Mr. Barthélémy MERCADAL, Professor Emeritus, International Arbitrator, Vice-President and Secretary General of the IDEF, - the International Law Institute of French Expression and Inspiration-, great promoter of the OHADA & OHADAC initiatives will visit the Dominican Republic next February 16-23 at the invitation of the President of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, Magistrate Milton RAY GUEVARA. Mr. MERCADAL will be received by Mr. Hugo RISK RAMIREZ, president of ACP Leg...

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The most important results of the XXII Latin American Summit of Heads of State and Government which was held on 16 and 17 November in Cadiz under the slogan “A renewed relationship on the Bicentennial of the Constitution of Cadiz” focused on the role of SMEs and arbitration. The Ibero-American SMEs' Charter has been approved to create and develop micro, small and medium enterprises. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will dedicate $ 420 million to medium-sized enterprises to facilitat...

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In the continuation of the recent meetings of Miami, Hugo Ramirez Risk, President of ACP Legal Dominican Chapter, met at the Secretariat General of CARICOM in Georgetown, Guyana, with the Hon. David Hales, Secretariat Programme Manager External Economic & Trade Relations, and Hon. Branford Isaacs, Adviser to the Secretary-General, -HE Ambassador Irwin LaRocque-, on the Implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement CARIFORUM-EU, Head of Unit, and Trade in Goods Specialist, among severa...

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The Araúz Law Firm, Panama, and The Complutense University of Madrid, Department of Public & Private International Law, Spain, organize the III International Training Seminar on Trade & Investment Arbitration with Intra Caribbean mock arbitration, from August 20 to 25th, with the collaboration of ACP Legal, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez's Foundation, FUNGLODE, and two European Arbitration Centres, CIAMEN & CIMA. The course features leading Hispanic experts in arbitration, Dr....

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President Michel Martelly ended his participation at the CARICOM Summit in St Lucia discussing economic and legal strides in Haiti and the country's desire to become an equal partner with other Caribbean nations. In his interview with the President of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, President Martelly highlighted the creation of the High Judicial Council (CSPJ), the appointment of members of the Court of Cassation and fluency dialogue among all sectors of nation...

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