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Thanks to Qui Tam Whistleblower, Physician Pays $1.8 Million in False Claims Act Case

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Not only was the whistleblowers’ information key for resolving alleged misuse of Medicare Part B between 2014 and 2017, but they also assisted the settlement of “false claims to Medicare by billing for diagnostic imaging procedures” from 2014 to 2021. These acts went against the Stark Law, or the Physician Self-Referral Law.

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When Is a “Final” Award Truly Final? The Case of Voltas Ltd v York International Pte Ltd

Kluwer Arbitration

Background Facts In 2014, an arbitrator rendered an award, entitled “Final Award”, holding York International Pte Ltd (“York”) liable to Voltas Limited (“Voltas”) for sums amounting “up to a maximum of” SGD 1,132,439.46 (“2014 Award”). In 2020, Voltas sought a further award from the arbitrator on whether this sum was payable.

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Countdown to RIDW2024: Acceleration of Construction Projects

Kluwer Arbitration

The additional cost of accelerative measures taken in response to legitimate demands by an employer for the contractor to pick up the pace of works will typically be unrecoverable. Hydro-Québec, 2014 QCCA 948. Hydro-Québec, 2014 QCCA 948. Probuild [2021] VSC 849.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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The Revised IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest: A Call to Action for Parties and Counsel?

Kluwer Arbitration

First published in 2004 (the “2004 IBA Guidelines”) and then revised in 2014 (the “2014 IBA Guidelines”) (collectively, the “IBA Guidelines”), the IBA Guidelines have become a go-to guide for arbitrators, counsel, and arbitral institutions in identifying conflicts of interest and assessing the need for disclosure.

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Arbitration Agreements and Insolvency Proceedings: Comparing the Pro-Arbitration Perspectives in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and India, and Calling for International Consensus

Kluwer Arbitration

The Defendant then issued a statutory demand pursuant to section 125(2)(a) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for claims awarded under a partial final award (the “ PFA ”). Altomart Limited [2014] WLR(D) 536 (“ Salford ”) at [41]. Altomart Limited [2014] WLR(D) 536 (“ Salford ”) at [41]. 2) Limited v.

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Sian v Halimeda: Privy Council Revisits Intersection Between Insolvency and Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

In so doing, the Privy Council overruled the leading English authority Salford Estates (No 2) Ltd v Altomart Ltd (No 2) [2014] EWCA Civ 1575 (“ Salford Estates ”) on this issue. The Respondent demanded repayment of USD 226 million (“Debt”), which the Appellant disputed was payable. The Appellant failed to repay the loan.

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