From May 29-30, CLDP will conduct a workshop on FIDIC Contracts and Disputes with participants from the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure of the Maldives. The workshop will include sessions on FIDIC contract risk allocation, termination of contracts, claims, and disputes. CLDP’s...

On May 27, CLDP, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will hold a kick-off event for the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) in the Maldives. MAPS is an international standard assessment and the universal tool to evaluate any public procurement system anywhere in...

From May 19-21, CLDP will conduct a workshop on Commercial Mediation with participants from the Attorney General's Office of the Maldives. The workshop will include sessions on mediation rules and guidelines, mediation process and procedure, settlements, and a hands-on mediation exercise. CLDP’s...

From March 19-26, 2023, law students representing 8 universities from Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic competed among 111 universities in the 20th Annual Willem C. Vis East Moot in Hong Kong. CLDP sponsored the teams' participation in this premier...

From March 20-22, CLDP held a regional workshop on port financing and logistics in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop convened port officials from the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Thailand, with officials from Singapore and the Philippines participating virtually. This program builds on CLDP’s...

On February 8-9, CLDP conducted a workshop on complaint management with the Maldives Ministry of Finance and other relevant agencies. The workshop focused on examples from the U.S. bid protest system and best practices in handling procurement complaints. CLDP’s programming with the Maldives seeks to...

From October 22 – 23, CLDP hosted a two-day Advanced Case Management Workshop for ADR Center Staff with experts and Centers from Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Arbitration Center), Sri Lanka (International ADR Center), Pakistan (Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration...

From November 7 to 11, CLDP hosted delegations from Bangladesh and the Maldives for a U.S. port sector consultation tour in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour was designed to inform development and instill best practices in the Bangladeshi and Maldivian port sectors and included representatives from a...

From October 31 to November 4, CLDP hosted delegations from Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Maldives for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) consultative tour through Washington D.C., New York City, and Sacramento. The consultations focused on project development in the U.S. and included meetings with the...

On June 13-14, CLDP conducted a workshop for various Maldivian ministries, focused on creating more efficient processes and improving operation and maintenance procedures for airport contracts. CLDP’s programming with the various Maldivian ministries seeks to encourage sustainable infrastructure...