The Annual Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop 2026

Theme: Corporate and Commercial Law in our Digital Age

This workshop seeks to interrogate the colonial foundations of Caribbean legal systems and explore decolonial alternatives to the current commercial landscape in the region; foster dialogue on resilience, innovation, and inclusive legal reform; examine how emerging technologies (AI, blockchain, fintech) are reshaping commercial law and how Caribbean practice can adopt such technologies ensuring the region does not fall behind in this rapidly evolving field.

Location:   The 23rd Annual Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Panama, Panama City, Panama, July 19-21, 2026.

Proposed Panels:

• Digital transformation in Caribbean Legal and Commercial Systems

• Reimagining Regulatory innovation in fintech, data privacy, and e-commerce in the age of AI

• Climate Change, Climate Finance and Legal Resilience

• The Role of Courts in Commercial Transformation

• Caribbean Commercial Law and Practice in the age of U.S. Hegemony

• Decolonial approaches to Investment, trade, finance, and governance

• Rethinking Legal Education in the Age of Disruption

• Disruptive Technologies in Maritime and Trade Law

• The Impact of E-Commerce Growth on Caribbean Commercial Law

Accommodation

Subject to availability, bookings should be made by noon on June 19th, 2026.
Group rates are available at $139 USD and $149 USD (double) per night
(exclusive of 10% occupancy tax and 7% sales tax)

This rate includes:

• Basic access to wi-fi
• Breakfast from restaurant from 6:30 am until 10:30 am
• Check-in 3:00 PM with a noon check-out

Conference fees are $950 USD with an Early Bird price of $750 USD until 19th June, 2026


Refund Policy
10% deduction on or before 12th June, 2026
20% deduction from 13th June, 2026
No refunds after 30 June, 2026


For registration information contact:
Ms. Lorna Payne,
University of the West Indies
Faculty of Law,
Cave Hill Campus
Barbados

Tel: 1 (246) 417-4220
 For further details on the workshop, please visit the CCLW webpage