The appeal had called for the discussion of the new law which would regulate the elections in the Lawyers Syndicate. Sorour had maintained that the legal professionals had to be approached prior to considering any changes

 Lawyers have been staging protests at the syndicate's headquarters in Downtown Cairo for four days highlighting that they have petitioned 3000 signatures calling for the overturning and annulment of the syndicate board

 
MB lawyer Mohamed Tosson and rapporteur for the legislative committee asserted that much work was to be done for the amendments to be implemented