Tag Archives: CRCICA Newsletter 1-2019

The total number of cases filed before CRCICA until 31 March 2019 reached 1326 cases. In the first quarter of 2019, 23 new cases were filed compared to 20 new cases filed the first quarter of 2018. The Centre’s caseload in the first quarter of 2019 involved disputes relating to …

On 27 March 2019, CRCICA organized the Young CRCICA Forum Launch Event: “The New frontiers of Arbitrability: Expansion and Diversity”. The event was sponsored exclusively by Shahid Law Firm. The Young CRCICA Forum’s Chairperson is Ms. Amani Khalifa, Principal, Khalifa Associates Law Firm, its Vice Chairperson is Dr. Mohamed Hafez, …

On 23 March 2019, CRCICA’s Director participated as Chairperson and speaker at the 4th Annual Legal Web Conference on “Role of the Legal Society in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs)” organized by Reliable Integrated Sustainable Solutions Company (R.I.S2.C). The event contributes in expanding the communication between legal practitioners from different …

On 23 March 2019, CRCICA organized a Seminar on “How to Break into Arbitration”. The tutors were Mr. Amr Omran, Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and a Member of the Firm’s International Arbitration Group in Dubai, and Ms. Salma El Baz, Senior Associate at Rizkana & Partners. The Seminar discussed …

On 18 March 2019, a senior delegation of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice at People’s Republic of China, a department of the municipal government carrying out guidelines, policies, laws, rules and regulations concerning the judicial administration work in the municipality visited CRCICA. The delegation was headed by its Director …

In his capacity as Secretary Treasurer of IFCAI, Dr. Selim participated on 4 March 2019 at the 7th MENA Conference on International Arbitration organized by the ICC in Abu Dhabi, UAE. During the conference, Dr. Selim spoke about the role of the IFCAI and commented on proposals made to encourage …

Dr. Selim delivered the course on drafting arbitral award and procedural orders. The training course was organized jointly by Dar ElKarar & ADCAC, with focus on new UAE law of 2018. The training was attended by Lawyers, Engineers from the UAE, KSA, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.

On 1 March 2019, Dr. Selim participated in the conference organized by Francarbi in Geneva on International Arbitration & Public Interests. Dr. Selim spoke at the first session, his speech was titled “The Arbitration Agreement and Public Interests.” The works of the conference, including Dr. Selim’s lecture, were published in …

On 18 February 2019, Dr. Ismail Selim met with representatives and members of the legal department of the African Export-Import Bank (“AFREXIM”) at the premises of the latter in Cairo. The meeting was organized by Helmy and Hamza & Partners- Baker McKenzie Cairo. During the meeting, Dr. Selim introduced CRCICA …

CRCICA’s Director Dr. Ismail Selim spoke at the Fifth SOAS Arbitration in Africa Conference titled: “Best Practices in Arbitration and ADR in Africa”, held at the International Convention Centre, Arusha in Tanzania from 12 to 14 February 2019. CRCICA was a sponsor and a media partner of this event, organized …

On the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the CIArb Egypt Branch, the Branch organized an international Conference titled: “Arbitrating Banking and Finance Disputes: A New Paradigm?”. The Conference was hosted and co-organized by CRCICA on 9 &10 February 2019. The Conference shed light on the specificities of banking and …

On 7 February 2019, the CIArb Egypt Branch organized a seminar on “The CIArb MENA Region: An overview”. The speaker was Mr. Anthony Abrahams, Director General, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and the moderator was Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Chair of Private International Law Department and Professor of …

On 5 & 6 February 2019, Dr. Ismail Selim delivered a lecture on international commercial arbitration organized by the Riyadh Chamber and at its premises. During the course, Dr. Ismail focused on comparative aspects of international commercial arbitration and on various soft law instruments in the field and their growing …

On 2 February 2019, CRCICA’s Director delivered a presentation at the Egyptian Yacht Club titled: “CRCICA: A History of Success and a Promising Future”. The speech focused on CRCICA’s background, services, rules of transparency and neutrality as well as recent caseload, recognitions and international events. The speech was attended by …

From December 2018 to February 2019, Ms. Foluke Akinmoladun from Nigeria has accomplished her internship programme at CRCICA. Ms. Akinmoladun is a Managing Solicitor of Trizon Law Chambers (Nigeria), arbitrator, mediator and a trainee accountant under the auspices of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK). During her internship, …

On 12 & 13 January 2019, CRCICA hosted and co-organized the first Legal Franchise Events in Egypt and the MENA Region: “Cairo Legal Franchise Workshop and Symposium”, Cairo-Egypt. The Workshop and the Symposium were also organized by the Egyptian Franchise Development Association (EFDA) and supported by the International Franchise Association …

On 10 January 2019, CRCICA Advisory Committee (AC) held its first quarterly meeting in 2019. The meeting was chaired by Counsellor Amin ELMAHDI and was attended from Egypt by Dr. Ahmed EL KOSHERI, Dr. Ismail SELIM, Prof. Dr. Mohamed ABDEL RAOUF, Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. ABDEL WAHAB, Dr. Karim HAFEZ. …

On 9 January 2019, CRCICA hosted the first quarterly meeting of the CIArb Egypt Branch Committee in 2019. The Committee elected Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Attorney at Law, Partner and Head of Arbitration Group at ABDEL RAOUF LAW FIRM, former Director of CRCICA, and current member of its Advisory …

On 9 January 2019, the CIArb Egypt Branch organized a seminar on “Practicing FIDIC in Civil Law Jurisdictions – Application of Time and Additional Payment Provisions”. The speakers were Eng. Dr. Salwa Fawzy, Contracts and Procurement Associate Director at Mountain View for Development and Real Estate, Member of the CIArb …

CRCICA’s staff started the new year in their wholly renovated offices. The renovation took around 7 months and included office facilities of the management department, the conferences, external relations and training department, and the financial and administrative department. The renovation project has enabled CRCICA to increase the working space through …