Litigation

Alliance Law covers an array of commercial & employment disputes, white collar cases & tax claim investigations under the jurisdiction of Egyptian civil, administrative & criminal courts. We handle every aspect of the process, from leading investigations to negotiating pleas, or going to trial, arbitrating settlements & pursuing appeals.

Practice Areas

Litigation

Expertise and Services:

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Our Team excels in representing clients across a wide array of civil disputes including various claims, Termination of contracts, Compensation whether based on contractual liability or tort,  International sales of goods, Commercial notes whether bank notes or personal notes, nullification of contracts, Arbitration Award Annulment, reimbursement, forcing execution of court and arbitration awards. 

Criminal Litigation

Our team is highly experienced in criminal law and procedures, with significant expertise in breach of corporate law, competition law, Capital Market law including Mandatory Tender Offer, insider information, related parties‘ transactions, insider dealing and market abuse cases, Registration and cancellation rules at the stock market such as disclosing rules, Commercial Fraud and Supply Law fraud, Environmental Law, money laundering, foreign currency trade case, financial offenses, and workplace accidents. We support clients at all stages, from the outset of the case through court proceedings.

Administrative Litigation:

Our team excels in representing clients before the State Council in matters of appealing ministerial decrees, administrative decisions, and temporarily suspending the execution of administrative decisions. Our litigation team is well-versed in the Egyptian Administrative judicial system and can represent clients at all Administrative court levels.

Maritime Law

Alliance Law has extensive experience in maritime law in Egypt. The team is well-versed in national and international maritime statutes and conventions and possesses a deep knowledge of shipping regulations in Egypt and the region. We assist clients with delays in transporting goods, damages of exported goods, ship mortgages, bills of lading, vessel arrests,  vessel limitation of liability lawsuits, and International sales of goods.

Oil and Gas:

Our team in representing clients across a wide range of disputes related to ministerial decrees that govern the oil and gas sector, including appeals against these decrees, cases involving claims of price differences, and cases concerning the termination of gas supply contracts

Employment

Our team has in-depth experience representing clients in labor misconduct investigations, labor cases such as abusive dismissal and incentives disputes, drafting collective labor agreements (CLA), negotiating collective labor disputes, and drafting settlement agreements.

White Collar crimes

Our team has in-depth experience representing clients in all phases of white-collar litigation, with particular capabilities handling bribery and corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, illicit gain, fraud, tax evasion, insider trading, market abuse, sanctions, extradition, and corporate manslaughter claims.

Aviation Law

Our team has a 360-degree understanding of how the aviation industry works and can leverage that knowledge and experience to benefit clients with cost inefficiencies. We assist clients with delays in transporting goods, damages of exported goods, bills of lading, custom issues, and International sales of goods.

Settlement

Our team prioritizes avoiding lengthy litigation through successful negotiations and settlements. Additionally, in cases involving disputes between our clients and governmental entities, we recourse to the Dispute Resolution Committee at the General Authority for Investment Free Zones to establish new rules for settling the dispute.

Taxes

Our team represents clients in a range of tax disputes, including appeals of decisions by tax committees concerning value-added tax, income tax, and commercial profits tax. Our litigation team is highly knowledgeable about the Egyptian tax system and do represent clients at all levels, including internal committees and tax appeals committees.

Case Highlights:

  • Represented Vodafone Egypt in a landmark settlement between all mobile operators in Egypt and the NTRA regarding a ten-year dispute, concerning the applicability of interconnection rates with a total value exceeding EGP 2 Billion.
  • Represented FLSmidth for allegations of tax evasion and reached a favorable outcome.
  • Representing Lafarge pertaining to their natural gas cases in relation to gas price increase for a value of EGP 164 Million.
  • Represented Global Surveys for agro-seed analysis services breach of contact with a value of EGP 9 Million.
  • Represented Bunge in negotiations before the Ministry of supply for unpaid goods for a value of USD 12.5 Million.
  • Representing Titan Egypt in various natural gas cases with an estimate of EGP 70 Million.
  • Representing Intercement in over 250 labor cases with an estimated value of EGP 50 Million.
  • Steel License cases before criminal and administrative courts (e.g. the eminent case concerning the provision of licenses to Egyptian steel companies amounting to EGP 1.2 Billion).
  • Case on acquisition of Dekhela Steel worth EGP 6 Billion.
  • Money laundry case concerning the alleged malpractice in laundering EGP 6.5 Billion.
  • Settlement agreements with different parties (e.g. EGP 4 Billion with the Tax Authority).
  • Banking disputes (loan agreements, bank commercial mortgages, etc…).
  • A safeguard action under rules of WTO with the Jordanian Authority whereby the Jordanian Authority tended to impose safeguard measures on the exported Egyptian White Cement to Jordan.