International Arbitration 2026

SUDAN

Egypt

Libya

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Chad

Khartoum

Law and Practice Contributed by:

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Central African Rep.

Omer Ali Abdelrahman Omer Ali Law Firm

Contents 1. General p.942 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.942 1.2 Key Industries p.942 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.942 1.4 National Courts p.943 2. Governing Legislation p.943 2.1 Governing Law p.943 2.2 Changes to National Law p.944 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.944 3.1 Enforceability p.944 3.2 Arbitrability p.944 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.944 3.4 Validity p.945 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.945 4.1 Limits on Selection p.945 4.2 Default Procedures p.945 4.3 Court Intervention p.945 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.945 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.945 5. Jurisdiction p.946 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.946 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.946 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.946 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.946 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.946 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.946 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.946

7. Procedure p.947 7.1 Governing Rules p.947 7.2 Procedural Steps p.947 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.948 7.4 Legal Representatives p.948 8. Evidence p.948 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.948 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.948 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.948 9. Confidentiality p.948 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.948 10. The Award p.949 10.1 Legal Requirements p.949 10.2 Types of Remedies p.949 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.949 11. Review of an Award p.950 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.950 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.950

11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.950 12. Enforcement of an Award p.950 12.1 New York Convention p.950 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.950 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.951 13. Miscellaneous p.951 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.951 13.2 Ethical Codes p.952 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.952 13.4 Consolidation p.952 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.952

6.1 Types of Relief p.946 6.2 Role of Courts p.946 6.3 Security for Costs p.947

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