EGYPT
Lebanon Israel
Jordan
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Libya
Law and Practice Contributed by: Ahmed Kotb, Mohamed Ehab, Mohamed Sameh and Yasmine ElSakka Khodeir & Partners
Contents 1. General p.187 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.187 1.2 Key Industries p.187 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.188 1.4 National Courts p.188 2. Governing Legislation p.189 2.1 Governing Law p.189 2.2 Changes to National Law p.189 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.190 3.1 Enforceability p.190 3.2 Arbitrability p.190 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.190 3.4 Validity p.191 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.191 4.1 Limits on Selection p.191 4.2 Default Procedures p.191 4.3 Court Intervention p.192 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.192 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.192 5. Jurisdiction p.193 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.193 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.193 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.193 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.193 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.193 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.193 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.194
8. Evidence p.195 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.195 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.196 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.196 9. Confidentiality p.196 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.196 10. The Award p.197 10.1 Legal Requirements p.197 10.2 Types of Remedies p.197 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.197 11. Review of an Award p.197 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.197 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.198
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.198 12. Enforcement of an Award p.198 12.1 New York Convention p.198 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.199 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.199 13. Miscellaneous p.200 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.200 13.2 Ethical Codes p.200 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.200 13.4 Consolidation p.201 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.201
6.1 Types of Relief p.194 6.2 Role of Courts p.194 6.3 Security for Costs p.194 7. Procedure p.194
7.1 Governing Rules p.194 7.2 Procedural Steps p.194 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.195 7.4 Legal Representatives p.195
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