Past Events

The webinar which was titled, “The International Protection of Foreign Investors between Contract and Treaty” gave a quick guide to the mechanisms that exist to protect foreign investors and looks at how investment disputes are settled.

Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of the CRCICA, Secretary Treasurer of the IFCAI and Board Member of the AfAA,  delivered a speech on “ICSID’s Convention- Article 26” and its effect on parallel proceedings.

Dr. Selim was joined by the distinguished speakers, Ms. Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); Dr. Dirk Pulkowski (Senior Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration); Dr. Gabriele Ruscalla, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Greater Paris Metropolitan Region; Mr. Alexis Mourre (President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration); and Gabriele Ruscalla (ICC Counsel). Moreover, the webinar was moderated by Ms. Anna De Luca, an International Economic Law Scholar and Practitioner specialized in International Investment Law & Arbitration, and EU law.

To watch the full webinar please visit:https://www.facebook.com/crcica/videos/165777818365182/

On 13 January 2021, the CIArb Egypt Branch jointly with CRCICA organized the webinar titled “Withdrawal of a Court of Cassation Decision: an Exception on Res Judicata”. The Webinar was delivered by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hossam Loutfi, Professor of Civil Law and former Chair of Civil Law Department at the Faculty of Law, Bani-Suef University, Chair of UNESCO of Copyright and Neighboring Rights and Attorney-at-law. It was moderated by Ambassador Mohamed Moustafa Kamal, Former Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Attorney- at – law, MCIArb & Member the Committee of the CIArb Egypt Branch. The webinar discussed the exceptional cases where decisions of the Court of Cassation in civil matters may be withdrawn under Egyptian law in civil cases, in light of the res judicata principle.

The webinar was attended by participants representing various professional backgrounds from Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Ghana, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yemen, and Zimbabwe

In continuation of the success of the Tag Time Series, CRCICA sponsored their Third Season. TagTime Series is a live webinar series featuring leading counsel, arbitrators and academics in discussion of substantive issues in international arbitration. Discussions were followed by a Q&A with the audience and concluded with the guest speaker tagging the next guest.

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On 13 December 2020, the CIArb Egypt Branch and CRCICA jointly organized the webinar on: “Private-Public Arbitration, with Special Reference to PPP Contracts in the MENA Region”. The speaker was Judge Dr. Mohamed A M Ismail (FCIArb), Vice-President of the "Conseil D'Etat" and Judge at the Supreme Administrative Court (Contracts Circuit), and Member of the "Comite Francais De L'Arbitrage". The Moderator was Ambassador Mohamed Moustafa KAMAL (MCIArb), Former Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Attorney- at – Law, and Member of the Committee of CIArb Egypt Branch.
The presentations focused on vital questions such as: Are the current Arab legislation following the French Civil Code conceptualization of the restricted right of public actors’ recourse to arbitration (Article 2060)? Are their exception to the rule in France and Arab countries? To what extent is the influence of the legal globalization phenomenon on Arab legislation and arbitration practice? Can arbitrators exercise public authority by reviewing government acts as to their legality (principle of legality)? and What is the new rising science of “lex mercatoria publica”?
Following the webinar, a prize draw was won by one of the webinar’s participants. The winner won a book titled “Public-Private Partnership Contracts - The Middle East and North Africa" authored and dedicated by Coun. Dr. Mohamed A M Ismail.
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On 30 November 2020, CRCICA and Macchi di Cellere Gangemi co-organized the CRCICA- Macchi webinar Series designed to discuss selected and trending topics on “International Investment and Commercial Arbitration”. The first topic of the Series was titled: “Counterclaims in ISDS: Challenges and prospects in light of the current reform process of International Investment Law”.
The webinar was presented and moderated by Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of the CRCICA. The speakers were Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, MCIArb, Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Oil and Gas at Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, and Member of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee, Prof. Mohamed Sameh Amr, Founding Partner, Amr, and Partners Law Firm and Member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators & Conciliators, and Ms. Anna De Luca, International Economic Law Scholar and Practitioner specialized in International Investment Law & Arbitration, and EU law.
The webinar was attended by 170 participants from different business sectors from 45 countries.
The second topic of CRCICA- Macchi webinar Series on “The international protection of foreign investors between contract and treaty” was scheduled in January 2021, while the third topic on “The protection of Energy investors by Contract” was scheduled in April 2021.