The judges of first instance of the newly formed Economic Courts of Egypt have the authority to mediate disputes between the litigants. If the mediation is successful, they will submit minutes of the reconciliation, signed by the parties, to the competent circuit.

CLDP and USPTO, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, held a three-day workshop, on May 18-20, to increase the understanding of Ukraine's officials, specifically its law enforcement and regulatory agencies, of the most effective methods and techniques to combat the trade in counterfeit...

At the request of Iraqs Chief Justice and the State Department, CLDP is providing significant assistance to Iraq as the country is creating commercial courts. In close cooperation with Iraqs Judical Development Institute (JDI), CLDP recently organized its second workshop as part of a series of...

CLDP participated in a two-day meeting to finalize the constitutive and governing documents and a preliminary two-year agenda for the Africa Law Institute. The meeting also succeeded in determining a location for ALI and its launch.

Ten Algerian bankers attended a 2-day conference organized by the Robert Morris Associates in Chicago.

CLDP held a three-day conference during which the model investment law drafting committee, organized by CLDP, presented the finalized model investment law drafted over two previous sessions to ECOWAS, OHADA and WAEMU officials and government officials from the region's nations.

CLDP brought professors from partner institutions in Oman to the U.S. to participate in a consultative tour of American law schools on February 20 - March 4, 2005. During the visit, the participants were able to experience firsthand the teaching methods that are being used at prominent U.S. law...

Omani and UAE judges engaged in a commercial law study tour in the US and work with US judges in order to identify necessary criteria for commercial law specialization.

Egyptian telecommunications regulators from the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority NTRA) met with their counterparts from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC for a week of consultations on the development of telecom competition guidelines in Egypt.

CLDP hosted a senior-level delegation of Egyptian officials who will be responsible for developing a Cybersecurity framework for Egypt's growing e-commerce sector to Washington, DC for a one week consultative visit. The Egyptian officials engaged in bilateral discussions with their counterparts...