Ministerial Committee To Study Arbitration Cases Against The Government

The Prime Minister issued Decree 1062 for 2019 to establish a ministerial committee to study the international arbitration cases against the Government and issue its advice in this respect.

The committee will include the Ministers of Investment, the Minister of Justice, the Head of the State Lawsuits Authority, Minister of Parliament Affairs and representatives of the Minister of Interior, Administrative Supervision Authority and the General Intelligence Authority.

The committee will be competent to:

1. Opine on and advise the governmental entities in relation to all commercial or investment international arbitration cases initiated against them.
2. Opine on the appropriateness of the defense strategy and the supporting documents and suggest modifications or amendments to improve the Government's position in the case.