Arbitration in Egypt: The Strategic Alternative to Courts

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) [...]

By |2026-01-12T19:36:01+01:00January 12th, 2026|Arbitration & ADR|0 Comments

The “Fast Track”: Why You Want Your Dispute in the economic court

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. [...]

By |2026-01-24T19:13:00+01:00January 12th, 2026|Litigation & Dispute Resolution|0 Comments
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