Tag Archives: CRCICA Newsletter 2-2019

In implementation of its policy to promote and encourage mediation, CRCICA issued, during the second quarter of 2019, a Guidance Note to encourage the Parties to current or future arbitration proceedings to consider using Arb-Med-Arb (arbitration – mediation – arbitration). The Guidance Note explained the process highlighting that both mediation …

Starting from early 2018 until October 2018, Ms. Leïla El Dib, a fresh law graduate with a Masters’ Degree in International and European Business Law, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, joined the CRCICA Internship Program as an intern at the Dispute Management Department, before becoming a Legal Researcher, from January 2019 …

CRCICA contributed to the June 2019 (African Arbitration Association) “AfAA” newsletter by a Brief on its caseload and activities

On 20 June 2019, Dr. Dalia Hussein, CRCICA’s Deputy Director delivered the session dedicated to CRCICA at the Africa Arbitration Academy held in London from 3 to 21 June 2019, and organized by the Association of Young Arbitrators (“AYA”) in Africa for the first time this year in cooperation with …

IFCAI Council and General Assembly Meeting, 24 May 2019, Helsinki, Finland CRCICA Director participated in his capacity as IFCAI treasurer, at the IFCAI Council and General Assembly Meeting held on 24 May 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. He also spoke at 15th IFCAI Biennial Conference. Dr. Selim’s speech was titled “Is …

Dr. Ismail Selim, The Director of CRCICA, was invited to deliver the opening speech of the Maghreb’s Day of International Commercial Arbitration’ organized by the ICC on 14 June 2019, in Tunis, Tunisia.  Dr. Selim’s speech was delivered in French and was titled “L’arbitrage Integre” or “The Integrity of Arbitration”. …

Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director of CRCICA represented CRCICA at the international conference on “Civil Proceedings Today: an International and Comparative Approach” held at Tunis, Tunisia on 2&3 May 2019. The Conference was organized by Tunis El Manar University, the Faculty of Law and Political …

Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director, represented CRCICA at Paris Arbitration Week, held during the week of 1-5 April 2019. Dr. Hafez spoke at a seminar & round table hosted and organized White & Case (Paris) on 4 April 2019 titled “the Games of Seats: Arbitral …

Dr. Ismail Selim represented at the AfAA First Annual International Arbitration Conference on: “The Coming of Age of International Arbitration in Africa”, held on 3-4 April 2018, CRCICA was a media partner to the event and 10 Egyptian lawyers attended the Conference. The Conference focused on Africa’s achievements in international …

In his capacity as member of the Board of Directors of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA), Dr. Ismail Selim, founding member of the AfAA and the sole representative of North Africa in its Board, participated in the AfAA Board meeting held on 2-5 April 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting …

On 9 April 2019, CRCICA hosted the second quarterly meeting of the CIArb Egypt Branch Committee in 2019. The Meeting was presided by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, the Branch Chairman. Members discussed the reports presented by Eng. Tamer Nabieh, Branch Honorary Treasurer, and Eng. Mahmoud El Saddany, identifying the …

On 9 April 2019, CIArb Egypt held its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) following the Branch Committee Meeting. The AGM was attended by 25 members. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, the Branch Chairman, presided the meeting and presented a detailed report covering the activities of the Branch in 2018 and early …

On 1 April 2019, the CIArb Egypt Branch organized jointly with CRCICA a seminar titled “Contract Interpretation in International Arbitration – Is There A Common Law/Civil Law Divide of Real Significance?” The speaker was Dr. Lawrence Shore, Partner and Team Leader of the International Arbitration Focus Team, BonelliErede, Italy, and …

On 9 April 2019, the CIArb Egypt Branch organized a seminar on “Cost/Contracts Challenges in the Egyptian Construction Industry”. The speakers were Dr. Waleed El Nemr, Contracts Director, Hill International (Africa) Ltd. and the Branch Vice-Chairman, and Eng. Ayman El-Ghazzawi, Managing Director of ValueMetric Consultants (VMC), a company regulated by …

On 22 June 2019, CRCICA’s Director delivered a speech at the Egyptian State Council titled “Introduction to CRCICA’s History and Rules” as part of the cooperation with the Centre of Judicial Studies of the State Council. The speech shed light on CRCICA’s background, services, rules, neutrality as well as recent …

On 17 June 2019, CRCICA organized a Tribute to Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sadek El Kosheri (1932-2019), Egyptian prominent figure in international arbitration in the Arab world and worldwide. Prof. Dr. El Kosheri was the Chair of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee from 2012 until 2017, and remained afterwards a member of that …

During the week of 13-17 May 2019, CRCICA hosted and co-organized a Training Course on “the Settlement of Disputes: The African Continental Free Trade Area”. Organized by the African Union (“AU”), the training aimed at raising the capacities of AU member states in arbitration and alternative dispute settlement mechanisms, especially …

On 10 April 2019, CRCICA organized a seminar on “Some ethical problems faced by a party appointed arbitrator in investment arbitrations”. The speaker was Prof. Dr. Georges Abi Saab, Honorary Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva), Former Member and President of the Appellate Body, …

On 21 April 2019, CRCICA Advisory Committee (AC) held its second quarterly meeting. The meeting was chaired by Counselor Amin ELMAHDI and was attended by Counsellor Dr. Borhan AMRALLAH, Dr. Ismail SELIM, Prof. Dr. Mohamed ABDEL RAOUF, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. ABDEL WAHAB. Five members participated by a conference …

During the second quarter of 2019, three new members have been nominated as members of CRCICA Advisory Committee: Dr. Karim Youssef, Managing Partner and Head of International Arbitration & International Law, Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Egypt), Mr. Ahmed Ouerfelli, Attorney at Law, Former Presidential Legal Advisor, Former Judge (Tunisia), and …

CRCICA wins the “GAR Guide to regional arbitration award for an arbitral institution that impressed” at the 9th Annual GAR Awards Ceremony, Paris On 4 April 2019, in a large awards ceremony held in Paris, CRCICA was awarded the GAR Guide to Regional Arbitration Award for “arbitral institution that impressed”. …

The second quarter of 2019 witnessed the filing of 13 new cases compared to 15 new cases filed in the second quarter of 2018. The Centre’s caseload in the second quarter of 2019 involved disputes relating to various sectors, including Oil & Gas, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate Development, Pharmaceutical …

The second quarter of 2019 witnessed the signing of a settlement agreement following a mediation conducted in accordance with CRCICA Mediation Rules. The mediation was requested by a German Company and an Egyptian manufacturer related to a dispute arising out of a contract for technical consultancy concluded between them. The …

CRCICA contributed with a Chapter titled “CRCICA Overview” at the GAR Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2019. The Chapter introduced CRCICA, its activities and caseload, and focused specially on cases related to the media and entertainment sector in light of the development of the legislative framework regulating this sector …