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Court of First Instance of Qatar

المحكمة الابتدائية / Court of First Instance

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Doha

The trial tier of the onshore courts. Labour disputes involving migrant workers, who make up the overwhelming majority of the workforce, are heard here and in the Labour Dispute Resolution Committees established in 2018 as part of the reforms that dismantled elements of the kafala system.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
General first-instance court
Jurisdiction
First-instance civil, commercial, criminal, administrative, labour and family jurisdiction through specialised circuits.
Seat
Doha
Established
2004

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