From April 16-20, a delegation of 16 judges and government officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), headed by the Deputy Minister of Justice, participated in consultations on developing a bankruptcy system in KSA and improving the transparency and efficiency of its commercial courts...

On February 19-23,CLDP, in partnership with the Royal University for Women, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution, Mena Chambers Bahrain, UNCITRAL, and ICC, hostedthe 8th Annual Middle East Vis Pre-Mootat the Royal University for Womenin Manama, Bahrain. The program broughttogether 15 teams...

On December 13 14, CLDP will conduct an international commercial arbitration writing and oral advocacy training program for the reigning-champion, all-women Vis Moot team from Dar Al-Hekma College of Law. For several years, CLDP has provided start-up assistance and continued training to the team...

On December 12-13, CLDP in close cooperation with the Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority and the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, conductedtwoone-day workshopsin Riyadh, Saudi Arabia regarding alternative dispute resolution in the financial industry. Enlisting the expertise of the...

On December 11, CLDP conducted a one-day workshop in Riyadh to train judges regarding their roles in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. CLDP worked in close cooperation with the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authorityand Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration to organize the training...

On December 10 – 12, CLDP, in cooperation with the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), will host a Women’s Legal Workshop on Negotiation and Mediation to a group of 35 distinguished female lawyers and legal professionals.  Participants were selected through a rigorous application process...

CLDP hosted two programs on international arbitration in Tunis, Tunisia and Casablanca, Morocco from December 7-13, 2017.

On September 12, CLDP conducted a commercial law roundtable for the American Business Group of Riyadh (ABGR) legal staffin Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. CLDP staff presented to over 20 participantsa history of commercial law developments in Saudi Arabia and the region that haveimproved the environment for...

On September 10-11, CLDP conducted 2 one-day seminars at the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) in Riyadh. Enlisting the expertise of international business transaction contracting experts, the seminars focused on best practices in contract drafting, specifically arbitration clauses, and...

On October 12-14 in Manama, Bahrain, CLDP, in cooperation with Royal University for Women (RUW), the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA), the University Pittsburghs Center for International Legal Education (CILE), and MENA Chambers Bahrain held a preparatory training in Manama, Bahrain...