<h1>Centre for Trade and Investment Law boosts state trade capacity with confidential legal support, training, research and treaty guidance</h1> CRIT Centres, particularly the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), are reported to play a central role in advancing national trade interests by preserving confidentiality in trade negotiations and building in-house legal capacity. Senior government officials and judiciary representatives credited CTIL with providing timely legal inputs across trade negotiations, legislative drafting, rulemaking and dispute settlement, and with strengthening state capacity through experiential learning programs now yielding tangible negotiation and settlement results. The centre also marked its anniversary by publishing thematic research and a study on investment treaty provisions to inform policy and treaty practice.