Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

authorities announced major settlements with defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) over allegations that the company violated both the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and False Claims Act (FCA). On October 16, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $950 million settlement while the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Even for disputes that stem from pre-insolvency rights and obligations, arbitration agreements should not be enforced against the liquidator where they affect the substantive rights of other creditors, to protect the policy aims of the insolvency regime ( Larsen Oil and Gas Pte Ltd v Petroprod Ltd [2011] SGCA 21, [45]–[50]).

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

However, such developments do open up the possibility of Australia advancing an “investment court” alternative to ISDS when reviewing older IIAs and negotiating new ones. It had reinstated in late 2022 a policy over 2011-13 of not agreeing to ISDS in new IIAs.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 14, 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

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Bianca Longo , from JusMundi, commented on the evolution of AI legal tools, which happened in three waves: (i) the first wave (2000-2011) was the introduction of certain AI-driven tools, such as Workflow, e-Discovery, Docusign etc.; (ii) In short time, the AI was corrupted by the users and started sending out violent messages.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2016, Mongolia has been working to establish a new model BIT to guide the negotiation of new BITs and the renegotiation of existing BITs. In 2011, the tribunal ruled that the windfall profit tax did not breach the BIT. In 2006, the parties settled and the case was discontinued. State Department. million to $4.5 million in 2015.

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