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Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

Government Contracts & Investigations

Following the creation of NASA, Congress granted the agency broad authority to “enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary” to carry out its mission. Although OTAs have been around for many years, since 2016 their use has, to use a pun, skyrocketed. B-417379, Apr.

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For Galakis the Bell Tolls: Is the SMAC v Ryanair Decision the End of Arbitration for Public Entities in France?

Kluwer Arbitration

This decision can be seen as an application of its approach in Fosmax ( CE, 9 November 2016, No. for public entities to arbitrate disputes relating to the financial performance of public works and supply contracts ( Article L. 1900269 ) and by the Administrative Court of Appeal of Bordeaux ( CAA Bordeaux, 30 March 2022, No.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 3 (March 2023)

Kluwer Arbitration

Finally, the Court rejected Lima’s argument that both awards violated the United States’ public policy regarding enforcing or procuring contracts through corruption. Société Ancienne Maison Marcel Bauche v. General Company for Ports of Iraq et al., United States District Court, District of Columbia, No.

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

Procurement Notes

for tortious interference with a contract), etc. Procurement Remedies Starting with a procurement contract, there are multiple recourses to Government non-payment. if a specific payment date is not established by contract. [2] if a specific payment date is not established by contract. [4] 2d 151, 164 (D.

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2024 Year in Review: Arbitration in India – Reset or Rewind?

Kluwer Arbitration

First, the Guidelines note that arbitration should not be automatically included in procurement contracts, particularly large contracts. It is therefore not surprising that the Model BIT 2016 did not find many takers. Interestingly, the India – UAE BIT 2024 departs from the Model BIT 2016 in a few key ways.

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2024 in Review: India

Kluwer Arbitration

First, the Guidelines note that arbitration should not be automatically included in procurement contracts, particularly large contracts. It is therefore not surprising that the Model BIT 2016 did not find many takers. Interestingly, the India – UAE BIT 2024 departs from the Model BIT 2016 in a few key ways.

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Legal Donnybrook Has Arrived

Procurement Notes

15] Despite the broad description, in the context of a procurement contract or a real property lease, the GovCon Order only applies to the following types of contracts. “(i) 512, 515 (2016). [67] 6701 et seq.; (iii) Dept’ of Navy, 24 M.S.P.R. 593, 596 (Nov. 4, 1984); see also 5 U.S.C. 4303(b)(1)(A)(ii). [65] 69 F.L.R.A.