ECC 547/51
Type
Case
Court
Egypt Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Egypt
Taxonomy
Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, Creation of Contract, Arbitration, Insurance Claims & Payments
Decision date
23 Dec 1991
Catchwords
Court - Jurisdiction - Shipping Dispute - Insurance - Arbitrator's Names - Arbitration Agreement - Public Policy
This case involved the Egyptian court's jurisdiction to hear a shipping dispute where there was an arbitration agreement. A key point was the validity of the arbitration agreement as it did not name the arbitrators. The case also considered if this was a public policy breach.