Past Trainings

The third module of CRCICA's Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice (CCATP) was held on 1-3 September 2014. Beside traditional topics pertaining to the arbitral proceedings such as the commencement and conduct of proceedings, interim measures, suspension and termination of proceedings, the Arbitral Proceedings Module tackled other important aspects of the arbitral proceedings. Examples of these aspects are: the determination of the rules applicable to the arbitral proceedings, the relationship between the selected procedural rules and the mandatory procedural provisions in the law of the place of arbitration as well as basic principles of pleadings before arbitration. Evidence in Arbitration was tackled intensively including the general rules of evidence, the rules applicable to the taking of evidence, the means of evidence [writing - witness - experts (The Sachs Protocol) - Inspection], the production of documents [The Redfern Schedule], discovery, tribunal's discretion in weighing the evidence and finally the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, May 2010). It is notable that CRCICA launched CCATP in 2011 as the first comparative commercial arbitration course in the Arab region in cooperation with the Cairo Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Tutors are Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, CRCICA Director, and Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Vice President of the Cairo Branch of the CIArb. What is unique about the CCATP tutorial methodology is that the two tutors have both Common Law and Civil Law backgrounds and they lecture simultaneously instead of separately to give participants a wide interactive legal exposure.

The Arbitral Tribunal: the second module of the Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice (CCATP), was held on 8-10 June 2014. In this module, "the Arbitral Tribunal" is studied in depth based on a big number of the most recent international court decisions and institutional regulations. Unlike the traditional format of arbitral tribunal programs, which mainly focuses on the composition of tribunals, the program tackled all aspects related to the tribunal including the appointment of arbitrators, the scope and nature of their mission as well as challenge, removal, resignation and replacement of arbitrators. Considerable attention was also given to the rights, obligations and liabilities of arbitrators. Reference documents included an unprecedented collection of court judgments, published institutional decisions, analytical articles as well as expert commentaries. Participants have had the chance to role play through four mock cases designed to raise and discuss all top issues related to the composition and functioning of the arbitral tribunal, with special emphasis on conflicts of interests including issue conflicts. Thirty practitioners participated in this module in representation of many sectors of businesses and professions. It is notable that CCATP, organized jointly by CRCICA and CIArb Cairo, has been recognized as a one of the kind program in the region with a simultaneous bilateral tutorial methodology that combines Civil Law and Common Law systems. The four modules of the program are being held separately in a total of 13 days from March through December each year. Upon completion of the program, in its four modules, participants will be eligible to apply for the membership of CRCICA.  

Held by CRCICA and CIArb Cairo, the 2014 round of the Comparative Commercial Arbitration Law: The Theory and Practice (CCATP) started on 15-17 March 2014 by the First Module: The Arbitration Agreement. The course was a balanced combination of lectures and tutorials. It provided participants with sufficient knowledge of the theory and practice in all the requirements for the writing and understanding of the arbitration agreement. The didactics of the course are based on an unprecedented collection of documentations including comparative state court decisions on the arbitration agreement of the European (British, French and Swiss), American and Arab (Egyptian, Saudi, Sudanese, Tunisian, Emirati and Syrian) jurisdictions. Also, documents include a unique collection of arbitration agreement related arbitral principles extracted from awards of many international arbitration institutions including CRCICA. The mock case, the educational masterpiece of the course, is tactfully prepared to spot all possible types of the pathological arbitration clauses cited in CRCICA's rich institutional record. The course was attended by 45 practitioners representing an outstanding variety of business sectors, being petroleum, construction, real estate, investment, banking, air conditioning industry, trading, representatives of national courts and public prosecutors, ministries of justice of Egypt and United Arab Emirates, the League of Arab States and Libyan Commercial attaches in Cairo as well as private lawyers and professionals from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Upon completion of the course, participants were invited to progress onto the composition of the arbitral tribunal Module scheduled to be held on 8-10 June 2014. CCATP has been recognized as a one of the kind program in the region with a bilateral tutorial methodology that combines both systems the civil law and common law systems. The four modules of the program are held separately in a total of 14 days from March through December annually. Upon completion of the program, in its four modules, participants are eligible to apply for the membership of CRCICA.

The fourth module of CRCICA training program on: "Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice" (CCATP) was held at Dr. Aboul-Enein's new hearing room from 2 to 5 December 2013. In this module, the "Arbitral Award" was handled in depth as based on most recent court judgments in different jurisdictions. Reference documents included a huge collection of court decisions which were regularly updated, analytic articles, expert commentaries and a model arbitral award. In groups, participants drafted an arbitral award based on the facts of a mock case. With varying professional backgrounds, participants came mainly from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.  

The third module of CRCICA's Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice (CCATP) was held on 1-3 September 2013. Beside traditional topics pertaining to the arbitral proceedings such as the commencement and conduct of proceedings, interim measures, cessation, suspension and termination of proceedings, the course tackled other important aspects of the arbitral proceedings. Examples of these aspects are: the determination of the rules applicable to the arbitral proceedings, the relationship between the selected procedural rules and the mandatory procedural provisions in the law of the place of arbitration as well as basic principles of pleadings before arbitration. Evidence in Arbitration was tackled intensively including the general rules of evidence, the rules applicable to the taking of evidence, the means of Evidence [writing - witness - experts (The Sachs Protocol) - Inspection], the production of documents [The Redfern Schedule], discovery, tribunal's discretion in weighing the evidence and finally the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, May 2010). At the end of the module, a mock case was discussed in groups. It is notable that CRCICA launched CCATP in 2011 as the first comparative commercial arbitration course in the Arab region in cooperation with the Cairo Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Tutors are Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, CRCICA Director, and Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Vice President of the Cairo Branch of the CIArb. What is unique about the CCATP tutorial methodology is that the two tutors have both Common Law and Civil Law backgrounds and they lecture together instead of separately to give participants a wide interactive legal exposure.