State Lawsuits Authority
Counselor Assem Ghaiesh was sworn in as the new head of the Court of Cassation, while Counselor Osama Shalaby took the oath as the head of the Egyptian State Council, according to a statement from the Presidency.
Counselor Assem Ghaiesh has been appointed as the head of the Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest court and the pinnacle of the judicial hierarchy.
President Sisi also awarded the former head of the Lawsuits Authority the Order of the Republic, first class.
The president stipulated the role of the Court of Cassation, State Council, and State Lawsuits Authority in establishing justice.
Amer, who served as deputy head of the independent judicial authority, has succeeded legal expert Hussein Abdo Khalil who reached retirement age.
The State Lawsuits Authority (SLA) managed to settle several lawsuits that poured EGP 278.2 million into the state treasury from July 2017 to June 2018.
President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi has issued a decree appointing 67 deputies for the chairman of the State Lawsuits Authority (SLA).
The Court of Cassation is set to consider an appeal against a previous ruling to cancel freeze on Abou Trika's assets
