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European Court of Auditors publishes report on public procurement

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The European Court of Auditors published yesterday its report on EU public procurement between 2011 and 2021 , looking into the competition for public contracts covered by EU rules. We also note that some of the objectives of the 2014 reform may at times go against the overarching objective of ensuring competition in public procurement.”

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

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As these common “green procurement” strategies are adopted by governments around the world, the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) model law on public procurement , last revised in 2011, could be updated to facilitate implementation.

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Enforcing Interim Awards in Pakistan – Finality or Binding?

Kluwer Arbitration

The Pakistani Law Approach Pakistan ratified the Convention through the Recognition and Enforcement (Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act, 2011 (“ 2011 Act ”). He further held that the finality of the award is not a requirement in the 2011 Act or the Convention.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Factual Background The arbitration was initiated in 2012 by HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) Limited (“ HSBC ”) against Avitel Post Studioz Limited (“ Avitel ”) and its founder and directors under a Share Subscription Agreement executed in April 2011 (“ SSA ”). Under the SSA, HSBC had invested USD 60 million in Avitel to acquire 7.8%

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Kluwer Arbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 5 (May 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

1:18-cv-10024 (JLR), 23 May 2024 Lorna Maupilé, King & Spalding LLP, ITA Reporter for the United States of America In 2011, Respondent Offshore Exploration and Production LLC (‘Offshore’) initiated arbitration against Petitioner Ecopetrol S.A.

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Public Policy Under Scrutiny by Spanish Courts: Pro-arbitration Approach Confirmed

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Spanish regional High Courts of Justice ( Tribunales Superiores de Justicia ) have heard applications to annul awards since the 2011 amendment to the Spanish Arbitration Law (“SAL”). In particular, the SCC clarified that the provision in Article 37.4

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

For example, when we take a whole year of contracts after a transparency reform taking place in May, our estimation may be biased if a procurement regulatory reform happened 5 months later, such as a new reporting threshold introduced. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5 bids without direct contracts considered.

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