SOAS Arbitration in Africa Conference 2018

160 Pages·2017·35.09 MB·English

by  C Djumpah

SOAS Arbitration in
Africa Conference 2017

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial
Arbitration (CRCICA)
3 - 5 April 2017

The Role of African States and
Governments in the Development of
Arbitration in Africa

Venue

Cairo Regional Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek 11211, Cairo, Egypt
Our Sponsors
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Principal Organisers and Funders of the Conference 4
2 Programme 6

Conference Photographs 10
3 Discussion Paper 17
4 Welcome Speakers 25
5 Panel 1: Year 2 Update from Arbitration Institutions in Africa 37
 Striving for an Attractive African Hub for International Commercial
Arbitration: A case study of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre by 43
Dr. Fidèle Masengo

Panel 2: Attitude of African Governments towards Arbitration 59
 The Attitude of the South African Government to Arbitration by Prof.
65
David Butler

Panel 3: UNICITRAL Roundtable 77
 African States and UNCITRAL Arbitration-related Texts
79
by Dr Emilia Onyema

Panel 4: Legal Environment for Investment Arbitration 84

 Investment Laws in West Africa by Rose Rameau 92
 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) as tools for African States to engage with
103
and promote the use of arbitration by Tsegaye Laurendeau
 Shaping Investment Arbitration: The Experience of COMESA and SADC by
106
Rukia Baruti
 A case for a Regional Investment Court for Africa
124
Chrispas Nyombi

Panel 5: View from Outside Africa 152

Panel 6: Response from Attorneys-General & government Ministers 158

Final Report by Dr Jean-Alain Penda Matipe and Dr Ndudi Olokotor 164
6 List of Tables (Appendix) 175
7 List of Participants 181
8 Extract of Feedback from Delegates at the Conference 186

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Principal Organisers and Funders of the Conference

SOAS University of London Team

Organiser/convenor: Dr Emilia Onyema, PhD, FCIArb, School of Law, SOAS, University of London.
Co-convenor: Judge Edward Torgbor (Kenya).
Rapporteur: Dr Councilor Ndudi Olokotor, SOAS
Dr Jean Alain Penda, Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, London.
Administration: Ms Christine Djumpah School of Law, SOAS, University of London.
Ms Chim Emuchay, Malvern College, Worcestershire.

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)

Dr Ismail Selim, Director, CRCICA
Wissam Samy Elmolla, Head, CRCICA Conferences and External Relations Department
Yahia Rashwan, IT Consultant | Conferences and External Relations Department
Rania Abdel-Hamid, General Coordinator | Conferences and External Relations Department
Aly Farouk, Administrative Assistant | Conferences and External Relations Department
Financial Sponsors

Faculty of Law & Social Sciences, SOAS University of London
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation Abuja (ICAMA)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
Stephenson Harwood LLP, London
Youssef & Partners Attorneys, Cairo
Shahid Law Firm, Cairo
JonesDay LLP, London
TMS Law Firm, Cairo
Shalakany Law Office, Cairo
Nour & Selim in association with Al Tamimi & Company, Cairo
Matouk Bassiouny, Cairo
Ms Alexandra (Xander) Kerr Meise

Media Partners

AILA
OHADA
ILFA
I-ARB
TDM

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2. Programme

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The Role of African States & Governments in the Development of Arbitration
in Africa
Third SOAS University of London Arbitration in Africa Conference
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, 3-5 April 2017

Programme
Day 0: 03 April 2017

1200-1700: Registration at Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)

1830-2030: Welcome Reception at Salon Vert, Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino,
sponsored by WilmerHale LLP London
Day 1: 04 April 2017

0800-0930: Registration at Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
0930-0945: Welcome by Dr Ismail Selim, Director, CRCICA
0945-1000: Welcome by Dr Nabil El Araby, President, Board of Trustees, CRCICA

1000-1010: Welcome by Ambassador Mahmoud Nayel, Deputy Director of African Management,
Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1015-1025: SOAS Arbitration in Africa Research Project: Dr Emilia Onyema, SOAS

1030-1100: Keynote address by Judge Mohammad Amin El Mahdi, Former Minister of transitional
Justice & National Reconciliation; Former President of the Egyptian State Council; Former President
of the High Administrative Court of Egypt; Vice President CRCICA Board of Trustees.

1100-1120: Tea Break and Group Photo

1130-1330: Panel 1: Year 2 Update from Arbitration Institutions in Africa

Chair: Ms Alexandra (Xander) Kerr Meise, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Ms Ndanga Kamau, LCIA-MIAC, Mauritius
Mr Kizito Beyuo Ghana Arbitration Centre, Accra

Dr Fidele Masengo, Kigali International Arbitration Centre, Rwanda
Ms Deline Beukes, Africa ADR, South Africa
Dr Dalia Hussein, CRCICA, Egypt

Mr Hicham Zegrary, CIMAK, Morocco

1330-1440: LUNCH

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1445-1745: Panel 2: Attitude of African Governments towards Arbitration
Chair: Judge Edward Torgbor, Kenya/Ghana
Ms Maryan Hassan, Somalia
Dr Tunde Ajibade, Nigeria
Dr Nagla Nassar, Egypt
Ms Bintou Boli Djibo, Burkina Faso
Mr Ousmanou Sadjo, Congo
Prof David Butler, South Africa

Mr Bakri Mohamed Abakar Mohammed, Sudan

1800-1900: Drinks Reception & Book Launch at CRCICA, sponsored by Faculty of Law and Social
Sciences, SOAS University of London
Day 2: 05 April 2017

0930-1100: Panel 3: Roundtable with UNCITRAL

This roundtable will examine arbitration related UNCITRAL texts and their adoption by African states

Moderator: Dr Emilia Onyema, SOAS University of London
Dr Gaston Kenfack Douajni, APAA
Mr Timothy Lemay, UNCITRAL Dr
Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Egypt
Mrs Doyin Rhodes-Vivour, Nigeria
Dr Kennedy Gastorn, AALCO
Mr Jonathan Ripley-Evans, South Africa

1100-1115: Tea Break

1120-1330: Panel 4: Legal Environment for Investment Arbitration

This panel will critique the ease of doing business in Africa; the environment for investment; and the
engagement of African states in investment arbitration
Chair: Ms Rose Rameau, University of Ghana (Fulbright Scholar)
Mr Tsegaye Laurendeau, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Ms Rukia Baruti, Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA)| University of Geneva
Dr Chrispas Nyombi, University of Bedfordshire

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Mr Ike Ehiribe, Seven Stones Chambers, London
Dr Jimmy Kodo, OHADA Region
Mr Jimmy Muyanja, Uganda

Prof Dr Walid Ben Hamida, University of Evry, Paris

1330-1445: LUNCH

1450-1630: Panel 5: View from Outside Africa

Chair: Prof Emmanuel Gaillard, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Ms Smrithi Ramesh, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for International Arbitration, Malaysia.
Mr Duncan Bagshaw, Stephenson Harwood LLP
Mr Steven Finizio, WilmerHale LLP

Ms Alexandra (Xander) Kerr Meise, Georgetown University Law Center
Mr Baiju Vasani, Jones Day LLP
Professor Antonio Crivellaro, BonelliErede

Dr Luis Gonzalez Garcia, Matrix Chambers, London
1630-1640: Short Break
1645-1745: Response from Attorneys–General & Government Ministers Present
Chair: Chief Bayo Ojo, ICAMA, Abuja
Mr Mostafa El Bahabety, Egyptian Vice Minister of Justice for Arbitration Affairs
Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Attorney-General & Minister of Justice, Nigeria
Prof Githu Muigai, SC, Attorney-General, Kenya

1750-1805: Closing remarks by Dr Emilia Onyema, SOAS University of London

1930-2200: Closing dinner at Inter Continental Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, sponsored by ICAMA, Abuja

After dinner speech by Ms Smrithi Ramesh, Assistant Director (on behalf of Datuk Professor Sundra
Rajoo, Director) of Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for International Arbitration, Malaysia
Rapporteurs: Dr Jean-Alain Penda and Dr Councillor Ndudi Olokotor

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