ECC 2994/1990
Type
Case
Court
Egypt Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Egypt
Taxonomy
Arbitration, General Administrative Law & Judicial Review, Types of Contract, General Construction Law, Central Government
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
16 Jul 1990
Catchwords
Central Government – Administrative Law – Construction – Arbitration – Contract
This case involved whether administrative contracts could be settled by arbitration.
The Court of Appeal confirmed an arbitration award and ruled disputes arising out of administrative contracts may be settled under Egypt Law No. 27/1994.
An Egyptian Antiquities organisation requested the annulment of a domestic award in favour of an English contractor on the grounds the construction contract was a non-arbitrable administration contract.
It was confirmed that award ruling disputes arising from administrative contracts could be settled by arbitration.