Tag Archives: CRCICA Newsletter 3-2018

The total number of cases filed before CRCICA until 30 September 2018 reached 1274 cases. In the third quarter of 2018, 13 new cases were filed compared to 12 new cases filed in the third quarter of 2017. The Centre’s caseload in the third quarter of 2018 involved disputes related …

On 29 September 2018, the CIArb Cairo Branch in cooperation with CRCICA organized a training course on: “Introduction to Delay Analysis Methods in the Construction Industry”. The trainer was Eng. Hossam A. Mohamed Kandeel, Freelancer Project Management and Risk Management Consultant. Dr. Waleed El Nemr, Vice-President of the Branch moderated …

On 19 September 2019, CRCICA hosted a seminar on “The Limits of Party Autonomy in Institutional Arbitration”. The speaker was Prof. Andrea Carlevaris, Partner at Bonelli Erede, Former Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and Director of the ICC Dispute Resolution Services (2012–2017). The speech illustrated the …

Within the framework of strengthening CRCICA’s ties with China, CRCICA contributed to and supported the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) 10th Anniversary Conference on “China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges for International Dispute Resolution and Contracting” held on 13-14 September 2018, Hamburg, Germany. The conference was meant to …

On 9 September 2018, CRCICA hosted the third quarterly meeting of the CIArb Cairo Branch Committee. The meeting was presided by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salah Abdel Wahab, the Branch President at that time. Members exchanged thoughts about revision of the Branch Rules and ways to boost Branch membership. Discussions focused on …

In August and September successively, CRCICA signed two cooperation agreements with the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) in Rwanda and the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) in Hamburg, Germany. Dr. Ismail Selim signed the agreements on behalf of CRCICA and Dr. Masengo Fidele, KIAC Secretary-General and Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann, …

This year, the African Union was the host of the 6th East Africa International Arbitration Conference: Re-focusing Regional Trade, Energy and Arbitration held on 30-31 August 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Started 6 years ago, the EAIAC conferences are missioned to promote improvement of international arbitration and investment laws in …

In its August 2018 regional outreach, CRCICA contributed to featuring the role of sustainable institutions in building the future of Africa during the 58th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association themed Transition, Transformation and Sustainable Institutions held in Abuja on 26-30 August 2018. In the “Access to Arbitral Justice” …

On 20 August 2018, a distinguished delegation of the China Law Society (CLS), including its Vice President Mr. Zhang Mingqi, visited CRCICA’s premises with the aim of exploring and learning about CRCICA’s main functions, to deepen mutual understanding, trust and to share experience in neutral arbitration services with the aim …

On 28 July 2018, CRCICA hosted the third Internal Moot of the Club d’arbitrage et de plaidoirie de l’Institut de droit des affaires internationales (IDAI). Three groups of students pleaded their cases before 11 (3 per panel) experienced arbitrators who were from (Shahid Law Firm, Tamimi Law Firm, TMS Law …

On 24-25 July 2018, an interactive Workshop on: “Emerging Issues in Africa’s Evolving Arbitration Scene” was organized in Nairobi, Kenya by the Africa Legal Network (ALN) Academy in collaboration with Anjarwalla & Khanna|ALN Kenya and JMiles & Co, with the support of Microsoft. The event was a representation of the …

On 21-22 July 2018, AALCO held its first arbitration forum having brought together all five arbitration centres established under its auspices: the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), the Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (LRCSCA), the Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre …

On 17 July 2018, the CIArb Cairo Branch organized a seminar on “The enforceability of time bar clauses in construction contracts: a comparison between the English/Welsh common law and Egyptian law jurisdictions”. The speaker was Dr. Waleed El Nemr, Vice-President of the Branch, Head of the Contract Department at Hill …

On 16 July 2018, CRCICA organized a seminar on “The UNIDROIT Principles in International Contracts and International Arbitration”. The guest speaker was Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann, Professor at the University of Hamburg, Attorney-at-law in Germany and New York. The speech approached the UNIDROIT Principles in International Contracts as a transnational …

In a special supplement to its July 2018 Newsletter, ICCA issued Dr. Ismail Selim’s historic article: “The 1979 Exchanged letters behind CRCICA”. The Article demonstrates the historical background of the agreement reached in 1979 through ‘Exchanged Letters’ between AALCC ( now AALCO ) and the Egyptian Government to establish the …