Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Since your first appointment as Director of AIAC (then Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) in 2010, the institution has grown to become one of the most influential arbitration institutions in Asia. Datuk Sundra, thanks for joining us today! We are excited to hear your insights on your career and AIAC.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In 2010, Nigeria entered into a Gas Supply and Processing Agreement (“ GSPA ”) with P&ID. Falkof explored the proposed amendments to the Arbitration Act, including the introduction of a general duty on the tribunal to safeguard the arbitration proceedings against fraud and corruption. Introduction to Nigeria v P&ID Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 8, 2024

It found that neither the contract nor the addendum was void due to the corruption allegations. The arbitration was also conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the imperative rules of the seat of arbitration, Rules 3 and 9 of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration approved by the IBA on 29 May 2010.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 20, 2024

ECLI:EU:C:2010:146 ( Alassini ) and ECLI:EU:C:2017:457 ( Menini )). 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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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 29, 2024

However, on 5 July 2023, the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 was signed into law and section 124 of the same sets out an amendment to the Arbitration Act 2010 , providing that maintenance and champerty do not apply to “dispute resolution proceedings”.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These reform proposals entirely contradict with the spirit of Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Company v Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46. In Dallah , the UK Supreme Court held that the court had the power under section 67 to conduct de novo review (rehearing) showing no deference to the tribunal’s determination as to its jurisdiction.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

190/2010 (Commercial) , the court reiterated that the invalidity of a contract containing an arbitration clause does not affect the arbitration clause, which remains in force unless the invalidity affects the arbitration clause itself. For example, in Dubai Court of Cassation No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Expedited Procedure Since Expedited Procedure was introduced in 2010, it has become increasingly popular. As per SIAC’s annual report of 2022 , SIAC has received a total of 802 requests for Expedited Procedure since 2010. In 2022 alone, SIAC received 87 requests for Expedited Procedure, of which 48 were accepted. Draft Rule 14.1(b)

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The substantial award at issue is of a particularly high value and fraud and corruption elements arise in both the procurement of the underlying contracts and also the awards themselves. The court found that the awards were obtained by fraud in a manner that was contrary to England’s public policy.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

The previous ones referred to a preliminary measure (2010) and to an annulled arbitral award (2011). In both arbitrations, Lima responded by arguing among other things that the Concession Contract and its modifications were void due to corruption. 19,971 in 2004 that the Supreme Court of Chile has denied an exequatur. 730, Pourvoi No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

1107-2010, Constitutional Court of Guatemala, Decision of March 15, 2011; No. 878-2010, Constitutional Court of Guatemala, Decision of March 15, 2011; No. The Court has set three general principles when it comes to this specific type of intra-corporate disputes ( See, e.g. , cases No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 6, 2023

1420-2010 ). 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 14.474-23-INA ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

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 Fiji’s international Arbitration Regime—A Trailblazer?

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 8, 2024

In response, the Respondent made an application pursuant to Article 8(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law as adopted by the Arbitration Act 2010 to stay proceedings and refer the dispute to arbitration pursuant to an arbitration clause in the insurance policy. In the court proceedings, the Claimant sought judgment in default of defence.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For example, there is a risk that an arbitration award (or a private settlement) is subsequently found to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in contravention of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). More coverage from Australian Arbitration Week is available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 22, 2024

The government attorney, appointed as arbitrator by Petros, had previously acted under several capacities, between 2010 and 2015, at the governmental entity Superintendência Nacional de Previdência Complementar (“Previc”).

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2010) , where the US Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit considered an arbitration clause that required the parties to arbitrate all disputes before the National Arbitration Forum (“ NAF ”). The Louisiana Court also referred to the decision in Ranzy v Tijerina, 393 Fed. App’x 174 (5th Cir.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 4, 2024

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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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Similar to the 2011 Rules, the 2024 Rules continue to be loosely based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules , as revised in 2010 (amended in 2013 and 2021), which leaving a wide room for party autonomy. The methodology of the comparison is explained in the first comment of the first page of the document.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

When he asked a second time in 2010, I said yes and took over writing the case every year from the 21st Vis Moot onwards. In 2008, Prof. Bergsten approached me for the first time to ask whether I could imagine following him with a team of others as a director of the Vis. Past interviews are available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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 ↑ 4 Article 68.2(b)

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2010, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (the “SPC”) issued the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Case Guidance (the “Provisions”). Meanwhile, with the substantial revision of the Chinese Arbitration Law, the future arbitration practice in this regime is worth expecting.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

Between 2009 and 2010, Red Eagle secured 11 option contracts to acquire equal mining titles to develop a large-scale gold mining project in Colombia (“Project”). Between 2010 and 2012, Red Eagle acquired the 11 mining titles, which were assigned and registered according to Colombian law.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

Between 2009 and 2010, Red Eagle secured 11 option contracts to acquire equal mining titles to develop a large-scale gold mining project in Colombia (“Project”). Between 2010 and 2012, Red Eagle acquired the 11 mining titles, which were assigned and registered according to Colombian law.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Rusoro claimed that, between 2009 and 2010, Venezuela expropriated its investment over mining rights and contracts without compensation, and committed other violations of the Canada-Venezuela BIT. ARB(AF)/12/5). million plus interest to Rusoro.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

She also highlighted Panama’s decision in 2010 to stop the negotiation of BITs in favor of prioritizing FTAs. 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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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

So, a revised provision was introduced into the CAA, re-enacted Australia-wide from 2010 (based otherwise now on the Model Law, only for domestic arbitrations). In New South Wales, a 1990 amendment to the Commercial Arbitration Act (“CAA”) allowing parties to consent to Arb-Med was also hardly used.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The Blog went from a little over 8,000 readers/month in January 2010 to over 150,000 readers/month since January 2020, from every corner of the world, from the United States, to India, to Cuba, Gambia, Iceland, Bahamas, Mongolia, Algeria, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Brazil, St. We wish you an excellent 2024, with peace, health, and joy!

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 11, 2024

The great uncertainty brought about by vertical agreements led the EU legislator to enact the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 330/2010 (now 2022/720 ) (“VBER”). Unlike a cartel agreement with the intent of raising prices, vertical agreements may require careful analysis to ascertain whether they are actually anticompetitive.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Since 2010, over 60 investment arbitrations related to changes in renewable energy incentives have resulted in claims totalling around 10 billion. Another negative effect of the ECT withdrawals discussed was its impact on investor confidence, especially those in long-term projects.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 15, 2024

As a front-runner regarding the conclusion of investment treaties, according to UNCTAD data , the UK has signed a total of 110 bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) over the last almost 49 years (the first two with Egypt and Singapore in 1975, the latest with Colombia in 2010).

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The EPPO has the power to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross border fraud. This is yet another case of the EPPO, launched in 1 June 2021, as the first new supra-national prosecution authority in the EU.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 16, 2024

98/2010, 28 December 2010 José A. Moreno Rodríguez, Altra Legal, ITA Reporter for Paraguay On December 28, 2010, an Asunción Appeals Court rejected an annulment request, as the Applicant did not prove that the alleged annulment ground found in Art. Société Alexander Brothers Ltd, Court of Appeal of Versailles, RG No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2010, the Indian Space Commission terminated the contract, triggering an arbitration seated in New Delhi. 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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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

agreed to pay $85 million to settle charges that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by engaging in a bribery scheme in Venezuela. million in corrupt payments to an intermediary, knowing that some of those funds would be paid as a “commission” to Venezuelan government officials.”

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

investors and that the offering note materials included false or misleading statements about its anti-corruption and anti-bribery efforts. These offenses were allegedly committed by senior executives and directors to obtain and finance massive state energy supply contracts through corruption and fraud at the expense of U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

As Director of the CFTCs Whistleblower Office, Brian Young demonstrated a strong commitment in working alongside whistleblowers to root out fraud and corruption in the commodities market, says whistleblower attorney Andrew Feller , co-Chair of Kohn, Kohn & Colapintos Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Group.

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