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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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Serious Irregularity The leading authority on Section 68 challenges is RAV Bahamas Ltd and another v Therapy Beach Club Inc [2021] UKPC 8 , which prescribes that intervention should be limited to ‘extreme’ cases and that the test of serious irregularity imposes a ‘high threshold’.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.

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The Faith of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Clause in Africa

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Such framing sets a higher threshold for establishing a violation of FET. In 2014, South Africa terminated its BITs with six European countries and in 2015 passed the Protection of Investment Act (“PIA”) , which will eventually replace all BITs. The PIA, which came into effect in 2018, introduced several changes.

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Who Gets The New $15 Per Hour Contractor Minimum Wage?

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President Biden’s Executive Order supersedes President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order No. 13,838, which removed the 2014 Order-provided minimum wage for “seasonal recreational services or seasonal recreational equipment rental for the general public on Federal lands[.]” [4] Which workers get the minimum wage increase? per hour. [1]

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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The Coalition for Government Procurement Endowed Scholarship Fund Since 2014, the Coalition has worked with The George Washington University (GWU) to fund and endow a scholarship supporting a veteran who is concentrating their studies in the field of U.S. procurement at the GWU Law School. Virtual attendance will also be available.

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

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2305(b) , and FAR 6.401(b) , it is apparent that the term implies competitive negotiation source selection procedures, as typified by FAR Part 15 but not necessarily limited to FAR Part 15. [19] The Competitive Negotiation in a Trojan Horse The 2020 U.S. B-410202 , 2014 CPD ¶ 247, at 2 (Aug. . § 3703 , 10 U.S.C.

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