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Defamation is a significant legal issue in Egypt, affecting individuals, businesses, and public figures.

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.

Below you will find an overview of the most common legal forms that a company can take within Egypt, including individual companies which were introduced in the latest amendments of the Companies Law No. 159.

Investors in Egypt often face a critical legal question at the outset: should their company be incorporated under Companies Law No. 159 of 1981 or registered as an Investment Project under Investment Law No. 72 of 2017? Both laws remain in force, and both are administered through the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI). Yet they serve different purposes.

Real estate purchases in Egypt are subject to regulations governing project licensing, approvals, advertising, and purchaser funds.

Foreign manufacturers entering Egypt often assume that appointing Egyptian distributors is a low-risk way to build market presence. The reality is more complex.

Valuation practices in Egypt are increasingly evolving to address a more complex and uncertain economic environment, where traditional single-point estimates may no longer adequately capture the range of possible outcomes.

The privatization policy in Egypt is one of the elements of economic reform that is aimed at developing the activities of the private sector as well as the capital market. The State Ownership Policy Document released in 2023 by the Prime Minister of Egypt Dr. Mostafa Madbouly demonstrates a transition from the involvement in business operations to becoming a shareholder who controls economic resources but does not get involved in their direct operation.

Pillar Two is a global tax rule designed to ensure multinational corporations (MNCs) pay a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% on their profits worldwide.

The regulation of women’s employment has long required legislators to strike a balance between two competing objectives which are ensuring equal access to employment opportunities while protecting women from the risks associated with pregnancy, breastfeeding, and hazardous working conditions. Increasingly, labour legislation has sought to achieve this balance by adopting targeted measures aimed at safeguarding maternity and addressing occupational health and safety concerns without unnecessarily limiting women’s participation in the labour market.

The arm's length price in the Egyptian tax system is no longer a theoretical concept or a technical tool invoked only when preparing transfer pricing files.

Cassation appeal is the highest level of litigation in the Egyptian judicial system. It represents the ultimate safeguard for ensuring legal justice and rectifying errors that may arise in the application or interpretation of the law.

File an arbitration case in Egypt correctly, and your claim becomes enforceable, confidential, and faster than any court proceeding.

Pillar Two rules ensure that large multinational companies pay at least a 15% minimum corporate tax rate in all the countries they operate in.

At a pivotal moment in the life of the Egyptian economy, the legislative system stands incapable of keeping pace with market transformations, amidst a highly volatile global environment and extremely sensitive internal balances.

Inheritance law in Egypt plays a crucial role in the country's legal system, determining how wealth is distributed after a person's death.

This is to be applied starting from 15th of August 2018.