategic partner of the Forum, which has witnessed the participation of many government agencies, departments and professional institutions related to Business Law.

The fifth annual Qatar Business Law Forum Awards ceremony included many competing groups from the government and private sector. The evaluation was conducted by a committee consisting of 10 local and international arbitrators specialized in the field of law.

The Legal Affairs Department previously won the Best Legal Affairs Department (Large Team) Award in 2018. The prestigious honor was received by Mr. Hilal Bin Mohammed Al–Khulaifi, the Director of the Department of Legal Affairs at the Ministry.