In a legal market where response time is often measured in days and critical information is scattered across fragmented emails and calls, we asked a different question: What if a client could access structured, reliable legal information instantly—in their own language—24/7? That question led to the creation of the Consortio AI Agent. We are proud [...]
Last updated: 2026-02-07Author: Karim Elsayed — Managing Partner, ConsortioAuthor bio: Karim Elsayed advises foreign investors on Egyptian market entry strategy, licensing pathways, and compliance-by-design, combining legal structuring with execution workflows (documentation, banking readiness, and operational compliance). What is the best way for a foreign investor to enter the Egyptian market? The best route depends on [...]
Navigating the intersection of foreign inheritance laws, Egyptian capital market regulations, and the procedural requirements of Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR). Inheritance involving assets located in multiple jurisdictions is inherently complex. When those assets include shares in companies listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), the process moves beyond standard family law and [...]
If you hold a court judgment from London, enforcing it in Egypt is a gamble on "reciprocity." If you hold an Arbitral Award from London, enforcing it in Egypt is a treaty obligation. Egypt is a signatory to the 1958 New York Convention (Presidential Decree No. 171 of 1959). This means Egyptian courts are legally [...]
In corporate deal-making, the arbitration clause is often called the "Midnight Clause." It is the final paragraph copy-pasted at 2:00 AM just before signatures, often from an old template that doesn't fit the deal. This is a fatal error. At Consortio Law Firm, we have seen multimillion-dollar awards annulled in the Cairo Court of Appeal [...]
When drafting an arbitration clause, most foreign lawyers default to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris. It is the "safe," prestigious choice. But for a dispute centered in Egypt—involving Egyptian assets and Egyptian law—the ICC is often the expensive, logistical nightmare choice. At Consortio Law Firm, we advise clients to look at the [...]
For foreign investors, the Egyptian court system—with its multiple tiers of appeal and "Expert Office" delays—can feel like a liability. The solution? Arbitration. Egypt is a pro-arbitration jurisdiction. It is a signatory to the 1958 New York Convention (via Presidential Decree No. 171 of 1959), and its domestic arbitration law (Law No. 27 of 1994) [...]
If you have read our General Counsel’s Guide to Commercial litigation, you know that the Egyptian legal system is a tiered hierarchy. But what happens if your judgment didn't come from an Egyptian court at all? A common scenario: A foreign investor wins a judgment in London or Dubai. They come to Cairo believing the [...]
If you walk into an ordinary Egyptian Civil Court (Mahkama Ibtida'iya), you will see stacks of paper files tied with twine, crowded halls, and judges managing hundreds of miscellaneous cases—from rent disputes to petty theft—in a single day. If you are a foreign investor, this is not where you want your commercial dispute to live. [...]
If you ask a standard lawyer about litigation in Egypt, they will quote the Civil Code. If you ask a General Counsel who has actually managed a dispute here, they will talk about three things: "The Expert Office," "The Notification Loop," and the "Execution Problems." At Consortio Law Firm, we focus on Execution Reality. The [...]
