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Islam Nasr

Sawah | Junction
Counsel in El-Sawah Law | Cairo, a member of Junction, Islam Nasr is a Qualified attorney at the Egyptian Bar Association since 2008. He specializes in corporate; projects and infrastructure; shipping and logistics; arbitration and commercial litigation. He has broad experience in civil and commercial law, working for over a decade in multinational companies and law firms in Egypt, Bahrain and Qatar.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Experience

  • Youssef & Partners Attorneys, Cairo (2019 - 2020)
  • Ibramar Holding (Shipping, Logistics & Freight Forwarding), Cairo (2014 - 2019)
  • Hazem Gomaa Law Firm, Cairo (2012 - 2014)
  • International Legal Consultants, Doha, Qatar (2011 - 2012)

Qualification

  • Egyptian BAR (2008)

Education

  • Faculty of Law- Cairo University (2007)

1 Contributions by Islam Nasr

Arbitration and the Egyptian State: capacity, administrative contracts, ministerial approvals, exequatur and enforcement, and sovereign immunity from execution
PRACTICE NOTES
Arbitration and the Egyptian State: capacity, administrative contracts, ministerial approvals, exequatur and enforcement, and sovereign immunity from execution
This Practice Note closely examines the place of state immunity in connection with arbitration proceedings in Egypt. For an introductory guide to state immunity and arbitration, see the Practice Note: State immunity and arbitration—general considerations. In addition, for further Practice Notes covering state immunity across a range of jurisdictions around the world (including England and Wales), see: State immunity and arbitration—overview. Law No 27 of 1994 on arbitration in civil and commercial matters International arbitration in Egypt is regulated by Law No 27 of 1994 on Arbitration in Civil and Commercial Matters (the ‘Arbitration Law’). Modelled on the UNCITRAL Model Law and the principles underpinning it and on which it is based, it became effective on 22 May 1994. It revoked Articles 501–513 of the Civil Procedures Law, which had previously regulated arbitration cases, and now the provisions of Civil Procedures Law No 13 of 1968 and Civil Evidence Law No 25 of 1968 are applied to arbitral procedures and to the enforcement of the award as supplementary rules where the Arbitration Law is silent. Egypt is a signatory to the New York Convention on the recognition and enforcement of international awards of 1958 (the ‘New York Convention’), the Washington...
Arbitration
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