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                   CDRS Independent Adjudicators





                                                                                                             Mr Salman Ahmed Al-Ansari                                                                                                                                                            Professor Robin Callender Smith

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (until 6 October 2023)
                                                                                                             In June 2022, the QFCRA appointed Mr Al-Ansari as a

                                                                                                             CDRS Independent Adjudicator. Mr Al-Ansari is ranked                                                                                                                                  The QFCRA appointed Professor Robin Callender
                                                                                                             as a leading lawyer in corporate and commercial law by                                                                                                                                Smith to be a CDRS Independent Adjudicator in

                                                                                                             Chambers and Partners. He advises clients on all facets                                                                                                                               September 2013. Professor Callender Smith is

                                                                                                             of their operations in the Middle East, from corporate                                                                                                                                a Deputy Chairman for the Regulatory Decisions
                                                                                                             formation, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, finance                                                                                                                             Committee of the Financial Conduct Authority. He is

                                                                                                             and securities to intellectual property, real estate and                                                                                                                              also Chairman of the Independent Appeals Board of

                                                                                                             construction and dispute resolution. Mr Al-Ansari’s in-                                                                                                                               the premium rate telephone regulator in the UK and

                                                                                                             depth academic experience, along with his knowledge                                                                                                                                   has recently been appointed as a non-executive lay

                                                                                                             of local laws, allows him to efficiently advise clients                                                                                                                               member of the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute.
                                                                                                             on the legal complexities of the Middle East and North
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Professor Callender Smith has worked as a barrister
                                                                                                             Africa (MENA) region. Recently, Mr Al-Ansari advised
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   since 1977 after spending four years as a journalist.
                                                                                                             on one of the largest mergers and disputes in the State
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   He is also an Information Rights Judge and an
                                                                                                             of Qatar.  Mr Al-Ansari led a team of lawyers to draft
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Immigration Judge. Professor Callender Smith has
                                                                                                             and negotiate the Law No. 10 of 2021 regarding the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   spent over 30 years as a media lawyer for national
                                                                                                             Measures for Hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   newspapers and 10 years in the City of London dealing

                                                                                                             He earned his LLB from Qatar University and his                                                                                                                                       with significant financial takeovers and mergers
                                                                                                             LLM from University of Pennsylvania Law School in                                                                                                                                     as well as issues relating to compliance, corporate

                                                                                                             the United States and his EMBA from HEC Paris.                                                                                                                                        governance and professional standards in the financial

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   services sector.  Professor Callender Smith is a former
                                                                                                             Mr Al-Ansari has taught several law courses at Qatar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   elected member of the UK Bar Council and Gray’s Inn
                                                                                                             University including Principles of Commercial Law.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Barristers’ Committee.  He is also a Vice President

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   of London Youth, London’s largest youth charity.
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