On 2 October 2013, Dr. Aly ELGHATIT, Professor of International Comparative Law and Vice-President of the Egyptian Society for International Law, delivered a lecture entitled “Comments on the different judicial trends with respect to the relationship between the judiciary and arbitration.” The topic covered the most recent judicial trends regarding the validity of the arbitration agreement, the enforcement and the setting-aside of arbitral awards. The lecture led to a very interesting discussion.