On Nov 20-23, CLDP held an advanced arbitration training for 15 arbitrators from the Maldives. The workshop focused on various advanced procedural and substantive topics in the field of arbitration. The program covered procedural issues of arbitral agreements, appointment of arbitrators, the duties...

On March 1-5, CLDP led a delegation from Sri Lanka to the P3C Conference in Dallas, which is the largest conference on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the United States.

Amidst the global impact of the coronavirus, the Annual Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna and Hong Kong was cancelled. More than 400 teams from over 80 countries had anticipated to compete in the premier program this April. In response, on March 10-14, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CLDP, in cooperation...

On September 17, the Attorney General of the Maldives deposited his countrys instrument of accession to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, also known as the New York Convention. The Convention will enter into force on December 16, 2019, making Maldives the...

On December 6-7, in Rangoon, Burma, CLDP held the 2nd Burmese National Vis competition for teams from Yangon, Mandalay, and Dagon University Law Schools.

On July 22-26, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) hosted Government representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington, DC, and Houston, TX. The purpose of the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) consultations was to enhance...

OnDecember 3-4, CLDP conducted a training on FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contracts for an audience comprised of representatives from the Ministries of Finance, National Planning and Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Environment and the Attorney Generals...