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CRCICA CASELOAD 2021 The total number of cases filed before CRCICA until 31 December 2021 reached 1535 cases. In 2021, 83 new cases were filed, compared to 67 cases in 2020, the second highest number of annual registrations since 2016. Of the 83 cases filed this year, 17 related to …

The total number of cases filed before CRCICA until 31 December 2021 reached 1535 cases. In the fourth quarter of 2021, 18 new cases were filed compared to 19 new cases filed in the fourth quarter of 2020. Of the 18 cases filed this quarter, 7 were for ad hoc …

Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of the Cairo Regional Centre For International Commercial Arbitration – CRCICA, contributed to the “Economic Letter from Egypt” issued by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Economic Recovery for the month of October 2021. The article comprises an overview of CRCICA’s advantages and recent developments …

CRCICA held two consecutive inaugural events in collaboration with Pinsent Masons (London branch) on October 4th at 6:00 p.m. CET & October 5th at 10:00 a.m. CET to launch its Dispute Board Rules in order to respect all time zones and not to miss such an important update on CRCICA’s …

The file of women’s empowerment witnessed an unprecedented boost during the past seven years, and received great support from the political leadership, continuing  the initiatives and efforts to expand the women’s participation in all fields, in order to allow them to occupy some leadership positions politically, economically & judicially; Believing …

Dr Ismail Selim, Director of the Centre, was invited as virtual Speaker at the 7th SOAS/CIMAC Conference on Arbitration in Africa, hosted by CIMAC (Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Conference) in Casablanca on 23rd & 24th November 2021. In a panel featured on the second day of the event, with …

On 19 October, Dr. Ismail Selim was interviewed by “Live from Egypt” on the Egyptian Satellite T.V. Channel in an interesting discussion re: the progress of the international commercial arbitration highlighting the leading role of CRCICA in resolving disputes. Watch the episode. Watch the episode via the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG91rG7HrRs

The Summit was hosted by the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC), co-organized by The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa, Queen Mary University of London, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Asian International Arbitration Centre , the AIFC Court …

The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt (CCIFE) held an interesting free live hybrid event, that brought together: the limited attendance at CRCICA premises and the virtual via zoom. The topic addressed: Four Decades after CRCICA’s …

Enhancing Access to Justice by Enhancing the Arbitration Institutions in Africa CRCICA’s Director on Justice Enhancement at the GIZ Webinar co-hosted by the African Arbitration Association On 30 November 2021 in a Webinar co-held and co-hosted by GIZ (the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, a German institution for development and …

The October 2021 edition of the CIArb eSolver posted a video covering the activities and news of the Egypt Branch during the second and third quarters.  The video highlighted the Branch unprecedented events during that period including the first joint CIArb Egypt-CIArb London Webinar, the first Joint CIArb Egypt-CIArb London …

The November 2021 edition of the CIArb eSolver featured the profile of the Branch YMG Representative Ms. Natasha Shiraz (FCIArb), Legal Director, Corporate Legal Department at Orascom Construction.  The profile included information about the experience of Ms. Shirazi in the ADR field and how CIArb membership benefited her career. Recent …

On 5 October 2021, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Branch Chair, attended the virtual meeting with Mr. Stephen Waddington, CIArb Leader of Project to Develop a New Communication Strategy.  The meeting approached the Branch Digital Marketing activities and social media platforms created recently by the Branch; including the Branch LinkedIn …

On 12 October 2021, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Branch Chair, represented the Branch at the virtual CIArb Branch Chairs meeting with CIArb key officers including Ms. Catherine Dixon, CIArb Director General and Mr. Jim O’Donnell, Director of IT and Digital Transformation.  Discussions focused on the CIArb campaign to raise …

Egypt Branch was among the supporting organizations for a series of events organized to launch CRCICA new Dispute Board Rules (“DB Rules”). The events were held virtually on 4 &5 October 2021 and were introduced by Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA and Egypt Branch Vice Chair, and moderated by …

Egypt Branch was a supporting organization for the virtual Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Regional Conference organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) held on 4 November 2021. The Conference’s agenda included an overview of DB application and best practices, practical tips for DB award writing, and enforceability of DB …

The fourth Committee meeting of the CIArb Egypt Branch was held virtually on 30 November 2021.  Members approved the agenda of the meeting and the minutes of the latest Committee Meeting as recorded on 28 September 2021.  The Branch Chair, Prof. Dr. Abdel Raouf, presented a brief on the virtual …

On 19-26 December 2021, the CRCICA (the seat of the Branch) organized jointly with the CIArb Egypt Branch the third round of the Training Course on Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice (CCATP) after the renewal of CRCICA’s license as an accredited Recognized Course Provider (RCP) in 2020.  The CCATP …

With the objective of raising awareness about mediation in the construction industry, the Egypt Branch concluded its events in 2021 with a very special webinar: A Mock Mediation Construction Case organized by the Branch jointly with the CRCICA on 26 December 2021.  The event was conducted in a unique format, …