On November 9th, CLDP conducted an Award Writing Training for 11 Maldivian arbitrators. This workshop was led by Ms. Aarta Alkarimi of Chrysalis International Legal Advisors – an arbitrator and arbitration practitioner based in Dubai. Ms. Alkarimi provided an in-depth review of the principles of the...

From October 28, 2021 to January 21, 2022 CLDP, in cooperation with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and the University of Pittsburgh, is partnering with U.S. pro bono lawyers to provide legal writing sessions for 41 teams from 27 countries, which are set to compete in the 29th Annual...

On November 8, CLDP held the Official Launch of the Maldives International Arbitration Center (MIAC). The Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and the State Minister of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure of the Maldives attended the event. MIAC is the first and only institution offering...

CLDP, in cooperation with the Center for International Legal Education (CILE) of the University of Pittsburgh College of Law, is hosted a virtual Vis Moot training workshop for the incoming 2021-2022 CLDP sponsored university teams who will compete in the 29th Annual Willem C. Vis International...

At the request of the Attorney General’s Office of the Maldives, CLDP will develop the second module of a pre-recorded webinar series where industry experts will deliver presentations on different areas of finance related to infrastructure and investment. The second module of this engagement will...

At the request of the Attorney General’s Office of the Maldives, CLDP developed and delivered the third module of a pre-recorded webinar series where industry experts gave presentations on different areas of finance related to infrastructure and investment. The third module of this engagement...

On June 2-3, CLDP conducted a workshop on the composition and application of International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) standard contracts for officials from the Maldivian Attorney General’s Office. FIDIC contracts follow international standards in the fields of construction and...

On May 26, CLDP, at the request of the Attorney General’s Office of the Maldives, hosted an interactive virtual negotiation exercise as part of an ongoing series focused on infrastructure finance and investment. The exercise followed pre-recorded webinars on negotiation strategies, force majeure...

On November 9, CLDP, at the request of the Attorney General’s Office of the Maldives, hosted a second interactive virtual negotiation exercise as part of an ongoing series focused on infrastructure finance and investment. The exercise followed pre-recorded webinars on financing documentation...

CLDP, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), held a virtual arbitration certification training for participants from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. CIArb is the world’s leading qualifications and professional body for dispute avoidance and dispute management...