Council of State completes review of Economic Courts Law

The Council of State (Maglis Al Dawla) has completed its review of the Economic Courts Law, deputy head of the council Abdel Razek Mehran announced yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. The amendments would allow economic courts to handle consumer protection-related cases, and seek to expedite the dispute resolution process. The council is also nearly done with its review of the Public Procurement Act, the Unified Planning Act, the Unified Building Code, and the draft law to establish the Supreme Council to Combat Terrorism and Extremism, Mehran said.