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Malaysia Plans to Offer Whistleblower Awards as Part of New Anti-Corruption Strategy

Whistleblower Network News

On May 7, the Malaysian government launched its 2024-2028 National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), a continuation of its 2019 National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) that ended in 2023. billion) between 2018 and 2023. The country enjoyed comparatively marginal improvements, rising to 61st in 2022 and 57 in 2023.

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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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Voluntary Self-Disclosure of FCPA Violations Following Acquisition Avoids Corruption Charges

Government Contracts & Investigations

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery and corruption abroad when the payments are directed at foreign government officials to gain an improper business advantage. [4] The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S. 3] What is the FCPA? What did Lifecore do?

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2024 PAW: Going after the Arbitrators – The Criminalization of International Arbitration Proceedings

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Allegations of corruption can be made even in the absence of criminal offences. Gabriele Ruscalla cited the example of an arbitral tribunal that was found guilty of corruption for changing the seat of the arbitration. Corruption of arbitrators can take various forms, ranging from bias and conflicts of interest (e.g.

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

Whistleblower Network News

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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Telling the Truth Comes at a Cost for Indian Journalists and Human Rights Defenders – Could a Whistleblowing Framework Help?

Whistleblower Network News

Corruption and the arbitrary exercise of power is not just monetary, and the need for society to defend those who speak truth to power is essential for the defense of truth,” said Nikhil Dey, whistleblower activist who facilitated the session. “The They responded by filing close to 18 defamation suits against Venkatesan and his colleagues.

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Annulment Procedure on the Arbitral Awards Involving Long-standing Dispute between Rutas de Lima and Municipalidad de Lima

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Arbitral Awards In 2018, Rutas de Lima initiated a first arbitration seeking compensation from the Municipalidad de Lima due to the closure of the NCTU. It found that neither the contract nor the addendum was void due to the corruption allegations. In 2020, the arbitral tribunal rendered its decision. Moreover, the D.C.