On August 16-18, 2019, CLDP held its first joint training for 4 Sri Lankan Willem C. Vis Moot (Vis Moot) teams in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 15 students and 5 coaches came from the Royal Institute of Colombo, the University of Colombo, the University of Peradeniya, and the Asian Pacific Institute of...

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 August 19-21, 2019, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, CLDP held a conference in cooperation with the World Bank and Sri Lanka Customs on Article I of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA). Experts from the International Trade Administration provided guidance to Sri Lanka...

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 August 23-25, 2019, in Male, Maldives, CLDP led workshops for Sri Lankan and Maldivian judges on mediation and arbitration. The event highlighted the importance of joining and implementing both the New York and Singapore conventions. Both countries have nascent Alternative Dispute Resolution...

On June 19-20, CLDP joined a twelve member USG delegation that participated in a U.S./Sri Lanka Trade Investment Framework Council Meeting. Assistant USTR for South Asia Chris Wilson led this meeting that focused on trade issues raised by both sides that included: ease of doing business, market...

On May 13-16, CLDP conducted a workshop on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for a delegation from the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

On April 23-26, 2019, CLDP, in coordination with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), held a program for staff and board members of the Sri Lankas Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC)-ICLP ADR Center and three Sri Lankan judges, along with 5 Maldivians, on establishing and operating...