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Independent Adjudicators

Dr Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al-Kulaifi Professor Robin Callender Smith

The QFCRA appointed Dr Mohammed Abdel-Aziz The QFCRA appointed Professor Robin Callender

Al-Kulaifi to be a CDRS Independent Adjudicator Smith to be the CDRS Independent Adjudicator in

in December 2017. September 2013.

Dr Al-Kulaifi has been the Dean of the College of Professor Robin Callender Smith is an international

Law, Qatar University, and Associate Professor of arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator at ARBITA, his

Commercial Law, College of Law, Qatar University London Chambers. He specialises in financial, regulatory

since 2011. He earned his LL.B from Qatar University and privacy arbitration. He is a fellow of the Chartered
and his LL.M and JSD from the University of California, Institute of Arbitrators, a CEDR-qualified Mediator

Berkeley in the United States. He has published a and a Panel Adjudicator for the Society of Computers

number of reviewed scientific articles in the field and the Law (SCL). He was a member of the UK
of commercial law on topics such as bankruptcy energy regulator Ofgem’s independent Enforcement

and the acquisition of commercial companies. Decisions Panel and a non-executive member of

the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute. He was also

Dr Al-Kulaifi has taught several law courses at Qatar formerly Deputy Chairman of the Regulatory Decisions

University including Principles of Commercial Law, Committee of the Financial Conduct Authority. He
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Papers worked as a Tribunal Judge for ten years and is Honorary

and Banking Transactions. He was a recipient of the HH Professor of Media Law at Queen Mary, University

the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of London (QMUL), where he completed his PhD.
Award at Education Excellence Day (PhD Category)

in 2012, as well as a fellowship from the Institute of He is the author of Celebrity and Royal Privacy, the Media

International and Regional Studies at Georgetown and the Law (Sweet & Maxwell 2015) and an Editor of

University in Qatar for the academic year 2013-2014. Sweet & Maxwell’s Encyclopedia of Data Protection

and Privacy. He has spent over 40 years as a media
He was a Visiting Professor at Carnegie Mellon University lawyer for national newspapers and 10 years in the City

in Qatar. He also participated in several academic and of London dealing with significant financial takeovers

specialised committees including the Permanent and mergers as well as issues relating to compliance,
Committee for Legislative Affairs in the Council of corporate governance and professional standards

Ministers and the Permanent International Law of the in the financial services sector. Professor Callender

Sea in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition to his Smith has been a barrister for over 45 years and is

academic work, Dr Al-Kulaifi is a lawyer at the Office a former elected member of the UK Bar Council and

of Abdulaziz Salih Al-Khulaifi For Advocacy & Legal Gray’s Inn Barristers’ Committee. He is a Vice President
Consultancy as well as a legal consultant for several of London Youth, London’s largest youth charity.

governmental and private authorities.