Law | 23rd Annual Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop 2026
19 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2026
Venue: Hyatt Regency Panama City
Admission: Early bird and group rate available
Audience: General/Professional
The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Faculty of Law announces its 23rd Annual Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop 2026, under the theme: Law in the Age of Disruption: Caribbean Commercial Practice Reimagined.
Registration:
Early bird registration fee (on or before June 19th, 2026) is US$750
Firms registering three (3) or more delegates at the same time can register a fourth (4th) delegate FREE
Location: Hyatt Regency Panama City
Date: July 19 –21, 2026
The Caribbean faces a rapidly evolving legal and commercial landscape shaped by digital transformation, climate change, global economic shifts, and the enduring legacies of colonial legal frameworks. This workshop invites legal scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and technology enthusiasts to explore how Caribbean commercial law can respond to these disruptions, not merely through adaptation, but through bold reimagination. 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; and to promote regional collaboration in shaping future-ready commercial legal frameworks.
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
The event continues to provide a unique and rare networking opportunity for Caribbean Commercial Lawyers to meet and exchange information and ideas among themselves and with their counterparts from the Caribbean, North America and Europe. We look forward to discussing these and other exciting topics in Panama City, Panama.
For more information, visit our website, our LinkedIn page, or contact Ms. Lorna Payne, at the Faculty of Law:
Tel: (246) 417-4220
Email: lorna.payne@uwi.edu
