McNair Chambers granted licence

9 Mar 2008

McNair Chambers has announced that it has been authorised by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority to operate from the Qatar Financial Centre.

McNair will offer specialist advice in the areas of commercial law, public international law and international arbitration. Khawar Qureshi QC, head of chambers, commented: “Many members of our chambers have been advising clients in Qatar and the region for the last 20 years and we wish to improve our service by having a local presence.”

Stuart Pierce, CEO and Director General of Qatar Financial Centre Authority, said: “We are delighted to welcome McNair to Qatar Financial Center and the added value of their specialist advisory services will be an asset to Qatar, and the region’s business community”.