CRCICA and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) organized an online Training Course for the students of the AASTMT on “International Commercial Arbitration as a Dispute Settlement Mechanism” during 6-17 September 2020.
The opening speech was delivered by Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Farag, President of AASTMT, Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA and Dr. Rasha Abo El- Gheit, Acting Dean of the International Transport and Logistics Institute.
The training was conducted by eight lecturers with a wide spectrum of expertise in arbitration. Dr. Ismail Selim, Dr. Mohamed Abo El Seoud, Founding Partner, MASS Attorneys at Law, Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director of CRCICA, Mr. Yasser Mansour, Attorney at Law and Principal, Mansour Law Office, Mr. Abdullah Al-Shehabi, Senior Partner and a Member of the Executive Committee at Ibrachy Legal Consultancy, Mr. Sameh Abdelsamad, Founding Partner at MASS Attorneys at Law. Ms. Heba Salem, Case Manager and Legal Researcher at CRCICA, and Mr. Samer Badran, Managing Partner, Badran Law Office.
The agenda of the training highlighted interesting topics related to arbitration practice, inter alia; arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods, drafting arbitration clause, the arbitral tribunal and administering institutional arbitration. Other interesting topics were addressed including sports arbitration, arbitral proceedings, virtual hearings, arbitration awards and the enforcement and annulment of arbitration awards. The training was attended by 42 students who lively interacted to the discussions and showed keen interest in attending similar trainings to learn more about Arbitration
