Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

These rules integrate contemporary practices and technological advancements to improve the arbitration process’ efficiency, transparency, and flexibility, in order to increase the prominent and stature of CRCICA in MENA. The annually held weeklong Dubai Arbitration Week, colloquially known as DAW, has been taking place since at least 2015.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 5, 2024

He observed that a lot has changed since the Conference of Parties 21 in 2015, and noted the increased criticism of ISDS as a mechanism used to direct claims against environmental reforms. Further, instances such as the Eco Oro award demonstrate that ISDS tribunals may ignore environmental carve outs, and push states towards regulatory chill.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Compared with the 2015 Rules , the 2024 Rules have expanded from 84 provisions to 88 provisions and incorporated recent developments in international arbitration, such as third-party funding (Article 48) and early dismissal (Article 50). The 2024 Rules apply to CIETAC arbitrations commenced on or after this date.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

She was also the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State Nigeria between 2013 and 2015. The LACIAC Adjudication Rules were established to provide a quick, fair and transparent process for the interim resolution of disputes in projects of significant duration such as construction contracts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

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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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 3, 2024

The central role of private investors in the climate transition was recognized already in the 2015 Paris Agreement , which emphasizes the importance of finance and investment in operationalizing the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels. Article 2.1(c)

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This is important indeed, but enhanced transparency risks aggravating issues, especially when complex. Under Procedural Order No 3 on transparency, which again arose out of considerable disputation among the parties, hearings will be open to the public and so will the transcript (after redaction of confidential information).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382. The tribunal stated Colombia acted transparently, publicizing the páramo delimitation, to the point that Red Eagle itself took the chance to participate in such delimitation.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

NHS commissioning is currently subjected to both the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015, aka the UK’s copy-out transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU) and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Each of these criteria are explained in more detail in the proposal’s Annex.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

See, e.g., Brazil-India BIT (2020) ; Brazil-Ethiopia BIT (2018) ; Brazil-Malawi BIT (2015).) 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. See e.g., PSEG v Turkey , ICSID Case No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Unless and until Mongolia embraces a stable business environment that transparently creates and predictably implements laws and regulations, investors will likely find Mongolia too risky and opt for more competitive countries. million in 2015. million to $4.5 However, this trend reversed in subsequent years, with FDI declining to $2.0

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The majority was of the view that following the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, there are stricter standards for impartiality and independence under Section 12(5) read with the Seventh Schedule of the Act (incorporating the Red List in the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration2014 ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 9, 2025

Significant global and arbitration-specific changes have both occurred since the release of the previous set of rules in 2015. The amendments brought with the 2024 NAI Arbitration Rules have been made in a spirit of modernisation by addressing contemporaneous concerns such as transparency, efficiency, or sustainability.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With today's announcement of his resignation on the back of a corruption probe, the time of Antonio Costa as Portuguese Prime-Minister reached its end. In 2017 I voiced significant concerns about the creation of a new non-transparent procedure to partially replace direct awards. But fashionably late it was nonetheless.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 19, 2025

The Berman ruling highlights the California Supreme Courts commitment to invalidating arbitration clauses that do not adhere to principles of fairness and transparency, reinforcing the states pro-consumer stance. Concepcion 563 U.S. This divergence has significant implications for both domestic and international arbitration. In Wilson v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 24, 2025

Countries like Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, and Costa Rica introduced reforms aimed at enhancing transparency and flexibility in arbitration practices. Peru: Fostering Transparency and Legal Certainty On the legislative front, the Legislative Decree No. Notably, the introduction of Brazilian Bill No. CEBRAF Servios Ltda.

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