Sovereignty vs. Stabilization: Arbitrating State Contracts and PPPs Amidst Global Economic Shocks
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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About this event
Sovereignty vs. Stabilization: Arbitrating State Contracts and PPPs Amidst Global Economic Shocks (A Comparative MENA-Western Perspective)
What happens when a global economic crisis hits a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project, and a government alters its contractual promises to save its macroeconomy? This webinar will provide a cutting-edge overview of the ultimate legal showdown between a State’s right to regulate and an investor’s right to contractual predictability amidst modern currency devaluations, hyperinflation, and supply chain collapses.
The session will dissect the profound philosophical clash between Western-centric commercial arbitration paradigms (such as ICSID and ICC) and the sophisticated public law doctrines of Middle Eastern administrative jurisprudence—exemplified by the Egyptian Council of State (مجلس الدولة). Utilizing groundbreaking landmark arbitral awards and national high-court judgments from 2022 to 2024, the webinar will highlight how different jurisdictions allocate risk, enforce state liabilities, or mandate public solidarity and loss-sharing when structural crises strike. The session will conclude with strategic, forward-looking perspectives on drafting and litigating the next generation of resilient Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements.
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About the speaker
Mohamed Gomaais an experienced arbitrator and judge specializing in investment, infrastructure, and state contract disputes within the Middle East and globally. His extensive leadership in the international arbitration community includes roles as a Young ITA MENA Co-Chair, Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), AIAC YPG Council, CIArb YMG Global Steering Committee, and others. He is a registered arbitrator at numerous arbitration centers and is the Founder of the Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP) Chapter in Egypt.
He holds a PhD from Hamburg University, focusing on PPP contracts and its disputes settlement, his extensive multilingual publications focus heavily on administrative contracts, third-party joinders, investment and infrastructure disputes, judicial assistance and enforcement policies in Middle Eastern and international commercial arbitration.
This webinar is moderated by Mark Wasunna.
