Egypt: Litigation, Contracts and Force Majeure

Abiding by the courts' procedural time frames, is extremely important to any litigant, since missing the deadlines may lead to the loss of procedural guarantees, and consequently the loss of a claimants' rights.

Following rapid spread of the novel coronavirus "Covid-19" that was first reported in the province of Wuhan, China in December, 2019, on 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization declared...

It is well-known that the disease shall not affect the performance of the contractual obligations as the disease may not be deemed as force majeure, however what will be the case if this disease...