On November 16, the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), in cooperation with CLDP, initiated the Youth Arbitration Moot for the premier legal institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in both Arabic and English. The Youth Arbitration Moot will be the first National Moot on Commercial...

On November 15-16, the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) hosed its inaugural conference on The Role of Institutional Arbitration in Economic Reforms and Investment Promotion, under the patronage of H.E. Minister of Justice Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani, and H.E. Minister of Commerce...

On May 2-3, CLDP organized a two-day workshop to review Kuwaits new bankruptcy draft law, which was hosted by the UN Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in Vienna. For U.S. companies, Kuwaits current bankruptcy system is overly punitive, does not include a restructuring provision to...

From September 24-28, CLDP conducted an evaluation of the Tunisian suspension and debarment regime in collaboration with HAICOP, Tunisias government procurement body. For the past four years, CLDP has been working with HAICOP to promote transparent and efficient government procurement processes. The...

In early October 2018, Bahrain enacted a new bankruptcy law. Based upon Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the new law makes possible the reorganization of insolvent firms. CLDP provided technical assistance to Bahrain as it was drafting the new law, the main purpose of which is to foster SME...

With support from the Arab League, Bahrain plans to create a center for technology transfer and innovation. This center will assist universities and industries with the commercialization of new technologies; it will do so initially in Bahrain, and, later, throughout the Gulf. In support of this...

From September 26-27, in Manama, CLDP, in coordination with the Supreme Judicial Council of Bahrain, conducted a judicial training on the development of a bankruptcy system in Bahrain for 16 local judges. Bahrain recently adopted a new bankruptcy law in accordance with international best practices...

On October 26, 2017, CLDP hosted a roundtable with Law Schools from prominent academic institutions in the West Bank to discusspotential contributions that academia influenced IP can have on the local economy. Currently, Law School offer IP as an elective subject. However, the concept of technology...

On October 23, 2017, CLDP, working in collaboration with US ConGen Jerusalem, supported the formation of an Entrepreneurship Working Group that are leading the technology transfer industry in the West Bank. The Committee members are instrumental in providing private sector perspective to the...