Dr. Dalia Hussein, CRCICA’s Deputy Director, co-authored with Dr. Sally El Sawah, Founding Partner and Principal of El Sawah Law, Paris, Egypt’s National Report. The Report, forming part of the ICCA project titled “Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in Arbitration”, was released on 18 March 2021. It …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …