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Treating Symptoms or Root Causes? The Draft Statute of an Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution

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In practice, there are open questions as to whether an advisory centre can deliver on these demanding expectations. Article 6 deals with general technical assistance and “capacity building”, such as advice on dispute prevention, trainings, seminars, exchange of experience and serving as a repository of information. 43 and 85).

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

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8] That is, lending out money for a longer time period increases the return—because more can be done with the money, and an investor demands a better yield for the prolonged risk and opportunity cost of the longer commitment. [9] 12] Conversely, because demand is dropping on the shorter term T-bills, the U.S. Idle Capacity).

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

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However, to get the additional penalty, the contractor must timely demand it. 129, 143 (2002) and Restatement (Second) of Contracts 252)). [51] Is the capacity of the government less than that of a corporation, or of a subordinate officer, or of a private individual?); On this point, the PPA states the following. 25] 5 C.F.R.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7 91, 94 (2002) (price increase is not an out-of-scope mod. percent before seasonal adjustment.” [1] percent for the 12 months ended in August.” [2] The energy index increased 23.8

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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CPI may be more useful for some commercial products and services, because pricing for those contracts is more closely connected to consumer supply and demand. 16] In view of the foregoing, BLS’ March 15, 2023 PPI summary stated that, “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the final demand index rose 4.6 11] PPI does not include this factor. [12]

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived

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Tanvir , the Supreme Court made clear that, under RFRA, a government official can be sued in his/her individual capacity. [48] It is also worth noting that, for some workers who practically cannot meet the weekly testing demand, the proposed ETS offers a Hobson’s choice that is really just a vaccine mandate. In FNU Tanzin v.