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Arbitration and the Egyptian State: capacity, administrative contracts, ministerial approvals, exequatur and enforcement, and sovereign immunity from execution

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Practice notes

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...

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Sally El-Sawah

Sawah | Junction

Dr. Sally El Sawah is the Co-Founder and Head of Arbitration & Litigation of Junction |Paris and the Founder of El Sawah Law |Cairo. She is Egyptian and French qualified and Registered Foreign Lawyer with the SRA in England & Wales, acting as Arbitrator, Counsel, Consultant and Legal Expert. She is also a Board Member of ArbitralWomen, the African Arbitration Association, the IBA Arab Regional Forum Committee, The ICC ADR & Arbitration Commission, the former Editor of the Africa Construction Law Blog for the North African Region, and the former Deputy Secretary General of the African Arbitration Association.As International lawyer and Arbitrator, Dr. El Sawah has been involved in high-profile cases and projects in Egypt and the “Europe, Middle East and Africa” region (EMEA). She has gained a wealth of experience during a career spanning over eighteen years in Paris, London, and Cairo, both in...

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....

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