Region: Egypt
Canadian gold miner puts Egypt on notice
A Canadian company has notified Egypt of a potential investment treaty claim over a terminated gold mining contract.
20 August 2024
Cairo centre unveils new board members and advisers
The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) has announced new appointments to its board of trustees and advisory committee, with London-based Herbert Smith Freehills partner Craig Tevendale named as the new chair of the advisory committee.
11 July 2024
Egypt defeats gas distribution claims
Egypt says it has defeated a pair of treaty claims worth around US$190 million brought by a group of Emirati and Canadian claimants over a terminated natural gas distribution concession.
04 July 2024
CRCICA and new CRCICA Arbitration Rules
Featured in The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2024
19 April 2024
Egyptian contractor brings ICSID claim against South Sudan
An Egyptian electrical infrastructure company has filed an ICSID claim against South Sudan under a contract for a construction project.
29 September 2023
Egypt knocks down mega-claim to US$22 billion
An UNCITRAL tribunal has thrown out US$30 billion in claims lodged by Saudi real estate investors in a treaty case against Egypt, GAR has learned – while it continues to hear remaining claims worth US$22 billion.
07 June 2023
Treaty claimant’s estate resists success fee demand
A judge in London has refused to allow two law firms to summarily enforce conditional fee agreements against the estate of a deceased businessman they represented in an investment treaty arbitration – finding it was realistically arguable that the retainers didn’t comply with applicable legislation.
24 April 2023
Youssef calls for "COP-27 moment" for arbitration
In a speech in Egypt, Karim Youssef called for a "COP-27 moment for arbitration", arguing that "the preservation of the good health and good functioning of global arbitration is a matter of global public interest."
19 December 2022