However, regarding the procedures of these courts, which have been frequently complained about due to slowness, delays, and other defects, the Court of Appeal itself has presented some proposals for amendments. These proposals have been incorporated into a draft legislation submitted to the recently formed Legislative Assembly, where it is still under consideration. The reforms it mandates include invalidating ex parte judgments for lack of prosecution, expanding the jurisdiction of the summary judge in cases related to real estate, and restricting recovery lawsuits intended to obstruct the seizure of movable property.

Businessmen and lawyers representing British residents in Egypt have repeatedly suggested adopting the English system as a model for introducing further procedural reforms. Last year, some senior English lawyers were asked to advise the government on this matter. They proposed several points for consideration, the most important of which are: (1) That cases be initially submitted to a preparatory judge whose function would be, firstly, to sort out unimportant cases, thereby saving the court a great deal of work that one judge could handle, and secondly, to ensure that every important case is prepared and ready for trial before being referred to the court. (2) That once a case is submitted to the court, the discussion of it be conducted in detail, all written documents be presented to the court, and lawyers explain the case thoroughly so that the court has everything it needs to rule on it without adjourning to another session.

However, these proposals faced a formidable obstacle. Even if we assume that the number of cases is not very large, these proposals would necessitate an increase in the number of sessions due to the extended time each case would take. In the current circumstances, it is impossible to form a sufficient number of circuits. The necessary sessions would only be possible if the circuits were formed with a reduced number of judges per circuit, a matter on which agreement has not yet been reached, as mentioned earlier.

Furthermore, increasing the number of sessions would require more clerks, who are currently fully occupied. However, a significant portion of them are now assigned to registration work, a task they will be relieved of once the project for unifying registration offices is implemented, another project currently before the Assembly for approval.