Egypt’s clogged-up courts need reform to attract investors | The National

Egypt’s clogged-up courts need reform to attract investors | The National:

"Egypt’s broken legal system needs emergency repairs if the country is to attract investors, whether foreign or Egyptian.

The court system is overloaded with cases. Much of it is still not computerised and its procedures are opaque, inefficient and mired in bureaucracy. Much of the court staff is untrained. The system has a staggering backlog of 11 million cases, according to legal sources.

It is too easy to file court cases, and once filed they are not easily dismissed, even if frivolous. Businessmen tell horror stories of cases taking years to resolve."



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