In Appeal of Bahadir (a C&M case), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals denied the government’s motion to dismiss in its entirety, ruling in favor of the contractor on both key issues raised by the government. The case arises
Beyond the Final Whistle at the FIFA World Cup: The Growing Crisis of Social Media Abuse in Professional Sport
The 2026 FIFA World Cup may have been the biggest ever staged, with 48 teams taking part – but it has also contributed to a staggering rise in online abuse. The high-profile racist attack on Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappé
QFMA Introduces International Licensing Regime for Financial Services Firms
The Board of Directors of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) has issued Decision No. 3 of 2026, introducing the Instructions for the International License to Practice Certain Activities in International Financial Markets (the Instructions).
The Instructions create a regulatory
Join Us on 3/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Role of Legislative Bodies in Arab League Member States: Comparative Overview
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering laws of Arabic-speaking countries and Islamic law. George has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including the New
RePowerEU Update: Six Countries Cleared for Simplified Gas Imports
The European Commission has granted six countries – Algeria, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, the United Kingdom and the United States – an exemption from prior authorisation requirements for natural gas imports under the RePowerEU Regulation.
What does this mean?
Gas sourced
Qatar Third-Party Dispute Funding: An Introduction
The financing of legal actions by third parties has grown exponentially since the early 2000s and is now common across many common law and civil law jurisdictions. It is still in its infancy in Qatar, but the Qatar International Centre
Human Rights Watch raises concern over unpaid labor in Qatar
Human Rights Watch raised concern on Sunday over the failure of Qatari government clients and other major businesses to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid.
The findings, detailed in a press release, reveal that systemic payment
The findings, detailed in a press release, reveal that systemic payment
Filipino Crew Members Continue to be Targeted in Mass Deportations From Cruise Ships
Four additional Filipino crew members, this time from the Carnival Pride, were detained and deported while in the Port of Baltimore, on September 7th, 2025, according to an account in the popular CruiseMapper. This brings the total number of
What’s Wrong With Free Planes, Anyway?
So what if it comes on the bone-spurred heels of Trump buying a luxury golf resort in Qatar? So what if its legality was approved by Qatar’s former $100,000 per month lobbyist, now Attorney General of the United States?
Researchers analyze illness reports from FIFA World Cup attendees
Scientists have described the types of illness suffered by people who sought medical care during the latest soccer world cup in Qatar.
Researchers retrieved stool testing data from attendees of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as long-term residents