Mary B. Ayad

Chinese legal culture is compatible with ancient and current English Common Law principles in applications of international customary law construction of contracts. Proof of this is found in a recent Australian High Court…more

Australia’s High Court decision, yesterday, 2 October 2012, though vague on expounding the precise legal principles underpinning its reasons, sets a sophisticated and pragmatic precedent in the topical matter of the…more

The recent Australian Parliamentary Commission’s stance that any new Bilateral Investment Treaties (hereinafter referred to as ‘BIT’s) entered into by Australia will no longer contain an alternative dispute…more

The Holy Grail of ICSID Arbitration is social justice. Amicus Curiae is the Grail Castle that holds the sacred chalice of ICSID’s salvation. This paper comments on both the procedural and substantive law of amicus curiae…more

Three significant facts about Egypt will be discussed in depth to demonstrate why investors and arbitration counsel and practitioners are facing a New Egypt based on legitimate democratic principles necessary for mitigating…more

The current regulatory framework governing International Commercial Arbitration1 and International Investment Arbitration Law,hereinafter‘ICA/IIA’ Law is problematic…more

International Commercial Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution between parties from different legal jurisdictions precisely because of its flexibility in the choice of law. Yet, that same flexibility poses…more

International Commercial Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution between parties from different legal jurisdictions precisely because of its flexibility in the choice of law. Yet, that same flexibility poses…more