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06 Jun

Private Free Zones | Assessment of the Newly Introduced Amendments

Written by Ibrahim Shehata On the 4th of June 2023, several amendments have been introduced with respect to the requirements for establishing Private Free Zones under the Investment Law No. 72 for the year 2017 (Article (76) of the Executive Regulations). The Amendments: These amendments

02 Jun

Client Alert – IDA Temporary Operation License Launched (June 2023)

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On 28th of May, 2023, the Ministry of Trade and Industry published decree No. 149 of 2023 regulating the issuance of a temporary operating license for industrial facilities (“Decision”). The Decision sets out the rules and the procedures to be implemented in the application of

29 May

Effects of Currency Depreciation on Contracts under the Egyptian Law (With Special Emphasis on Construction Contracts)

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Written by Youssef Emam 1. Introduction The Egyptian Pound (“EGP”) has been suffering against the US Dollar (“USD”) recently. In this regard, it is estimated that the EGP has lost more than 50% of its value against the USD since March 2022. Notably, the EGP

18 May

The Egyptian Cabinet Proposes a Promising Package of Incentives for Green Hydrogen Projects

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The Egyptian Cabinet has approved a bill of law setting out a package of incentives for projects within the realm of Green Hydrogen production and ancillary industries. In this regard, the bill of law shall apply as follows: A. Projects Eligible to the Package of

30 Mar

Nevine El-Shafei, Tasneem El-Naggar, and Dina El-Saiedi co-author an article on Data Protection & Privacy for Chambers & Partners

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Data Protection (DP) is one of the hot topics in the legal field currently in Egypt. Although Egypt promulgated the data protection law No 151 of 2020 (DPL), a number of areas in connection with the data protection regulatory framework and implementation remain uncertain. S&P

23 Mar

Nevine El-Shafei and Tasneem El-Naggar co-author an article on Law and Practice for Chambers & Partners TMT 2023 Guide

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S&P recently contributed to Chambers TMT guide which provides an in-depth look into the TMT market in Egypt with particular highlights of the legal, and regulatory applications and challenges. The TMT guide answered a number of important questions including the telecommunications regulatory requirements, consumer protection

14 Feb

Ultimate Beneficial Owners Disclosures are Now in Force in Egypt

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On March 1st, 2020, the Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trading issued the Ministerial Decree No. 41 of 2020 (the “Decree”) amending the Executive Regulations of the Commercial Register Law No. 34 of 1976 (the “Law”). Under the said Decree, all existing companies in

12 Jan

Ibrahim Shehata and Tasneem Elnaggar write a Labour and Employment Comparative Law Guide on Mondaq

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Do you want to compare other jurisdictions? Legal framework 2.1. Are there statutory sources of labour and employment law? The sources of labour and employment law in Egypt are as follows: the Labour Law (12/2003), with numerous ministerial decrees serving as its executive regulations; the

01 Jan

Ibrahim Shehata and Dina El-Saiedi co-author an article on Post-judgment and Post-award Enforcement Issues in Egypt on Chambers & Partners

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Ibrahim Shehata and Dina El-Saiedi of Shehata & Partners give an insight into some key enforcement issues in Egypt, including debt collection, the enforcement of arbitral awards and the costs of enforcement. This article will discuss enforcement-related issues in Egypt. The main focus is to

13 Dec

The Egyptian Court of Cassation Trend Towards Fulfilling Equality in Employment Contracts

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An employment contract shall fulfil equality, meaning that it shall protect both the employee and the employer. One of the major issues in this regard are cases where an employee is not fit in his/her position, resulting in a non-efficient work environment for the employer.

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