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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement

Telles.eu

The wording for mandatory eco criteria is problematic since instead of adopting the exact same wording of Art 18(1) para 2 of Directive 2014/24/EU it comes up with a slightly different expression to convey what should be the same message. The second issue with the draft is to be found with the 'duly justified' exception.

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How to Prevent Debt from Hurting Economic Growth

Inter-American Development Bank

That adds up to the 18-percentage point increase between 2014 and 2019. This means that there is a tipping point, or threshold, at which higher debt levels become detrimental to growth. The debt threshold is not the same for all countries because it can be influenced by different factors such as the economic structure, for example.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Altomart Limited [2014] WLR(D) 536 (“ Salford ”) at [41]. Altomart Limited [2014] EWCA Civ 1575 and reiterated by the High Court of Justice in Telnic Ltd v. Altomart Limited [2014] WLR(D) 536 (“ Salford ”) at [41]. 2) Limited v. and discourage parties from bypassing arbitration by presenting winding up petitions. 2) Limited v.

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Sovereign Immunity and Issue Estoppel: English High Court’s Latest Decision in the Longstanding Yukos v. Russia Enforcement Saga

Kluwer Arbitration

To provide a brief overview, in 2014, an arbitral tribunal seated in The Hague found that Russia had unlawfully expropriated Yukos’ assets in breach of the Energy Charter Treaty (“ ECT “) and awarded more than US$50 billion in damages to the Shareholders. and England.

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Much Ado About Nothing? – Advocating for Legality Clauses instead of ESG and CSR Investor Obligations in International Investment Agreements

Kluwer Arbitration

Al-Warraq v Republic of Indonesia , UNCITRAL, Final Award (15 December 2014), para. To prevent even minor transgressions from falling under the clause, a threshold-requirement of serious violations could be introduced.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

In December 2014, Colombia’s national environmental authority issued Resolution 2090 , delimiting the Santurbán Páramo in an almost identical area as the one contained in the 2007 Páramo Atlas, which overlapped with the area of Red Eagle’s mining titles. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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