this chapter will discuss the regulation of personal capacity (ahliya) and agency under the civil law of Qatar and will not deal with the issue of competence pertinent to foreign investors or specific competence of state (or administrative) entities, even if said competence concerns contractual freedom. The chapter deals with the most important types of agency and hence several are missing from this discussion. It will become clear from the discussion relating to personal capacity that several (but not all) principles underpinning classical Islamic law have been incorporated in the Qatari CC, despite the fact that they are to a large degree antiquated and out of touch with Qatar’s international obligations.

High net-worth (and sometimes high-profile) families in Singapore continue to face internal disputes. These disputes sometimes lead to litigation about matters relating to trusts, estates, family companies and, increasingly, mental capacity issues. This paper will discuss some recent developments in Singapore in relation to family wealth disputes. They will particularly consider cases relating to mental capacity, jointly owned property and family businesses and companies.