Leading businessmen and corporate lawyers in the Eastern Province have agreed to cooperate with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR) in the resolution of disputes arising between members of the private business sectors of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. This was decided at a meeting at the Asharqia Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Eastern Province here Tuesday. The meeting also decided on a long-term plan to establish a similar dispute resolution body at the Asharqia Chamber, according to Adnan Al-Nuaim, Secretary General of the Asharqia Chamber. “The meeting,attended by businessmen and lawyers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, reviewed the cooperation between the two countries in resolving disputes in all economic activities,” Al-Nuaim said. The Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution has entered into a joint agreement with the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the world's leading alternative dispute resolution service in the administration, arbitration and mediation of domestic and regional commercial cases. The programs, aims and objectives of BCDR were presented during the bilateral meeting by BCDR Executive Chairman William James McPherson and Khaled Bin Hassan Al-Ajaji, Court Assistant Undersecretary, Bahrain Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs.
