8 September 2021 - Hatem Darweesh
In June 2021, the Egyptian cabinet drafted and prepared a draft law that was meant to introduce certain amendments to Law No. 48 of 1979 (“SCC Law”) that governs the authority and powers of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court (“SCC”). According to what has been extensively discussed at the time of proposing the draft, the …
6 September 2021 - Samer Abou Said
This amendment allows the Court to decide to notify a litigant, whether an individual or a company, if not found on their address and under certain conditions, through the Court website. This new amendment will facilitate notification and, depending on how access will be organized, it could form a valuable means to look up cases …
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20 May 2021 - Christian Steiner
By establishing a branch in Morocco, a foreign company can expand its business without the need to create a company under Moroccan law. The term branch refers to a stable entity that belongs to a parent company and has a certain degree of management and direction autonomy, but does not have legal personality.
11 May 2021 - Christian Steiner
Once it has been decided that an agency only or a branch office is not suitable for the needs of entering the North African market, we have a wide range of companies available in Morocco that are familiar to us from continental European law. Moroccan corporate law provides for the following types of companies: – …
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11 May 2021 - Christian Steiner
I. What you should know about arbitration in the Middle East and North Africa: It is every entrepreneur’s nightmare when quarrels with a business partner end up in court. The risk of this happening is greater when there is a clash of very different business cultures, and even more so in a volatile economic and political …
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11 April 2021 - Christian Steiner
If you want to expand your business and enter the Moroccan market, you should first decide whether to set up a subsidiary (independent legal entity) or a branch (without its own legal personality).
16 March 2021 - Christian Steiner
The Iraqi Parliament ratified its accession to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards on 4 March 2021 (Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention). The law will enter into force upon publication in the Official Gazette. International arbitral awards now easier …
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14 February 2021 - Cyrille Naffah
The Saudi Minister of Commerce has recently issued a circular amending certain provisions of the Companies’ Law. The key changes are highlighted below: The time frame within which the General Assembly of the Partners (in a limited Liability Company) must hold its annual meeting has ben extended to twelve (12) months following the end of …
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17 December 2020 - Asaad Saad
Liability on Employer’s Requirements under Design-Build Contracts
5 December 2020 - Cyrille Naffah
In a very significant move and in line with its commitments under the WTO, to open economic sectors to direct foreign investments and modernize its legal and regulatory frameworks, the Saudi Council of Ministers, after lengthy discussions and deliberations, approved on October 8th, 2019, the long-awaited text of the New Franchise Law (hereinafter referred to as the “Franchise Law”). This is a …