On 10 June 2026, the CARO Centre officially presented its training programmes developed under the INTERREG Caribbean project “Arbitration and Mediation: Enhancing Dispute Prevention and Resolution across the OECS Region in Support of Regional Cooperation” during a ceremony held at the French Residence in Saint Lucia. The event marked a significant milestone in the project's implementation.
The Secretary General of the CARO Centre participated in the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Impact Lawyers Working Group (IILWG) and the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship at New York University School of Law, held in New York from 2 to 4 June 2026.
At the end of March 2026, the CARO Centre continued its efforts to foster regional economic development by participating in a mission to Trinidad and Tobago alongside companies supported by the Martinique Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The mission also provided an opportunity to establish and strengthen regional partnerships while promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as a valuable tool for securing commercial exchanges.
Two key milestones marked the beginning of this month: an economic mission to Saint Lucia organized alongside companies supported by the CARO Centre, and a series of meetings with regional institutional partners as part of the development and structuring of its network of stakeholders.
Le Centre d'Arbitrage Régional OHADAC (Centre CARO) annonce l'ouverture d'un poste de Coordinateur du Responsable OECO dans le cadre de la mise en place de son antenne à Sainte-Lucie et du déploiement du programme Interreg Caraïbes au sein des États de l'Organisation des États de la Caraïbe Orientale (OECO).
Viewing legal practice through the lens of impact law proved particularly insightful. This approach encourages legal professionals to assess the consistency of their work with their core values, while identifying the adjustments needed to strengthen their contribution to society.
The OHADAC Regional Arbitration Centre (CARO) announces the opening of a position for an OECS Officer, as part of the establishment of its satellite office in Saint Lucia and the implementation of the Interreg Caribbean programme in the Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
On July 11, 2025, the CARO Regional Arbitration Centre officially launched the OHADAC-CARO Project in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, as part of the INTERREG Caribbean 2021-2027 program.
The CARO Center, along with Sarah Ellington, a partner at Watson Farley & Williams and a United Kingdom board member of the “Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers”, and Lauren Satill, an associate at Watson Farley & Williams, participated in the Sustainable Financing Forum organized by the United Nations, which took place in Seville, Spain, from June 30 to July 4, 2025.
On June 17-18, the CARO Centre had the honor of participating in a conference titled: “Human Rights and Environmentally responsible practices in the light of foreign investments - Human Rights and Environmentally Responsible Business Practices”.
