Registration
Egypt Hall08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Registration
Egypt Hall08:00 - 09:00
Welcome Speech
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Secretary Treasurer of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (Egypt)
Inaugural Session
H.E. Dr. Nabil Elaraby
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (Egypt)
Judge Mostafa El Bahabety
Deputy Minister of Justice for Arbitration and International Disputes and Head of the Technical Secretariat in both the High Committee for International Arbitration and the Ministerial Committee for Settlement of Investment Contracts' Disputes (Egypt)
Judge. Dr. Borhan Amrallah
Secretary-General of the Arab Union of International Arbitration (AUIA), Former President of the Cairo Court of Appeal (Egypt)
Mr. Stefano Azzali
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Secretary General of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) (Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Coffee Break
09:55 - 10:20 AMFirst Session: Salient Legislative and Case Law Developments Affecting the Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
Dr. Ahmed Ouerfelli (Moderator)
Attorney at law, Former Presidential Legal Advisor, Former Judge (Tunisia)
Preventing Denial of Arbitral Justice: The Role of the Judiciary
Dr. Achille Ngwanza
Member of the ICC Court, President of the OHADA Working Group of the French Committee of Arbitration (CFA) (Cameroon)
Punitive Damages in International Commercial Arbitration: A Comparative Perspective
Prof. Hadi Slim
Law Professor, François-Rabelais University (Tours) (France – Lebanon)
The Role of State Courts under the UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration: Bringing the UAE with International Norms
Adv. Ali Al Zarooni
Chairman and Founder, Horizon & Co. Law Firm (UAE)
The Role of the Judiciary in Light of the New Amendments of the Jordanian Arbitration Law
Dr. Omar Aljazy
Managing Partner, Aljazy & Co. (Advocates & Legal Consultants ) (Jordan)
The Role of State Courts under the 2018 OHADA Arbitration Law Reform, Bringing Celerity and Predictability to the Arbitral Process
Dr. Michael W. Bühler
Partner, Jones Day Paris Office (France -Germany)
Discussion
11:20 AM - 11:55 AMCoffee Break
11:55 AM - 12:15 PMSecond Session: State Courts and the Enforcement of Interim and Emergency Arbitral Measures
Prof. Nayla Comair-Obeid (Moderator)
Founding Partner Obeid Law Firm, Member of the Board of Trustees, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Lebanon)
Critiques of the UNCITRAL Model Law Provisions Related to the Role of State Courts in Enforcing Interim Measures
Mr. Duncan Bagshaw
Counsel, Stephenson Harwood London Office (United Kingdom)
Swiss Courts and Enforcement of Emergency Measures Granted under the Swiss Rules
Ms. Caroline Ming
Executive Director & General Counsel of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (Switzerland)
Enforcement of Interim Reliefs in Light of the Recent Developments of Egyptian Case Law
Judge. Ismail Al Ziady
President of the Commercial Seventh Circuit, Cairo Court of Appeal (Egypt)
The English Courts’ Practice Regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Interim Reliefs Rendered by Emergency Arbitrators
Mr. Kwadwo Sarkodie
Partner - International Arbitration Group, Mayer Brown International LLP, London, (United Kingdom)
Enforcement of Interim and Conservatory Reliefs before Sudanese Courts: A Comparative Approach
Mr. Tayeb Hassabo
Managing Partner, Head/Corporate & Business, Aztan Law Firm (Sudan)
Discussion
13:35 - 02:05 PMLunch Break
14:05 - 03:35 PMThird Session: The Role of State Courts in Ongoing and Post-Arbitral Proceedings
Shaikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa (Moderator)
Principal and Founding Partner of Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Law Firm, Member of CRCICA’s Board of Trustees (Bahrain)
The Deposit of Arbitral Awards in Egyptian Courts Prior to their Enforcement
Judge Mostafa El Bahabety
Deputy Minister of Justice for Arbitration and International Disputes and Head of the Technical Secretariat in both the High Committee for International Arbitration and the Ministerial Committee for Settlement of Investment Contracts' Disputes (Egypt)
Coun. Dr. Michel Nasr Hakim (Co- Presenter)
Director of the Technical Bureau of Arbitration, Ministry of Justice (Egypt)
The Extent of Judicial Review of Arbitrators’ Decision on their own Jurisdiction
Prof. Nassib Ziadé
Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), Vice President, the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee and Board of Trustees (Bahrain- Lebanon- Chile)
The Power of the Arbitral Institutions to Decide upon Challenges against Arbitrators in Institutional Arbitration: The Permissive Position of State Courts
Mr. Stefano Azzali
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Secretary General of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) (Italy)
Challenges Facing Prevailing Parties in the Stages of Enforcement and Execution of the Arbitral Awards: Law & Economics Analysis
Dr. Amr Abbas
Partner and Head of Arbitration, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, Lecturer of Public Finance and Tax Legislations, Faculty of Law, Cairo University (Egypt)
Annulment of Arbitral Awards: A Swiss Perspective
Ms. Rabab Yasseen
Partner, Mentha & Partners, Geneva; Deputy Judge - Geneva Civil Courts, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee, (Switzerland - Iraq)
Discussion
16:45 - 05:15 PMWelcome Speech
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Secretary Treasurer of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (Egypt)
Inaugural Session
H.E. Dr. Nabil Elaraby
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (Egypt)
Judge Mostafa El Bahabety
Deputy Minister of Justice for Arbitration and International Disputes and Head of the Technical Secretariat in both the High Committee for International Arbitration and the Ministerial Committee for Settlement of Investment Contracts' Disputes (Egypt)
Judge. Dr. Borhan Amrallah
Secretary-General of the Arab Union of International Arbitration (AUIA), Former President of the Cairo Court of Appeal (Egypt)
Mr. Stefano Azzali
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Secretary General of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) (Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Coffee Break
09:55 - 10:20 AMFirst Session: Salient Legislative and Case Law Developments Affecting the Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
Dr. Ahmed Ouerfelli (Moderator)
Attorney at law, Former Presidential Legal Advisor, Former Judge (Tunisia)
Preventing Denial of Arbitral Justice: The Role of the Judiciary
Dr. Achille Ngwanza
Member of the ICC Court, President of the OHADA Working Group of the French Committee of Arbitration (CFA) (Cameroon)
Punitive Damages in International Commercial Arbitration: A Comparative Perspective
Prof. Hadi Slim
Law Professor, François-Rabelais University (Tours) (France – Lebanon)
The Role of State Courts under the UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration: Bringing the UAE with International Norms
Adv. Ali Al Zarooni
Chairman and Founder, Horizon & Co. Law Firm (UAE)
The Role of the Judiciary in Light of the New Amendments of the Jordanian Arbitration Law
Dr. Omar Aljazy
Managing Partner, Aljazy & Co. (Advocates & Legal Consultants ) (Jordan)
The Role of State Courts under the 2018 OHADA Arbitration Law Reform, Bringing Celerity and Predictability to the Arbitral Process
Dr. Michael W. Bühler
Partner, Jones Day Paris Office (France -Germany)
Discussion
11:20 AM - 11:55 AMCoffee Break
11:55 AM - 12:15 PMSecond Session: State Courts and the Enforcement of Interim and Emergency Arbitral Measures
Prof. Nayla Comair-Obeid (Moderator)
Founding Partner Obeid Law Firm, Member of the Board of Trustees, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Lebanon)
Critiques of the UNCITRAL Model Law Provisions Related to the Role of State Courts in Enforcing Interim Measures
Mr. Duncan Bagshaw
Counsel, Stephenson Harwood London Office (United Kingdom)
Swiss Courts and Enforcement of Emergency Measures Granted under the Swiss Rules
Ms. Caroline Ming
Executive Director & General Counsel of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (Switzerland)
Enforcement of Interim Reliefs in Light of the Recent Developments of Egyptian Case Law
Judge. Ismail Al Ziady
President of the Commercial Seventh Circuit, Cairo Court of Appeal (Egypt)
The English Courts’ Practice Regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Interim Reliefs Rendered by Emergency Arbitrators
Mr. Kwadwo Sarkodie
Partner - International Arbitration Group, Mayer Brown International LLP, London, (United Kingdom)
Enforcement of Interim and Conservatory Reliefs before Sudanese Courts: A Comparative Approach
Mr. Tayeb Hassabo
Managing Partner, Head/Corporate & Business, Aztan Law Firm (Sudan)
Discussion
13:35 - 02:05 PMLunch Break
14:05 - 03:35 PMThird Session: The Role of State Courts in Ongoing and Post-Arbitral Proceedings
Shaikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa (Moderator)
Principal and Founding Partner of Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Law Firm, Member of CRCICA’s Board of Trustees (Bahrain)
The Deposit of Arbitral Awards in Egyptian Courts Prior to their Enforcement
Judge Mostafa El Bahabety
Deputy Minister of Justice for Arbitration and International Disputes and Head of the Technical Secretariat in both the High Committee for International Arbitration and the Ministerial Committee for Settlement of Investment Contracts' Disputes (Egypt)
Coun. Dr. Michel Nasr Hakim (Co- Presenter)
Director of the Technical Bureau of Arbitration, Ministry of Justice (Egypt)
The Extent of Judicial Review of Arbitrators’ Decision on their own Jurisdiction
Prof. Nassib Ziadé
Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), Vice President, the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee and Board of Trustees (Bahrain- Lebanon- Chile)
The Power of the Arbitral Institutions to Decide upon Challenges against Arbitrators in Institutional Arbitration: The Permissive Position of State Courts
Mr. Stefano Azzali
President of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Secretary General of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) (Italy)
Challenges Facing Prevailing Parties in the Stages of Enforcement and Execution of the Arbitral Awards: Law & Economics Analysis
Dr. Amr Abbas
Partner and Head of Arbitration, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, Lecturer of Public Finance and Tax Legislations, Faculty of Law, Cairo University (Egypt)
Annulment of Arbitral Awards: A Swiss Perspective
Ms. Rabab Yasseen
Partner, Mentha & Partners, Geneva; Deputy Judge - Geneva Civil Courts, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee, (Switzerland - Iraq)
Discussion
16:45 - 05:15 PMFourth Session: The Role of State and Regional Courts in Investment Arbitration
Dr. Karim Hafez (Moderator)
International Arbitrator, Hafez, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (Egypt)
The Achmea Paradox and Regional BITs: Protectionist Judicial Federalism in the Age of Arbitral Transnationalism
Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab
Chair of Private International Law Department and Professor of International Arbitration (Cairo University), Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (Egypt)
Against Stigma: Lessons in Refuting Negative Perception & Self-Reproach from the Arab Spring & the Egyptian Investment Treaty Arbitrations
Dr. Karim A. Youssef
Managing Partner and Head of International Arbitration & International Law, Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Egypt)
Overview of the Cairo Court of Appeal Decision Dated 6th August 2018: The Latest Decision in the Kharafy Arbitration Saga
Judge Khaled Fathi
President at the Cairo Court of Appeal, Commercial Circuit No. 62 (Egypt)
The Reviewability and Review of Non-ICSID Investment Arbitration Awards by State Courts
Mr. Alexander J. Marcopoulos
Counsel, Shearman and Sterling Paris (France)
Discussion
11:05 - 11:35 AMCoffee Break
11:35 - 11:55 AMFifth Session: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the New York Convention: A stable and Innovative Pro- Enforcement Instrument of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Prof. Bernardo M. Cremades (Moderator)
Senior Partner of the Spanish Law Firm B. Cremades y Asociados; Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration, Member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees (Spain)
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in England and Wales under the New York Convention
Dr. Emilia Onyema
Reader (Associate Professor) of International Commercial Law, School of Law, SOAS, University of London, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee, Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (United Kingdom- Nigeria)
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards under the New York Convention in Light of Egyptian Case Law
Judge Nabil Omran
Vice President of the Egyptian Court of Cassation, President of the Commercial Circuit (Egypt)
The New York Convention and International Arbitration Practice: Flexibility and Evolution
Prof. Philippe Leboulanger
Cabinet Leboulanger & Associés; Former Chairman, French Arbitration Committee, Vice‐Chairman of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee and Member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees (France)
HEPI v. India: Stay Denied but Public Policy Prevents Enforcement
Mr. Thomas Snider
Partner and Head of Arbitration, Al Tamimi & Co. (UAE – USA)
Discussion
01:00 PM - 01:30 PMLunch Break
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMSixth Session: State Courts and the Sovereign Immunity against Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Dr. Nagla Nassar (Moderator)
Principal, Nassar Law Office (Egypt)
Panel Discussion:
15:05The Shield of Loi Sapin 2
Dr. Sally El Sawah
Independent lawyer and Arbitrator (France – Egypt)
UK Laws and Jurisprudence
Mr. Craig Tevendale
Partner and Head of International Arbitration, UK, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP; Member of ICC International Court of Arbitration UK National Committee and ICC Commission; Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (United Kingdom)
The Practice of US Courts
Prof. Alexandra A.K. Meise
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (United States)
Discussion
04:05 PM - 04:35 PMClosing Remarks
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Secretary Treasurer of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (Egypt)
Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Dr. Dalia Hussein
Deputy Director, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Egypt)
Ms. Foluke Akinmoladun
Managing Solicitor, Trizon Law Chambers, Nigeria
Fourth Session: The Role of State and Regional Courts in Investment Arbitration
Dr. Karim Hafez (Moderator)
International Arbitrator, Hafez, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (Egypt)
The Achmea Paradox and Regional BITs: Protectionist Judicial Federalism in the Age of Arbitral Transnationalism
Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab
Chair of Private International Law Department and Professor of International Arbitration (Cairo University), Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (Egypt)
Against Stigma: Lessons in Refuting Negative Perception & Self-Reproach from the Arab Spring & the Egyptian Investment Treaty Arbitrations
Dr. Karim A. Youssef
Managing Partner and Head of International Arbitration & International Law, Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Egypt)
Overview of the Cairo Court of Appeal Decision Dated 6th August 2018: The Latest Decision in the Kharafy Arbitration Saga
Judge Khaled Fathi
President at the Cairo Court of Appeal, Commercial Circuit No. 62 (Egypt)
The Reviewability and Review of Non-ICSID Investment Arbitration Awards by State Courts
Mr. Alexander J. Marcopoulos
Counsel, Shearman and Sterling Paris (France)
Discussion
11:05 - 11:35 AMCoffee Break
11:35 - 11:55 AMFifth Session: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the New York Convention: A stable and Innovative Pro- Enforcement Instrument of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Prof. Bernardo M. Cremades (Moderator)
Senior Partner of the Spanish Law Firm B. Cremades y Asociados; Former President of the Spanish Court of Arbitration, Member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees (Spain)
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in England and Wales under the New York Convention
Dr. Emilia Onyema
Reader (Associate Professor) of International Commercial Law, School of Law, SOAS, University of London, Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee, Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (United Kingdom- Nigeria)
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards under the New York Convention in Light of Egyptian Case Law
Judge Nabil Omran
Vice President of the Egyptian Court of Cassation, President of the Commercial Circuit (Egypt)
The New York Convention and International Arbitration Practice: Flexibility and Evolution
Prof. Philippe Leboulanger
Cabinet Leboulanger & Associés; Former Chairman, French Arbitration Committee, Vice‐Chairman of CRCICA’s Advisory Committee and Member of the CRCICA Board of Trustees (France)
HEPI v. India: Stay Denied but Public Policy Prevents Enforcement
Mr. Thomas Snider
Partner and Head of Arbitration, Al Tamimi & Co. (UAE – USA)
Discussion
01:00 PM - 01:30 PMLunch Break
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMSixth Session: State Courts and the Sovereign Immunity against Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Dr. Nagla Nassar (Moderator)
Principal, Nassar Law Office (Egypt)
Panel Discussion:
15:05The Shield of Loi Sapin 2
Dr. Sally El Sawah
Independent lawyer and Arbitrator (France – Egypt)
UK Laws and Jurisprudence
Mr. Craig Tevendale
Partner and Head of International Arbitration, UK, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP; Member of ICC International Court of Arbitration UK National Committee and ICC Commission; Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee (United Kingdom)
The Practice of US Courts
Prof. Alexandra A.K. Meise
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (United States)
Discussion
04:05 PM - 04:35 PMClosing Remarks
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Secretary Treasurer of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of the Governing Board of the African Arbitration Association (AfAA) (Egypt)
Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Dr. Dalia Hussein
Deputy Director, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Egypt)
Ms. Foluke Akinmoladun
Managing Solicitor, Trizon Law Chambers, Nigeria
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