KRR Insights
Law explained in the language of business. Each issue of The Brief takes one legal development and answers the question decision-makers actually ask: what does this mean for my business?
- The Strategic Blueprint: How Egypt’s Treaty Network Is Transforming Cross-Border InvestmentEgypt has concluded over 60 double taxation treaties, which take precedence over domestic rates once ratified.
- Speed, Privacy and Pixels: Game-Changing Shifts in the 2026 ICC Arbitration RulesThe 2026 ICC Rules apply from 1 June 2026 and add an opt-in Highly Expedited procedure, with awards due within three months of the first case management conference.
- Why a Multi-Million Dollar Arbitral Award Might Be Worth Zero, and How to Ensure It’s NotTrace the debtor’s assets before you file, not after the award is issued.
- The Countdown to Compliance: Why Egypt’s Data Privacy Grace Period Is Your Strategic WindowEgypt’s PDPL Executive Regulations were issued on 1 November 2025, with a one-year grace period ending on 31 October 2026.
- The Tax Trap: Why Your Arbitration Award Might Not Be the “Full Recovery” You ExpectedCompensation for a breach is generally outside the scope of VAT, while unpaid contractual sums (a “debt”) usually remain subject to it.
- The 10% Power Play: How Minority Shareholders Can Uncover Corporate SecretsIn Egyptian joint-stock companies, a 10% stake is enough to request a formal inspection of the company (Article 158, Law No. 159 of 1981).
- Does Winning an Arbitration Actually Pay Off? The Surprising Shift in Legal Cost RecoveryUnder the DIAC Rules 2022, the ICC Rules and the CRCICA Rules, a winning party can recover its lawyers’ fees, not only the tribunal’s and the centre’s fees.






