ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT E.L. Ref. No.: 5008447 Decision of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology No. 816 of 2025 Published on 01/11/2025 in the Official Gazette, Issue No. 244 (Supplement “A”) Effective as of 02/11/2025 Regarding the Issuance of the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law promulgated by Law No. 151 [...]
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LAW NO. 14 OF 2025 Issued on 03/05/2025 — Published on 03/05/2025 in the Official Gazette, Issue No. 18 (Supplement) Regarding the Promulgation of the Labor Law Abdel Fattah El-Sisi — President of the Republic PREAMBLE In the name of the People The President of the Republic The House of Representatives [...]
The Client: A prominent upper-mid global investment and import corporation operating within the Egyptian market. The Challenge: A sudden, unjustified judicial fee assessment threatening immediate asset seizure. The Consortio Solution: A surgical legal strike to nullify the financial claim and shield corporate assets. The Scenario: The Bureaucratic Ambush Operating in a foreign jurisdiction often comes [...]
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) [...]
