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The Double Hatting Paradox in Investment Arbitration: Justification For Abolition?

Kluwer Arbitration

He identically argued as a counsel for the same claimant in SGS v Pakistan ( SGS I ) (2003) and SGS v Philippines ( SGS II ) (2004) that the effect of umbrella clause was to convert a contractual claim into a treaty claim. One such example may be cited with reference to Emmanuel Gaillard. This argument was rejected in both cases.

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Arbitrator’s Bias as a Ground for Challenging a Foreign Award: The Indian Perspective

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However, the Bombay High Court rejected the challenge on the grounds that the circumstances of bias alleged by Avitel did not pass the reasonable third person test, contemplated under General Standard 2(b) of the IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interest in International Arbitration, 2004 (“ IBA Guidelines 2004 ”).

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The Revised IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest: A Call to Action for Parties and Counsel?

Kluwer Arbitration

First published in 2004 (the “2004 IBA Guidelines”) and then revised in 2014 (the “2014 IBA Guidelines”) (collectively, the “IBA Guidelines”), the IBA Guidelines have become a go-to guide for arbitrators, counsel, and arbitral institutions in identifying conflicts of interest and assessing the need for disclosure.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. Early reformers in this first revolution were Ethiopia (2005), Ghana (2005), Kenya (2007), Tanzania (2004), Uganda (2003), and Zambia (2006).

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Guiding Cases 196 – 198 Issued by the PRC Supreme People’s Court – Further Steps Toward a Pro-Arbitration Regime

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Article 26 of the 2004 Interpretation grants the subcontractor the right to break the contract privity and to directly file a lawsuit against the employer when the employer failed to make payment of construction project costs owed to the contractor. Fu Yang and Qinghai Senkeyanhua Industry Co.

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How Confidential Is Arbitration In English Law?

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More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe € 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata € 190

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Brexit 2.0: The United Kingdom Leaves the Energy Charter Treaty

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Amongst the UK’s treaty partners are or also were many of today’s EU member states, mostly those which joined the Union during the 2004, 2007, and 2013 enlargements towards Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. While some of these treaties have already been terminated or are not in force, the majority are.