Advising and representing EIG Industrial, formerly operating as Elsewedy Industrial Group, in a maritime dispute brought by Medkon Lines Egypt claiming USD 308,385, plus interest and costs, for container demurrage and related charges at the Port of Alexandria.
El Roby Law Firm built the defence strategy on the limitation rules governing claims arising from contracts of carriage by sea, by re-establishing the legal date on which the claimed right arose and reviewing the bill of lading, the shipping and customs release documents, the commercial correspondence, and the related banking and customs records.
The firm also successfully resisted attempts to treat EIG’s commercial negotiations and requests for a reduction in charges as an acknowledgement of the debt or as the start of a new limitation period, while raising alternative defences addressing foreign-currency conditions, the accumulation of charges, the detention of the cargo, and the customs auction that ended in the sale of the imported equipment.
On 26 February 2026, the Alexandria Economic Court held that Medkon’s right to bring the original claim was time-barred and ordered it to pay the costs, eliminating a financial exposure of USD 308,385 plus potential interest and costs.
The matter highlights the firm’s experience in maritime disputes and in applying specialised limitation rules, as well as in handling complex commercial claims where contracts of carriage, banking and customs documents, and commercial negotiations intersect.