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 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...

On September 27-28, in Casablanca, Morocco, CLDP organized a regional conference on insolvency for 75 participants from the MENA region. In recent years, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain have passed new insolvency laws that are in line with international best practices, and Kuwait is in...

On February 21, CLDP,in coordination withthe Royal University for Women, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution, Mena Chambers Bahrain, UNCITRAL, and ICC, hostedthe 4th Annual Middle East Arbitrator Roundtable at the Royal University for Womenin Manama, Bahrain. The Roundtable was led by Dr...

On February 6, CLDP staff and international dispute resolution experts from the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce met with representatives of the Kuwait Council of Ministers Department of Legal Advice Legislation (the Department). CLDP advocated for reform...

On February 7, CLDP Senior Counsel James Filpi spoke at the Kuwait annualKnowledge Economy Forum conference organized by the Kuwait Supreme Council of Planning and Development in Kuwait City. The conference brought experts in economic development from around the world to discuss the demands on...

On November 5, CLDP and the Kuwait Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to cooperate on technical assistance programs for government agencies across the Kuwaiti government.

On November 5-7 , CLDP conducted, in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD), a three-day assessment of Kuwaits current procurement processes and its new procurement law, which was enacted in 2016.

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 February 8, 2018, CLDP and the Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Center (KCAC) will conduct a seminar focusing on best practices in drafting arbitration legislation. Enlisting the expertise of international dispute resolution experts in local and international practices, CLDP and KCAC will conduct...