Statement of Claim Format Requirements in the Egyptian District Court
Page-by-page format guidance for a self-prepared statement of claim in the Egyptian district (الجزئية) court: the data article 68 requires, the value that fixes jurisdiction, the certified translation rule, and the limits of the simplified track in which a licensed lawyer's signature is not required.
Egypt - District (summary) courts
How it works
- Write the claim in Arabic. Arabic is the language of proceedings, and any document in a foreign language is filed with an Arabic translation certified by a translator approved by the Ministry of Justice.
- Set the page: A4 paper, 2.5 cm margins on all four sides, 12 point type, and numbered paragraphs starting at 1.
- Complete the data required by article 68: the district court, the date of filing, the names of the parties and the chosen address for service, the subject of the claim, the requests and the claimant's signature.
- Set out the facts in dated numbered paragraphs, then the documents with an attachment index numbering each one continuously, and confirm that the value of the claim does not exceed 40,000 Egyptian pounds.
- File the claim at the district court registry with a copy for each party, pay the proportional fee, and keep a copy endorsed with the case number and the first hearing date.
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What value does the Egyptian district court hear?
Civil and commercial claims not exceeding 40,000 Egyptian pounds, in a simplified procedure. A claim above that figure belongs to the Court of First Instance.
Can the statement of claim be filed in English?
No. Arabic is the language of proceedings, so the claim is filed in Arabic and any document in a foreign language is filed with an Arabic translation certified by an approved translator.
What does article 68 of the Procedures Law require?
It requires the statement of claim to carry specified data, including the court, the date of filing, the names of the parties, the address for service, the subject of the claim and the requests; the questions in this tool are built on those data.
Format requirements for this court
Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.
Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.
- قانون المرافعات المدنية والتجارية رقم 46 لسنة 1972 وتعديلاته - المواد 1-4 في لغة المرافعات، والمواد 40-47 في اختصاص المحكمة الجزئية، والمادة 68 في بيانات صحيفة الدعوى (Civil and Commercial Procedures Law No. 46 of 1972, as amended)
- وزارة العدل - إجراءات قيد الدعاوى والرسوم والترجمة المعتمدة (Ministry of Justice: registration procedure, court fees and approved translators)
- الجريدة الرسمية - الهيئة العامة لشئون المطابع الأميرية (Egyptian official gazette, publisher of laws and amendments)
- قانون الرسوم القضائية رقم 90 لسنة 1944 وتعديلاته - الرسوم المستحقة على الدعاوى (Judicial Fees Law No. 90 of 1944, as amended)
- بوابة الحكومة المصرية - التشريعات (Egyptian government legislation portal)