Egypt: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Evidence of valuation is very important in arbitration and litigation cases that include issues regarding shareholder disputes, damages for business, acquisition-post-disputes, and other similar financial disputes. Experts hired by the courts and arbitral bodies will have to use their expertise to come up with a fair valuation or an accurate quantification of loss. But since valuation involves professional judgment in choosing techniques, formulating assumptions, and analyzing market information, there might be discrepancies among experts in coming up with the valuation evidence.

The increasing digitization of commercial activity has fundamentally transformed the manner in which parties communicate, negotiate, and document their legal relationships. Communications that were once conducted through traditional written correspondence are now routinely exchanged through emails and other electronic means, making digital correspondence a central component of contemporary commercial practice.

Andersen in Egypt has secured a significant criminal conviction before El Nozha Misdemeanours Court in a case arising from deceptive representations concerning the origin of sanitary ware products supplied under transactions valued at approximately €3.9 million.