Gulf
The Combar Gulf Committee was established in 2021 to develop the links which already exist between the English and Welsh commercial and arbitration bar and the legal community in the Gulf States.
3rd Gulf Meeting in Dubai – February 2025
Places are filling up for the 2025 3rd Gulf Round table, which will be held in Dubai on Thursday 6th February 2025 at the Capital Club. We are delighted that the Guest of Honour this year is Chief Justice Wayne Martin AC KC. We are also very grateful to FTI for their ongoing sponsorship.
The programme may be found here. (updated 28.1.25).
Registration is now closed, please email admin@combar.com if you are interested in attending.
The meeting will follow a similar format to the successful events held in 2023 and 2024, which involved an afternoon of panel sessions, with speakers from a range of jurisdictions, followed by drinks. The programme for the conference will be published on the this page but there will be panels on sanctions and current issues in the DIFC courts. The event is intended to be collegiate with plenty of opportunity for contributions from attendees throughout the day.
The panellists have now all been confirmed and details may be found in the programme. For any administrative questions please contact admin@combar.com
2nd Gulf Meeting in Dubai – February 2024
The 2nd Gulf Round table was held in Dubai on Thursday 29th February 2024 at the Capital Club. Justice Michael Black, a DIFC Judge in the Court of Appeal and Judge in Charge of the Digital Economy Court (DEC) was our guest of honour and gave a keynote speach.
The meeting involved an afternoon of panel sessions, with speakers from a range of jurisdictions, followed by drinks. The programme may be found here.
Juniors were encouraged to attend and those under 7 years were encouraged to investigate the Young Barristers’ Committees’ International Grant Programme, which offers to pay two thirds of Juniors’ total attendance costs.
Registration is now closed. For any administrative questions please email: admin@combar.com.
Inaugural Gulf Meeting in Dubai – February 2023
The inaugural COMBAR Gulf Meeting took place in Dubai, on Thursday 23 February 2023. It was hosted at The Capital Club in the DIFC and was generously sponsored by FTI Consulting.
The meeting involved an afternoon of seminars, with an emphasis on collegiate discussion between professionals across a number of jurisdictions, followed by a drinks reception in the evening. The programme may be found here.
Anyone wishing to make contact with the Gulf Committee or to find out more about its work is invited to contact the Combar Administrator or the Chair, George Spalton KC (4 New Square).