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DOJ Intervenes in Qui Tam Case Against International Student Recruiting Firm

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Particularly, since 2015, SATP, under the direction of Borhaug, has recruited American students to attend UK schools and demanded payment of a commission for SATP’s services. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.

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Mongolia: Investment Related Developments in the Mining Sector

Kluwer Arbitration

More recent advancements in Mongolia’s international investment initiatives include the Canada-Mongolia BIT (2016) and Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (2015) (which replaced and superseded the Japan-Mongolia BIT (2001) ). million in 2015. million to $4.5 billion in 2013 and further dropping to less than $95.0

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Centralised procurement for the health care sector -- bang for your pound or siphoning off scarce resources?

How to Crack a Nut

The method for calculating this re-counted savings from each year since 2015-16. billion target by using 2015-16 prices as its baseline. For example, if a product cost £10 in 2015-16 and reduced to £9 in 2016-17, Supply Chain would report a saving of £1. Supply Chain calculated its reported savings against the £2.4

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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Procurement thus heavily influences the interaction between the State’s contractual agents and citizens, and becomes a tool for the regulation of public service delivery. This relates to discussions in other areas and to the broader expectation that procurement can be a trend setter and influence industry practice and standards.

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Examining the Delegation of the Power to Determine Arbitrability: Insights from Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

Kluwer Arbitration

Notably, Fujitsu partially breaks with precedent in other jurisdictions on how carve-out provisions influence the delegation of arbitrability. It also examined the implications of incorporating Japanese arbitration rules—with permissive, not mandatory, language stating arbitrators “may” rule on their own jurisdiction—on delegation.

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CBAr 23rd International Arbitration Conference: Arbitration and Infrastructure

Kluwer Arbitration

13,129/2015 , which expanded arbitration’s scope, especially in infrastructure-related disputes involving public administration. Professor Armesto highlighted the 2015 Paris Agreement (also reported here ), noting the difficult position of Latin American countries that must balance infrastructure development with environmental protection.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment. One important step in changing public procurement is the recently adopted Procurement Act 2023 , which supersedes the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.