Corporate Legal Support
Timely legal expertise that ensures safe legal practices and protects your business from transactional and compliance risks.
Our legal consultants support your business with timely legal knowledge and expertise that ensures safe legal practices — protecting you against transactional risks, and local law compliance issues.
What We Offer
- Legal Research — Targeted research on statutes, precedents, and regulatory updates — grounding your business decisions in current Egyptian law.
- Commercial Contracts — Drafting, review, and negotiation across every commercial relationship.
- Legal Due Diligence — Comprehensive review of contracts, corporate documents, regulatory standing, and litigation history before any major transaction.
- Mergers & Acquisitions — Strategic support across mergers and acquisitions — deal structuring, negotiation, and value capture from assessment through closing.
- Agency & Franchise Agreements — Commercial agency, distribution, and franchise agreements — built for mutual growth between you and your counterparty.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is commercial contract review and drafting worth it?
Professional legal involvement on a contract is worth the cost when it meaningfully affects the business's financial position, reputation, or ability to operate. The main triggers: High value — a breach could materially harm cash flow or trigger significant liability. Long duration — multi-year supply, distribution, exclusivity, or service agreements compound exposure beyond the initial reading. Equity, ownership, or governance — shareholder agreements, partnership terms, founder agreements, joint-venture structures shape control and profit distribution. Cross-border — international agreements raise governing-law, dispute-venue, currency, and enforcement questions. Regulated industries — financial services, healthcare, telecom, food, real-estate development, and similar sectors require specific provisions. Counterparty has stronger representation — when their contract is drafted by their lawyers, equivalent representation balances the negotiation. IP, technology, or licensing — ownership, scope, royalty, and indemnity terms need precise drafting. For routine, low-value, short-duration transactions with standard terms, a well-tested template plus a careful internal read is usually sufficient.
What are the must-have components in a legally binding contract in Egypt?
Under the Egyptian Civil Code (Law 131 of 1948), a contract is valid only when four legal essentials are met. Beyond these, a well-drafted commercial contract includes practical components that protect both parties. The four legal essentials: Consent (الرضا) — genuine agreement of both parties, free of mistake, fraud, duress, or exploitation. Subject matter (محل العقد) — must be possible, specified or specifiable, and lawful. Cause (السبب) — the lawful purpose behind the obligation, not contrary to public order. Capacity (الأهلية) — each party must have legal capacity (adult, sound mind, properly authorised representatives for entities). A contract missing any of these is null or voidable. Practical drafting essentials: Identification of parties — full legal names, addresses, commercial registry numbers, tax IDs, signatory authority. Subject matter and scope — precise description of what each party will deliver, including quality standards and milestones. Consideration — price, currency, payment schedule, late-payment terms. Duration and termination — term, renewal mechanics, termination grounds, notice periods. Default and remedies — penalty clauses, liquidated damages, suspension rights. Force majeure — defined precisely rather than left to general principles. Governing law and dispute resolution — Egyptian law or another jurisdiction; courts or arbitration with seat specified. Confidentiality and IP — treatment of confidential information and ownership of IP created or shared. Language — most Egyptian commercial contracts are drafted in Arabic. Bilingual (Arabic + English) versions are used when one party does not work in Arabic — typically with foreign investors or multinationals — with one version designated as controlling. English-only contracts need certified Arabic translation for use before Egyptian courts or registries. Signatures and registration — authorised signatures; certain contract types (real estate, commercial agency, some IP licenses) require registration with the Notary Public, Commercial Registry, or sector regulators to be enforceable against third parties.
What is the difference between an LLC and a joint-stock company in Egypt?
An LLC (شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة) and a joint-stock company (شركة مساهمة) are the two principal limited-liability forms under Egyptian Companies Law 159 of 1981 (as amended by Law 4/2018). The key differences: Capital and shareholders. LLC (شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة) — 2 to 50 partners, capital in quotas (حصص). Joint-stock company (شركة مساهمة) — 3+ shareholders, capital in shares (أسهم). Minimum capital for each form varies by business activity and applicable sector regulations. Transferring ownership. LLC quotas require notarized transfer + partners' right of first refusal. Joint-stock shares are more freely transferable (subject to any restrictions in the articles); listed shares trade on EGX. Governance. LLC is run by appointed manager(s) — no mandatory board. Joint-stock requires a board of at least 3 directors elected by shareholders, with additional corporate-governance requirements for listed companies. Raising public capital. Only joint-stock companies can issue shares to the public or list on EGX. When each fits. LLC for family businesses, professional firms, SMEs, and closely-held ownership. Joint-stock when raising outside capital, listing on EGX, or operating a regulated activity (banking, insurance, securities) that requires it. The Single-Person Company (شركة الشخص الواحد) — introduced by Law 4/2018 — is a separate form for a single owner; see the Business Establishment FAQ.
Contact
16 Hedaya Basha Street, Gleem, El Raml 2, Alexandria, Egypt
Email: info@inspect-solutions.com
Office hours: Saturday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM