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Introduction Coronavirus or (COVID-19) has, unfortunately, hit the economies of most countries, causing severe consequences that have impacted almost all industries on a global basis. The Egyptian market is no exception, as there has been a spike in the number of recorded coronavirus cases in

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. Introduction There have been three main long-standing controversies concerning arbitration in Egypt. First, interest rates and whether they are truly part of Egyptian substantive public policy. Ismail Selim, ‘Egyptian Public Policy as a Ground for Annulment

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. Introduction An ongoing discussion in the world of international arbitration concerns the conflict of interest of arbitrators and how such issue should be addressed. In this regard, the Egyptian Court of Cassation has very recently enriched

Introduction There have been a few news headlines lately reporting how blockchain technology and smart contracts will have an astounding added business value. For instance, McKinsey reports that blockchain-based smart contracts can save nearly $50 Billion in B2B transactions. [1] Furthermore, Accenture suggests that blockchain-based

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. In May 2018, the Cairo Court of Appeals issued an intriguing judgment concerning the enforcement of an arbitral interim measure. In the words of the Court, the arbitral tribunal has issued a procedural order against Damietta

Introduction: Every now and then, two business parties realize that they are short on time to reach an agreement, so they resort to their lawyers to draft a sophisticated cross-border commercial transaction in an aggressively short time-span. The parties usually would have already agreed on