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

Kluwer Arbitration

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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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Can public authorities procure fair trade products, or are they debarred from specifically referring to the fair trade qualities of those products under the public procurement directive (directive 2004/18/EC)? This is an important clarification on the scope of article 53 of the directive. Netherlands.

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Will U.S. Lawmakers Find Common Ground to Enact De Minimis Reform in 2024?

Import and Trade Remedies

114-125 ) to increase the de minimis threshold for imports into the United States from $200 to $800, far exceeding similar thresholds in other countries globally. 10.151), imports that qualify for Section 321 treatment are entered under informal entry procedures, which do not require a U.S. e-commerce imports in fiscal year 2022.

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Will your supply chain lead in the next decade?

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It’s up to everyone touching supply chain to educate their organizations about the importance of the supply chain and the impact it has on their company’s success. In 2004, Walmart wasn’t concerned about Amazon; it was just an upstart online bookstore. Remember Walmart and Amazon in 2004 and look at them now. The answer is NO.

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Procuring military equipment under the public procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Whether or not the tiltable turntable equipment qualified for the exemption was important because otherwise the procurement procedure had to comply with the public procurement directive ( directive 2004/18/EC ). This is a matter for the national court to determine.

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Past the Tipping Point? The Diminishing Value of Investment Treaties and Arbitration in the Green Transition Era

Kluwer Arbitration

The central role of private investors in the climate transition was recognized already in the 2015 Paris Agreement , which emphasizes the importance of finance and investment in operationalizing the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C In doing so, many have cited language originating in the 2004 Occidental v. Article 2.1(c)