CLDP sent drafting experts to Oman to work with the Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry in order to revise Oman's commercial laws. In the area of company and electronic commerce laws, CLDP intends to introduce Bahrain examples to assist in the development of laws in Oman that comply with...

CLDP provides additional assistance to the Qatar Ministry of Economy and Commerce as well as the New Commercial Code Committee in Qatar to continue to assist Qatar in revising its commercial code to comply with international standards. In the area of company and electronic commerce laws, CLDP...

CLDP advisors continue to advise the Bahrain Ministry of Industry and Commerce regarding drafting a Corporate Governance Code. CLDP experts will continue to meet with banking officials in Bahrain regarding the development of a collateral registry for secured lending that would allow companies to...

In September 2006, CLDP in conjunction with the American Bar Association, the Arab Council for Judicial and Legal Studies, and the Bahrain Ministry of Justice presented a regional conference focused on training judges regarding the adjudication of electronic commerce disputes.

The 3 day workshop for Egyptian Competition Authority staff took place on September 10-12, 2006. Approximately 40 participants reviewed case studies and competition strategies with 2 legal and economic experts from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and one economist from the U.S. Department of...

CLDP attended the MENA Businesswomen's Summit 2006 and added legal components to the Summit agenda, supporting the role of women lawyers in the Middle East. CLDP advisors offered sessions on international trade law, international Trade agreements, and corporate law to support the legal knowledge...

With the expansion of the Jordanian economy, judges are facing increasingly more complex cases having to do with small and medium sized enterprises. Jordan is working to reform some of the commercial law to reflect the new business environment, and CLDP is helping to prepare judges in their new...

In December 2006, CLDP in coordination with the Yemen Ministry of Justice presented a two-day workshop in Sana'a, Yemen focusing on contract law standards.

Law Faculty from six major colleges of Law in the Gulf region met to discuss teaching tools and methods and curriculum development.

CLDP sponsored the visit of two faculty members from Qatar University Law School and two faculty members from Sultan Qaboos University Law School to participate in the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) annual meeting in Washington DC.