ADB Convenes Cambodia’s First Commercial Courts Symposium

ADB and the Ministry of Justice held Cambodia’s first-ever Commercial Courts Symposium on operationalizing effective and efficient commercial courts, as part of the overall support under the ADB Cambodia Resident Mission's (CARM) Trade and Competitiveness Program and the ADB Law and Policy Reform Program.

The Symposium convened over 120 senior government officials, judges, business leaders and international experts to exchange knowledge about experiences and lessons learned in developing commercial courts around the world. H.E. Chiv Songhak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice remarked on the increase of domestic and international commercial disputes and the need for a specialized commercial court that can handle these disputes quickly, expertly and fairly. In her welcome remarks, CARM Country Director Jyotsana Varma underlined the importance of a clear, reasonable, and accessible judicial system to attract long-term high-quality investment. She also noted that knowledgeable and experienced commercial judges are irreplaceable in a well-functioning economy.

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