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The Amendment to the UAE’s 2018 Arbitration Law: More Than Meets the Eye?

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6 of 2018 On Arbitration (“2018 Arbitration Law”) that was adopted a mere five years earlier. The 2018 Arbitration Law was itself a long-awaited and significant rehaul of legal principles, which confirmed a number of nuances that had been adopted by the courts and was welcomed for aligning the UAE with international standards.

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AML Whistleblowers Can Play a Key Role in Exposing the Illicit Side of Sports

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The 2018 Supreme Court case Murphy v. The AML Whistleblower Improvement Act established the AML Whistleblower Program, an important tool for balancing the unregulated sports environment and targeting corruption within the industry. authorities. NCAA, 584 U.S.

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Mason Capital and Elliott Associates Awards: Divergence in Approach But Convergence in Conclusion

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2018-55) (“Mason”), reaching the same substantive result as last year’s award in Elliott Associates L.P. 2018-51) (“Elliott”), while disagreeing on the attribution to the State of Korea’s National Pension Service’s (the “NPS”) conduct. On 11 April 2024, the Permanent Court of Arbitration published the award in Mason Capital L.P.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

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These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. The legal framework as well as the creation of procurement oversight agencies led to more accountability, with a clear set of rules as well as checks and balances.

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What Limits Does German Law Impose on Externally Determined Arbitration Agreements in Sports and Commercial Arbitration?

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The case subsequently came under the review of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”), which issued its ruling on 4 October 2018 ( 40575/10 and 67474/10 , previously discussed here ). Instead, a balancing of interests is required (para. Ms Pechstein unsuccessfully challenged the arbitral award before the Swiss courts.

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I Know the Witnesses and I Will Believe Them; There is No Need for Cross-Examination: A Rare Example of Arbitrator Bias Before English Courts

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The Court considered that “the suggestion that it was unnecessary to call any expert witnesses was plainly not an expression of a balanced and impartial view, or merely a concern about the hearing over-running, or an attempt by the arbitrator to impose an orderly and economical procedure on the parties.”

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Australian Arbitration Week Recap: Hot Cakes & Hot Takes—Trends and Developments in Asia’s Energy Sector

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However, the focus on delivering a conventional energy business in a value-focused way has led to more disputes due to finely balanced economics and resource shortages. This is because there is still a need to supply conventional energy to ensure energy affordability, security, and sustainability of supply while the energy transition occurs.

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