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19-20 November 2016 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Sharm El Sheikh VI:The Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
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Conference Program
Friday 18 November 2016 : 20.00 to 21.00 Registration
Day I : Saturday 19 November 2016
08.00 : 09.00 Registration
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Inaugural Session Welcome Speech Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf: Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Vice President, International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), Member of the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) )Egypt( Inaugural Speeches 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( Mr. Timothy Lemay: Principal Legal Officer, Head, Legislative Branch, UNCITRAL Secretariat, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations )Austria( H.H. Prince Dr. Bandar Ben Salman Ben Mohamed Al-Saud: Honorary President of the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, Honorary president of the Saudi lawyers )Kingdom of Saudi Arabia( Coun. Dr. Borhan Amrallah: Secretary-General of the Arab Union of International Arbitration (AUIA), Former President of the Cairo Court of Appeal )Egypt( Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Fathi Waly: Professor of law; Former Dean, Faculty of Law, Cairo University )Egypt(
09.55 : 10.00 Gold Sponsor’s Speech Zulficar and Partners Law Firm )EGYPT( 10.00 : 10.20 Coffee Break
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First Session: Salient Developments and Challenges Affecting the Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ahmed S. El Kosheri: Senior Partner of Kosheri, Rashed and Riad Law Firm; Former Vice-President of the ICC Court of Arbitration, Member of CRCICA Board of Trustees (Egypt)
Abuse of due process in International Arbitration Prof. Bernardo M. Cremades: Senior Partner of the Spanish law firm B. Cremades y Asociados; Former President of the
Spanish Court of Arbitration )Spain( Interim measures and the Role of Emergency Arbitrator
Ms. Annette Magnusson: Secretary-General of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) )Sweden(
The Arbitrator, the Judge, and Constitutional Principles Mr. Ahmed Ouerfelli: Senior Partner, Ouerfelli Attorneys & Counsels; Former Judge; Former Legal Adviser to the President
of the Republic of Tunisia )Tunisia( 11.30 : 12.00 Open Discussion 12.00 : 12.20 Coffee Break
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Second Session: The Role of State Courts in Enforcing Arbitration Agreements and Assisting Arbitral Tribunals
Moderator: Ms. Annette Magnusson The UNCITRAL soft law instruments: Update and to what extent they could assist judges Mr. Timothy Lemay Consent Oriented Terms in Administrative Contracts: The Role of Courts and Arbitral Tribunals
Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab: Chair of Private International Law and Professor of Dispute Resolution at Cairo University; Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration )Egypt(
The Power of the Judiciary to Assist Arbitral Tribunals in the Taking of Evidence Mr. Michael Patchett-Joyce: Outer Temple Chambers )United Kingdom(
13.30 : 14.00 Open Discussion 14.00: 15.30 Lunch Break
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Third Session: State Courts and Arbitrators’ Impartiality and Independence Moderator: Prof. Bernardo M. Cremades
State Courts and Soft Law Prof. Hadi Slim: Law Professor, François-Rabelais University (Tours) )France – Lebanon( Arbitrator’s Duty to Disclose in Light of the Recent Developments of French Case Law
Prof. Philippe Leboulanger: Cabinet Leboulanger & Associés; Former Chairman, French Arbitration Committee )France(
Issue Conflict Between Judges and Arbitrators
Prof. Nassib G. Ziadé: Chief Executive Officer Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR) )Bahrain - Lebanon(
16.35 : 17.05 Open Discussion Day II : Sunday 20 November 2016
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Moderator: Mr. Girgis Abd El-Shahid: Partner, Shahid Law Firm (Egypt) Dr. Sherif El Atafy, Lecturer at Ain Shams University School of Law; Member of the Arbitration group, Zulficar & Partners )Egypt( Dr. Mona Mansour, Of-Counsel, Shehata - Attorneys at Law )Egypt( Mr. Abdallah El Shehaby, Partner, Rizkana & Partners )Egypt( Mr. Ahmed Kotb, Senior Associate, Nour & Selim in association with Al Tamimi & Company )Egypt(
10.55 : 11.25 Open Discussion 11.25 : 11.45 Coffee Break
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Fifth Session: State Courts and the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Moderator: Prof. Philippe Leboulanger The Enforcement of Arab Arbitral Awards in Arab States Outside the Scope of the New York Convention of 1958 )The 1983 Riyadh Convention(
Dr. Hamza Haddad: Director of the Law and Arbitration Centre; Former Jordanian Minister of Justice; Vice-Chairman CRCICA Board of Trustees )Jordan(
Lois de Police between Arbitration and Judicial Review Dr. Ismail Selim: Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution, Nour & Selim in cooperation with Al Tamimi & Company
)Egypt( Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Light of Recent Saudi Case Law Sheikh Abdel Salam Bin Soliman El Rebeish: Judge, Enforcement Court, )Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(
12.55 : 13.25 Open Discussion 13.25 : 14.55 Lunch Break
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Sixth Session: State Courts and the Challenge of Arbitral Awards Moderator: Judge Mohamed Amin El Mahdi: Former Minister of Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation; Former President of the Egyptian State Council; Former President of the High Administrative Court; Vice-Chairman CRCICA Board of Trustees (Egypt) Awards Finality and Judicial Review – Pursuing Justice Dr. Nagla Nassar: Principal, Nassar Law Office )Egypt( Challenge of Arbitral Awards in Africa Dr. Emilia Onyema: Senior Lecturer in International Commercial Law, School of Law, SOAS, University of
London )United Kingdom- Nigeria( Reflections on the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: Potential Competition Between State Courts and Arbitration? Ms. Rabab Yasseen:Partner, Mentha & Partners, Geneva; Deputy Judge - Geneva Civil Courts )Switzerland –
Iraq( 16.05 : 16.35 Open Discussion
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Closing Remarks Dr. Dalia Hussein: Legal Advisor, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Egypt( Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf
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Sharm El Sheikh VI:The Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
19-20 November 2016
Accommodation Accommodation for 3 nights: 18-19-20 November 2016, departure will be on 21 November 2016:
Room Description Single Room for 3 nights
Double Room for 3 nights
for two persons
Triple Room for 3 nights
for three persons
Sea View Room
Egyptians 2427 L.E. 2781 L.E. 3399 L.E.
Non Egyptians 309 US$ 342 US$ 462 US$
Regency Room
Egyptians 3090 L.E. 3399 L.E. 4017 L.E.
Non Egyptians 681 US$ 711 US$ 834 US$
Room Rate Included service charges, taxes and open buffet breakfast How to book your accommodation? (Please read carefully)
• Submitting the Registration Form and Making the payment directly to the Centre;• Receiving CRCICA’s letter of confirmation;• Sending your accommodation Request directly to Hyatt Regency Hotel, Attaching
CRCICA’s letter of confirmation to the accommodation request )to the contacts below( with a copy to [email protected] ;
Hyatt Regency Sharm El Sheikh Hotel, Email: [email protected] & [email protected]
Hotel reservation Phone: )+2069( 3601234• Hotel accommodation is confirmed only after receiving bank transfer or valid credit card
number
Important Notes: • Reservations and payments are to be made directly with Hyatt Regency Sharm El Sheikh
without the interference of CRCICA. This includes any further requests, airport pickup, changing dates, cancellation…etc..
• Accommodation will be reserved only upon receiving CRCICA’s letter of confirmation• Check-In time 15.00 P.M.• Check-out time 12:00 noon. Late check-out until 19:00 P.M. shall be subject to 50% of the
room rate . check out after 19:00 shall be subject to 100% room rate.• The above rates are inclusive of service charges and taxes. In case of any governmental
taxes modifications, Hyatt Regency Sharm El Sheikh hotel will be entitled to increase its rates according to the new taxes.
• Above rates apply for 3 nights pre and post conference stays only for participants.
Method of payment:• Cash payment • Certified cheque to be issued in the name of the Cairo Regional Centre for
Participation Fees (Without Accommodation) Egyptians Non Egyptians
2500 L.E. 400 US$Registration Fees include: • Attendance of the working sessions • Conference Papers • Coffee Breaks • Lunch for the participant on 19th and 20th November 2016
International Commercial Arbitration• Direct bank transfer to: Account No.: EGB 62-20310212421-82 - US$ 62-20310212424-73
)SWIFT CODE: QNBAEGCX(, QNB ALAHLI Bank, Al Kamel Mohamed Branch, Zamalek, Cairo.
In case of direct bank transfer, please make sure that the bank transfer expenses are not deducted from the total transferred amount and we will much appreciate providing CRCICA with a copy of the bank transfer order to check with our Bank and confirm receiving to you later.Please note that in its capacity as an international organization working in Egypt CRCICA is exempted from all direct taxes by virtue of the Presidential Decree No. 399/1987.
SPONSORSHIP packages For information on SPONSORSHIP packages , please click on the link :
http://crcica.org.eg/conferences/sharmvi/SHARMVISPONSORSHIP.pdfFor further details please contact the Conferences and External Relations Department, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.Among advantages of SPONSORSHIP:• Foremost visibility of Firm’s logo throughout the promotion for the event and during the event
(in the promotional flyer, on CRCICA’s website, on the final conference programme).• Recurring screen show of sponsor’s activities during the intervals between working sessions
(materials to be provided by sponsor).• Firm’s Brochures and Flyers to be displayed on the sponsors’ exhibition table.• Special discount on the registration fees
For interested firms, please contact us at: [email protected]
For further detailsPlease contact Conferences and External Relations Department,Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek, Cairo - EgyptTel. )00202( 27351333/5/7 - Fax )00202( 27351336
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