In cooperation with the Department of Finance and Banking and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, the Department of Law at the Faculty of Law and Public Administration held a lecture on 21 December 2011. The lecture on "Securities Arbitration" was delivered by Dr. Ghassan Khaled, Professor of Commercial Law at An-Najah National University in Nablus.

In his opening address, Dr. Mohammed Alqaisi, Professor of Commercial Law at BZU pointed to the importance of the topic and to the legal framework that regulates arbitration issues in general, and securities arbitration in particular.

Dr. Khaled addressed arbitration as an alternative and parallel tool for conflict resolution in securities arbitration claims, explaining the advantages and disadvantages of the arbitration process.  He clarified the laws and regulations governing arbitration, referring to the Palestinian Arbitration Act No. (3) of 2001.