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Despite the difficulties faced by the arbitration community in the year 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CRCICA would still like to share its great strive during the said year with its users. Please press on the video below to watch CRCICA’s Overview of the Year 2020

I have been blessed and honored by my renewal as Director of the CRCICA as of 1st January 2021 for a second four-year term by virtue of a unanimous decision of the Board of Trustees. I hope that the efforts that I exerted during my 1st term have met the expectations …

Caseload Report 1st Quarter 2021 The total number of cases filed before CRCICA until 31 March 2021 reached 1484 cases. In the first quarter of 2021, 32 new cases were filed compared to 16 new cases filed the first quarter of 2020. Of the 32 cases filed this quarter, 5 …

On 2 February 2021, “Africa Arbitration Academy” announced Africa’s 30 Arbitration Powerlist 2020. Africa Arbitration Academy celebrates excellence and project Africa’s best to the international arbitration community. The Powerlist represents the diverse talents in Africa. CRCICA’s Director Dr. Ismail Selim once again, was among the distinguished personalities of the Powerlist …

Arbitrator Intelligence has gathered unique and insightful feedback through its questionnaire collected by the end of February 2021, on hundreds of arbitrators. Based on overwhelmingly positive feedback, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid was chosen to be the “Arbitrator Intelligence Presiding Arbitrator of the Year 2020”. Prof. Comair-Obeid is the founding partner …

CRCICA contributed to the African Arbitration Association’s (AfAA) Newsletter which was published in April 2021. CRCICA also provided a brief on its caseload and analyzed its details. Moreover, listed the imminent international and African awards received together with its recognitions during 2020 and early 2021. CRCICA also focused on its …

In January 2021, CRCICA contributed with a brief report about its activities, rendered during 2020 to the newsletter of the Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Vol 13. The brief comprised CRCICA’s caseload which remained strong in spite of the challenges that 2020 carried. Alongside to the caseload, it also …

CRCICA successfully held a strategic partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and co-organized the “Contract Administration Training Program” that generated an incomparable experience and remarkable outcome. The aim of the cooperation was developing legal and contract management skills of the employees of the Holding Company for Water …

Mooting activities are one of the ideal techniques to merge academic studies with practice. Accordingly, CRCICA co-organized and hosted the “Second AlexU-CRCICA Vis Pre-Moot & Conference” during the month of March 2021. The AlexandriaU-CRCICA Pre-Moot is an international legal education event and a “Sponsor Pre-Moot” for the international long-standing moot …

The webinar which was titled, “The International Protection of Foreign Investors between Contract and Treaty” gave a quick guide to the mechanisms that exist to protect foreign investors and looks at how investment disputes are settled. Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of the CRCICA, Secretary Treasurer of the IFCAI and Board …

On 14-18 March 2021, CRCICA organized a new round of the Training Course on Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice (CCATP). The training course held in December 2020 was the first training, organized under CRCICA’s renewed license as Recognized Course Provider (RCP). It was accredited as equivalent to the CIArb …

In continuation of the success of the Tag Time Series, CRCICA sponsored their Third Season. TagTime Series is a live webinar series featuring leading counsel, arbitrators and academics in discussion of substantive issues in international arbitration. Discussions were followed by a Q&A with the audience and concluded with the guest …

CRCICA was represented by Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director of the CRCICA, at the webinar-based event titled “International Arbitration: Regional Perspectives, Africa” hosted by Shoosmiths LLP that took place on Wednesday 10 March 2021. The event was chaired by Johanne Cox, Partner & Head of …

CRCICA Sponsored the Virtual Conference on “Egypt/UK Partnership for the Promotion of Sustainable Manufacturing in Africa,” that aimed to explore how UK companies can best take advantage of Egypt’s favorable location as a gateway to Africa to support regional integration of Africa’s manufacturing and agricultural industries. The event was organized …

In a prestigious ceremony attended by Prof. Dr. Mahmoud EL Metiny, President of Ain Shams University, CRCICA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) on 4 March 2021 with the Faculty of Law at Ain Shams University. The signing ceremony, which took place at the historical Zaafaran Palace, was worthy the …

CRCICA and the Alexandria University partnership continues by signing a cooperation protocol on February 25, 2021 to establish the “AlexandriaU-CRCICA Arbitration Initiative”, a Legal Education project. The Protocol has been signed by Prof. Amin Moustafa, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University and Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA …

In the continuous efforts exerted to promote CRCICA and strengthen the ties with Africa, Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA; Dr. Dalia Hussein, Deputy Director of CRCICA; Dr. Mohamed Hafez, FCIArb, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director of CRCICA; Ms. Heba Roushdy, Head of Conferences, Training & External Relations …

CRCICA was honored to welcome Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport “AASTMT” on Tuesday 30 March 2021. The visit aimed to extend the mutual ways of cooperation between CRCICA and the AASTMT. It is worth noting that CRCICA signed a …

On 3 February 2021, CRCICA’s Advisory Committee’s first quarterly meeting in 2021 was held virtually via Zoom. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Philippe Leboulanger and attended by Ms. Aisha Naddar (Sweden-Egypt), Mr. Craig Tevendale (UK), Mr. Dany Khayat (France – Lebanon), Prof. Emilia Onyema (Britain – Nigeria), Dr. Karim …

On 6 January 2021, Ms. Fatma Ibrahim, Mediation Special Advisor to CRCICA, delivered a speech on whether the Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention) can be considered the missing link that would indeed assist in boosting mediation’s use by international companies. For starters, the Singapore Convention …

CRCICA was represented by Dr. Mohamed Hafez in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) at its Seventy-third session which took place in the United Nations New York on 22–26 March 2021, whereby the draft provisions on “expedited arbitration” was discussed yet again. …

On 30 March 2021, the CIArb Egypt Branch jointly with CRCICA organized the webinar on Time-barring Provisions in Construction Contracts. The speaker was Prof. Dr. Sherif Elhaggan; Partner, Director, Dr. Sherif Elhaggan & Partners, FCIArb, CEDR / IFC Accredited Mediator, London, Dispute Review Board Foundation Country Representative, and Professor (Construction …

On 8 March 2021, the CIArb Egypt Branch jointly with CRCICA organized a webinar titled “The New World of Arbitration: Lessons for Counsel and Arbitrators from the Past Year”. The speaker was Ms. Anne Hoffmann, Independent Arbitrator, and the moderator was Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA and Vice-Chairman of …

On 3 February 2021, the CIArb Egypt Branch jointly with CRCICA organized a webinar titled “Investment Treaty Reform in Times of COVID-19: A Policy Perspective”. The speaker was Mr. Hamed El Kady, International Investment Policy Officer, Division on Investment Enterprise, at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). …

On 13 January 2021, the CIArb Egypt Branch jointly with CRCICA organized the webinar titled “Withdrawal of a Court of Cassation Decision: an Exception on Res Judicata”. The Webinar was delivered by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hossam Loutfi, Professor of Civil Law and former Chair of Civil Law Department at the …

CIArb’s Young Members Group (YMG) brings together dispute resolution practitioners and students below the age of 40 interested in building their careers in this fast-growing and dynamic field. In March 2021, the Egypt Branch YMG was formed to present new opportunities and avenues for Egypt Branch Members to connect, participate …

The CIArb Egypt Branch launched the First Cycle of the Branch Mentoring Programme in Mid-March 2021. This Programme is the first of its kind initiated by a CIArb Branch in the MENA region. It provides young CIArb members interested in arbitration and ADR with the opportunity to connect with and …

On 10 March 2021, Dr. Dalia Hussein, CRCICA’s Deputy Director, participated as speaker at the webinar titled “The Rich Culture of Institutional Arbitration in the Middle East”. The webinar was part of the CIArb YMG World ADR Tour and focused on arbitration institutions located in the Middle East. The session …

Dr. Ismail Selim was a panelist at the CIArb International Virtual Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, held during 5-28 March 2021. The Diploma is one of CIArb’s leading membership training programmes, normally delivered in the heart of Oxford for more than twenty years. For the second year, owing to the …

Deena Aboulwafa started internship at CRCICA from February 2021 until March 2021. Deena Aboulwafa has graduated Bachelor of Laws from Cairo University (2017-2021), Bachelor of Laws from University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (2017-2021), Master’s Degree, International Business Law from (2020-2022). She was a member of the Arbitration Department at Clinique …

From November 2020 until February 2021, Rita Godoloshian has accomplished her internship programme at CRCICA. Ms. Godoloshian is an Egyptian/Armenian fresh graduate, Faculty of Law and Legal Studies at the German University in Cairo (GUC). During her internship, she was engaged in translation tasks, preparing researches and case information, and …

Aya Hesham started internship at CRCICA from February 2021 until March 2021. Aya Hesham has graduated from Faculty of Law “English Section” Ain Shams University, completed Diploma in the Private Law at Ain Shams University “Excellent with honors degree”. During her Internship, Aya attended arbitration sessions, handled arbitration documents, translated …