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FAR Updates: Size Protests for Orders, Rules for 8(a) Follow-On Contracts

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The FAR Council notes it is implementing SBA rules stretching from 2013 to 2022. If you can remember what you were doing back in 2013, more power to you! As we know, sometimes it takes a few years for the FAR to be updated, and this is no exception. That was the year the Harlem Shake was big , for those who don’t recall.

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Revisiting the Indus Waters Treaty: PCA Reasserts Competence

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This led to disputes between India and Pakistan, which were ultimately adjudicated before a PCA Tribunal in the Kishenganga Award on December 20, 2013 (“ 2013 Kishenganga Award ”). The ICJ rejected the first objection but upheld the second, emphasizing the mandatory nature of negotiation attempts as a precondition for its jurisdiction.

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

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In reaching this decision, the High Court upheld the approach in Terna Bahrain Holding Company WLL v Al Shamsi [2013] 1 All E.R. These are important considerations for contracting parties negotiating the seat of arbitration in any contract.

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Contractor Discovers the High Cost of Misrepresenting a Material Fact: Summary Judgment Denied in Part 

Government Contracts Legal Forum

s (Ludvik) pass-through claims during the parties’ settlement negotiations over the claims. In 2013, the Salt Lake City Corporation awarded HDJV Big-D Construction (HDJV) a contract for construction at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

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DOD Memo Identifies Penalties for Noncompliance with DFARS Cyber Requirements

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DFARS 252.204-7012 DFARS 252.204-7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting) has been in effect since November 2013. Understanding these complex provisions can help contractors avoid serious risks before they arise. ” Id. Conclusion The long and short of it is Read Your Contract!

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2023 Year in Review: Human Rights and ISDS – Same Play, Different Actors

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The European Commission released a “non-paper” with model clauses for negotiation or re-negotiation of IIAs between Member States and third countries. None are currently in force. According to UNCTAD, only one model agreement was released in 2023.

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Brexit 2.0: The United Kingdom Leaves the Energy Charter Treaty

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Indeed, the ECT’s contracting parties had negotiated a “flexibility mechanism” for the modernized ECT. Amongst the UK’s treaty partners are or also were many of today’s EU member states, mostly those which joined the Union during the 2004, 2007, and 2013 enlargements towards Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.