Principles of Qatari Commercial Law (Commercial Activities - Merchant - Store) by Yasin Al-Shadhili

The book addresses Qatari commercial law, its scope, and sources. It also discusses all legal aspects of the store; its concept, nature, material and moral elements, legal protection of the store, and the lawsuit for misusing trade secrets. Qatar was the first to codify modern commercial rules; under Law (16) of 1971, issuing the Civil and Commercial Materials Law, which is considered the first codification of civil and commercial law in the country. This law organized trade and commercial establishments in the second book (Articles 209-245), named contracts in the third book (Articles 246-349), commercial papers in the fourth book (Articles 350-473), and bankruptcy and protective reconciliation in the fifth book (Articles 474-475). This connection between civil and commercial law remained until 2006; until the issuance of Qatari Commercial Law No. (27) of 2006, independent in its provisions and rules from the texts of civil law. Alongside commercial law, many laws regulating various aspects of economic activity in Qatar were issued.