On October 20-22, in Abu Dhabi, CLDP held Phase I, which is the official launch, of the 10th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot. The Vis Moot is one of the most prestigious commercial arbitration competition in the world, which is held annually in Vienna and Hong Kong. CLDPs Middle East program is a...

On June 25-27, 2019, CLDP organized a regional conference on mediation in Tunis, Tunisia, bringing together more than 110 participants from the justice sectors of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, and Algeria. The conference focused on the use of mediation to resolve commercial disputes...

On April 7-9, 2019, CLDP, in cooperation with the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), will participate in a three day launch program in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia to promote the 1st Arabic Commercial Arbitration Moot. CLDP, alongside SCCA, will gather with Saudi judges...

From May 14-16, CLDP facilitated discussions between the Saudi Arabia National Center for Privatization and Public Private Partnership (NCP) and potential U.S. partners during the annual meeting of the U.S. National Center for Public Private Partnership (NCPPP) in Denver, CO. NCP estimates that the...

On July 22-26, 2019, CLDP will conduct judicial capacity building programming in New York, NY, for a 15-person delegation from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Participant judges will visit federal and New York state courts to view live commercial proceedings and learn best practices in adjudicating complex...

On April 1-2, in Singapore, CLDP, in coordination with INSOL International (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals), supported the participation of judges from Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia in the 13th INSOL Judicial Colloquium. INSOL...

On April 29-30, CLDP supported Saudi Arabias launch of its new bankruptcy law, which was headlined by the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment. The conference included over 800 lawyers, judges, and accountants from across the country. Prior to the passing of the new law, bankruptcy had...

On March 31 and April 3, in Singapore, CLDP organized trainings for judges from Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia on the role of courts in managing restructuring and liquidation procedures. The trainings focused specifically on court administration, cross-border judicial cooperation and...

On March 5-9, CLDP, in partnership with the Royal University for Women (RUW), the Bahrain Center for Dispute Resolution, Mena Chambers Bahrain, and the Center for International Legal Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, hosted the 9th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Moot at RUW in Riffa, Bahrain. The...

On March 10-14, in Riyadh, CLDP met with stakeholders in the newpublic private partnership (PPP)legal regime in Saudi Arabia. CLDP met with the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the National Center for Privatization and Public Private Partnerships (NCP), local attorneys representing...