Congratulations to our partners Mohamed Riad and Dr. Fatma Salah for being recognized in the 2022 edition of IFLR1000 as “Highly Regarded” and “Notable Practitioner” respectively. Riad & Riad is ranked as a “Rec...
We are delighted that our partner Dr. Fatma Salah has been appointed as a delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. The Commission is mandated “to gather expertise on arbitration and ADR across the ICC...
Our partner Dr. Fatma Salah is selected as the local legal expert to support GOPA Infra GmbH, the winning bidder, in the KfW/EU-financed project “Energy Efficiency in Public Universities". The project will identify...
Riad & Riad is having the honor and the pleasure to be part of this strategic project by advising the consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) and AVIC International Holding Corporation (C...
In light of the Egypt’s plan toward encouraging the participation of the private sector in developing seawater desalination projects (“Projects”), the Sovereign Fund of Egypt ("SFE") announced the desalination progr...
We are pleased that our partner, Dr. Fatma Salah has been selected as the Vice Chairman of the Economic Legislation Committee at the Egyptian Business Association (EBA). The EBA is a reputable and trusted pressure g...
On 18 May 2022, the General Secretary of the Vocational Training Fund (“Fund”) issued a circular confirming the obligation on employers to pay a contribution of 1% of their annual net profit to the Fund (“Contributi...
Riad & Riad scored a favorable court judgments for a leading UK textile and fabrics company in a dispute against a senior executive director. The Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal decided that a bo...
We are pleased to announce that Riad & Riad got ranked by Chambers Global 2022 in Corporate/M&A for work undertaken in 2020/2021. We are also very pleased that our Partner Dr. Fatma Salah has been ranked fo...
Riad & Riad has successfully represented a multinational aviation company in a long dispute against the Labor Union of Air-Transport in Egypt. The High Court of Cassation in Egypt has issued its judgment decidin...
Riad & Riad is appointed by Chile’s ENAP Sipetrol to advise it in relation to awarded concession of West Amer Block in Gulf of Suez, Egypt. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on 3 January...
The Minister of Civil Aviation has issued Decree 1083/2021 regulating the obligation of airline companies to provide Advance Passengers Information (“API”). The Decree wa...
Renewable power generation plants with a capacity of more than 500 kW will be subject to a new grid merger fee in Egypt. The Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) issued Ci...
The Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency ("CPA") issued Decree No. 4/1 for 2021 (“Decree”) to oblige manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of any product to disclose its expected lifespan to the consumers. We bel...
أجرت الدكتورة إيمان رياض الشريك بالمكتب حوار مع جريدة المال حول مشروع قانون العمل الجديد الجارى حاليًا مناقشته أمام مجلس الشيوخ. وقد اوضحت د/ إيمان خلال الحوار الايجابيات والسلبيات التى اتى بها مشروع القانون وك...
In 2014, the Egyptian Income Tax Law No. 91 for 2005 (“Income Tax Law”) was amended to apply capital gain tax (“CGT”) on the gains realized from the disposal of shares. The tax rate differs depending on the shares b...
According to the Medical Advertisement Law No. 206/2017 (the “Law”), any promotion or advertising of a healthcare product or service has to be pre-approved and licensed by a special committee to be established by th...
According to Article 5 of Decree No. 419 of 2018 regulating Customs Tariff (“Customs Tariff Decree”), renewable energy machines and equipment (solar and wind) are subject to a flat rate of 2% or the regular customs...
Our partner Dr. Fatma Salah was invited to speak at the 11th World Litigation Forum that took place in Dubai on the 19th and 20th of January. She joined an esteemed panel of international experts to...
Tribunal decided unanimously the inarbitrability of construction social insurance disputes and dismissed the claim Riad & Riad scored a victory defending one of the international construction cong...
What is a Digital Bank? A digital bank is a bank with technology-enabled business model which provide its services remotely with limited or no branch infrastructure. Alternative terms used by market participants are...
The Egyptian Council of Ministers issued an official circular (the “Circular”) this week ordering all the ministries in Egypt to issue a regulatory decision to prevent their workers from entering workplaces unless t...
Introduction As part of Egypt’s digital transformation, the Minister of Finance issued Decree no. 188/2020 in March 2020 to require VAT taxpayers to issue e-invoices. This Decree has delegated the Chairman of the Eg...
Introduction In implementation of the Customs Law no. 207 of 2020 and its executive regulations issued by Decree no. 430 of 2021, the Egyptian Customs Authority started the implementation of a new system for customs...
