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WNN Exclusive: Fish and Wildlife Service Whistleblower Awards Remain Severely Underutilized

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From late 2019 through 2022, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued twenty-one whistleblower awards to individuals who provided high-quality information about wildlife crime. Fish and Wildlife Service to wildlife whistleblowers. A whistleblower subsequently came forward and provided FWS with the identity of the shooter.

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Ascendancy of Institutional Arbitration in the Gulf: Abu Dhabi Adds New International Arbitration Centre

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Founded in 1993, ADCCAC offered case management services, hearing rooms, and a set of arbitration rules that were last updated in 2013. In response, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“ Chamber ”) launched an initiative to improve the quality and efficiency of international dispute resolution in the Emirate.

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Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS) Arbitration Day 2023 Recap: Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation and the Advantages of the Odd “Loose Cannon”

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Indeed, Mr. Junestrand referred to results from a Harvard study demonstrating that lawyers using AI tools were 12% faster, and their work was assessed to be 40% better quality. The SCC’s Prima Facie Decisions on Jurisdiction In April 2023, the SCC released its practice note Prima Facie Jurisdiction between 2013–2023.

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Elevating Arbitration Standards: The arbitrateAD Arbitration Rules

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Court of Arbitration With the intention of improving quality and efficiency of arbitral process, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce’s new Centre features an entirely new team, new set of Rules, and safeguards that ensure the institution’s full independence and impartiality.

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2024 PAW: All You Need to Know about Arbitration and Crypto Assets

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Before its disappearance, a Paris court ruled in 2013 that the platform’s activities constituted a payment service under the Payment Services Directive, requiring authorization as a payment services provider. In France, a notable early case in the realm of crypto assets involved the Mt.

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Interviews with Our Editors: In Conversation with Joanne Lau, Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

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Another exciting development is the imminent opening of our new Beijing office, which will be HKIAC’s third office outside of Hong Kong, following the establishment of the Seoul office in 2013 and the Shanghai office in 2015. Xi Zhang will take the reins as Chief Representative for the Beijing office. Past interviews are available here.

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CRCICA Launches New Arbitration Rules 2024

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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.