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Interviews with Our Editors: South Africa in the Spotlight with Svetlana Vasileva-Stratenwerth, Secretary General at the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) International

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In 2018, I embarked on a new chapter in South Africa, where I furthered my academic pursuits with an LLM in International Economic Law from the University of the Witwatersrand, where we won the African Regional Round of the 19th John H. Have they contributed to an increased demand for AFSA’s services?

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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Interviews with Our Editors: In Conversation with Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

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During my previous tenure as the Director of AIAC from 2010-2018, one of the pivotal moments was the rebranding of the Regional Centre of Arbitration Kuala Lumpur (RCAKL) to Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) in May 2010 symbolising the Centre’s regional forward-looking growth. 1) Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

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2023 Year in Review: Switzerland (Part I: Scope of Arbitration Clause, Capacity of Discernment, Res Iudicata)

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initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of South Sudan on 26 July 2018, demanding payments of USD 3 billion. With a partial award of 10 November 2022, the sole arbitrator declared that it had jurisdiction, following which the Republic of South Sudan appealed to the SFSC, demanding that the partial award be set aside.

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Treating Symptoms or Root Causes? The Draft Statute of an Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Resolution

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In practice, there are open questions as to whether an advisory centre can deliver on these demanding expectations. The Working Group is yet to address key concerns about ISDS, such as: the exceptionally broad approach on allowing shareholder claims , which can multiply proceedings ( October-November 2018 Session Report , paras.

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Arbitration Agreements and Insolvency Proceedings: Comparing the Pro-Arbitration Perspectives in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and India, and Calling for International Consensus

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The Defendant then issued a statutory demand pursuant to section 125(2)(a) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for claims awarded under a partial final award (the “ PFA ”). 16) Mobilox at [25]. 17) Mobilox at [40]. 17) Mobilox at [40]. Subsequently, in K. M/S Vijay Nirman Company Pvt. 18) At [18]. .

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Colombian Supreme Court Denies Recognition of an ICSID Award Against Venezuela

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The US District Court of the District of Columbia recognized the Award ( Opinion of March 15, 2018 ), while the complaint against other Venezuela entities is pending. On November 11, 2022, Rusoro filed a petition for recognition of the Award before the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice (the “Court”), pursuant to articles 111 et.