On December 31, 2021, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a decree providing for the country’s accession to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, the Apostille Convention, or the Apostille Treaty. In the coming months, Saudi Arabia will join the Apostille Convention. The Apostille Convention will replace the traditional and cumbersome legalization …

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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 …

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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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Egypt is a signatory to several multilateral trade agreements: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)  The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) European Union-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (Association Agreement) Free Trade Agreement with EFTA States Turkey-Egypt Free Trade Agreement Greater Arab Free Trade Area Agreement Agadir Free Trade Agreement …

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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.

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).

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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Liability on Employer’s Requirements under Design-Build Contracts