Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

Kicking off with a pilot in 2016, it built a pioneering e-procurement system and is now working on ensuring its adoption by all government agencies in the country. Using data to address fraud and corruption The increased digitalization has provided new opportunities to identify bad behavior and corruption risks.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

How the English High Court approached this challenge will be of interest as it manages expectations for those considering challenging an award in the English courts. Last year, in a separate case, SNGPL had unsuccessfully challenged under Section 68 an arbitral award in favour of National Power Parks Management Company (Pvt.)

Thresholds 98

Thresholds Import Contract Negotiation 98

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

In both cases, the tribunals decided complex international business disputes solely on the basis of the 2016 edition of the UNIDROIT Principles. Data were collected through interviews with 480 managers across five managerial levels in businesses with arbitration agreements in Vietnam’s leading arbitration centres.

Influencing 52

Influencing Transparency Efficiency Balance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Mr Savola ended on a note of caution regarding new case management paradigms (e.g. This 2022 Supreme Court judgment followed the leading Supreme Court judgment from 2016 (U.2016.1558/2H), mid-stream case review conferences and mediation windows) because they could lead to increased costs and psychological biases.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Corruption Import Management 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

TBS Management, S.A., In both arbitrations, Lima responded by arguing among other things that the Concession Contract and its modifications were void due to corruption. Finally, the Court rejected Lima’s argument that both awards violated the United States’ public policy regarding enforcing or procuring contracts through corruption.

Transportation 52

Transportation Transportation Corruption IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

He is currently the Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and President of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) , and he also previously served as President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2016). 1) Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules. .

Influencing 98

Influencing Efficiency Leadership Innovation 98

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2008, the Syndicat mixte des aéroports de Charente (“SMAC”), which manages the Angoulême airport, signed several contracts with Ryanair and its affiliate, Airport Marketing Services (“AMS”), to create three weekly routes between London-Stansted and Angoulême. 2111-14 and L. 90-568 of July 2, 1990 ).

Public Private Partnership 52

Public Private Partnership Public Procurement Contract Transportation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 11, 2024

Liu Xiaochun (President, SCIA), Guoyong Huang (Director of the International Cooperation and Development Department, SCIA), Peter Neumann (Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law), and Wei Sun (Managing Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm). of SMART Arbitration was a stand-alone case management software.

Electronics 52

Electronics Management Efficiency Networking 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 4, 2024

2016-39 ), a bilingual (English and Spanish) UNCITRAL arbitration under the UK-Bolivia bilateral investment treaty (the “Treaty”). On 8 September 2023, a tribunal comprising Prof. Ricardo Ramírez Hernández (President), Prof. John Gotanda and Prof. Philippe Sands issued its award in Glencore Finance (Bermuda) Ltd v. Bolivia ( PCA Case No.

Finance 52

Finance IT Capacity Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

Balance 52

Balance Participation Impact Assessment Thresholds 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A party cannot, however, approach the court for a declaration that there is a binding arbitration agreement before it commences arbitration proceedings – see HC Trading Malta Ltd v Tradeland Commodities SL [2016] EWHC 1279 (Comm ). Dana Shipping and Trading PTE Singapore and Anor [2016] EWHC 1118 Comm.

Participation 52

Participation Import IT Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

Balance 52

Balance Participation Impact Assessment IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The LACIAC was established in 2016 and during this time there have been significant developments in Nigeria in relation to arbitration. These include the regional training workshop on Dispute Management in Africa Infrastructure Projects (DiMAP) which focuses on dispute management and resolution, claims management, etc.

Capacity 52

Capacity Collaboration Networking Strategic Planning 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

TL sought a stay in favour of arbitration whereas the other Defendants sought “case management” stays on the basis that the claims in the suit against them were closely related and/or ancillary to the claims against TL. After the filing of the Defence, the Defendants filed for a stay of the suit. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Purchasing 59

Purchasing Thresholds Corruption IT 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Investment Protocol calls for adopting an Annex dedicated to rules and procedures for dispute management and resolution between investors and state parties to the Investment Protocol within 12 months of the Investment Protocol’s adoption.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Participation Negotiation Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

They may have also complicated the process of arbitrators selection considering the extension to the conflicts provisions to include members of the Executive Management and members of a controlling or supervisory body within the arbitral institution.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency IT Corruption Transparency 52

Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Kohn , the author of a landmark 2016 paper on wildlife whistleblower awards. For example, in 2016, the FWS publicized an offer of a $5,000 award for information on the illegal killing of an endangered gray wolf in Southeast Oregon. The program has tremendous potential and could revolutionize the enforcement of wildlife crime.

Utilities 130

Utilities Accountability Quality Networking 130

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

David is the founder of reAcción , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. I work in anti-corruption, leading an organization that focuses on the education sector in Paraguay.

Accountability 52

Accountability Education Corruption Demand 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

India endorsed the request however Pakistan unilaterally retracted this request and proposed that the dispute be referred to arbitration, in 2016. This is a cautionary tale underscoring the importance of respecting the IWT and seeking cooperative solutions through continued dialogue to manage shared water resources effectively.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Import Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

When we launched EILA Rev in 2016 we set out to address a very wide range of issues at the cross-roads of European investment law and investment treaty law. It was the time when the European Union (EU), and most significantly, the European Commission assumed a more active role in shaping policy and rules.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Corruption Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

On that day, CAM-CCBC’s Secretariat also announced the new members of the Management Committee of CAM-CCBC’s under-40 association, New Generation CAM-CCBC (“NewGen CAM-CCBC”). Panel 2 was conceived and organized by NewGen CAM-CCBC’s Management Committee. Gabriel Seijo ’s request that the attendees sign the Green Arbitration Pledge.

Insurance 40

Insurance Demand Corruption Supply Chain 40

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Its main contentions were that the award was induced or affected by fraud or corruption, and enforcement would be contrary to public policy. Accordingly, two issues came before the Court: What were the appropriate legal principles for a case management stay; and On balance, whether the case management stay should be granted.

Balance 52

Balance Thresholds Purchasing Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2025

Mehtiyeva argued that discussion on counterclaims should take into consideration not only States perspectives, but also, more generally, difficulties of managing complex transnational disputes. Kamalia Mehtiyeva delved into counterclaims, highlighting the procedural and substantive challenges that arise.

Transparency 52

Transparency Balance Negotiation Import 52

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Office of Personnel Management announced a final rule this April that aimed to reinforce protections and merit system principles for career civil servants. Trump said that would be the first point of his plan to “dismantle the deep state” and “reclaim our democracy from Washington corruption once and for all.”

Corruption 133

Corruption Efficiency Management Government 133