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Worley International Services v. Ecuador: The What, When and How in Corruption Allegations

Kluwer Arbitration

On its part, the Respondent raised several objections to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, specifically pointing to several instances of corrupt and illegal acts allegedly committed by Worley at the making and during the operation of the investment. Worley may have willfully failed to monitor and investigate Tecnazul’s corrupt activities.

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Can artificial intelligence bring corruption in public procurement to an end?

University of Bristol

It should then not be surprising that the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could ‘change the rules of the game’ (eg Santiso, 2019 ) and bring procurement corruption to an end is receiving significant attention.

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Gunvor to Pay $661 Million to Resolve FCPA Bribery Case

Whistleblower Network News

On March 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that international commodities trading company Gunvor pled guilty and agreed to pay $661 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Foreign bribery emboldens corrupt officials and undermines the rule of law.”

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Whistleblower Rewards Essential to Combat Environmental Crime

Whistleblower Network News

billion under the IRS program (since 2006), over $3 billion under the CFTC Whistleblower Program (since 2012), and over $6.2 billion under the SEC Whistleblower Program (since 2012). whistleblower reward programs have brought forth over $50 billion under the False Claims Act (since 1986), over $6.6

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Uruguay Found Liable in Treaty Dispute with Airline Company Investor

Kluwer Arbitration

This resulted in the forced sell of LARAH’s indirect shareholding in Pluna to the Uruguayan government in June 2012. After a review of all the facts and evidence, the Tribunal concluded that LARAH held a 100% stake in Leadgate/SARAH since April 30, 2012. Therefore, the Tribunal concluded that the FET under Article 4.1 of the Treaty.

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Annulment Procedure on the Arbitral Awards Involving Long-standing Dispute between Rutas de Lima and Municipalidad de Lima

Kluwer Arbitration

Specifically, the Municipalidad de Lima asserted that Odebrecht, Rutas de Lima’s parent company, secured the contract in 2012 by assisting Mayor Villaran’s anti-impeachment process. It found that neither the contract nor the addendum was void due to the corruption allegations. In 2020, the arbitral tribunal rendered its decision.

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Navigating the Intersection of Sovereign Acts and Commercial Activities: Insights from Omega v. Panama

Kluwer Arbitration

Additionally, the Claimants claimed that Panama’s actions included a smear campaign, which involved a criminal investigation into corruption allegations against Mr. Rivera, damaging his global reputation. The Corruption Investigation The Claimants contended that Panama’s criminal investigation was not genuine.