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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. billion) between 2018 and 2023. This estimate would yield average losses of around US$11.7

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

Kluwer Arbitration

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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2025 Canadian Trade Outlook: Trade Remedies

Import and Trade Remedies

( Click the image to play the video ) 2024 marked a year of enhanced enforcement and further protections for Canadian domestic industries as well a procedural changes for importers and exporters in respect of self-reporting anti-dumping duties and obtaining normal values.

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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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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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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

Kluwer Arbitration

In this context it is important to recall that bias is not used in a pejorative sense, rather it means the absence of demonstrated independence and impartiality ( Yiacoub v The Queen [2014] UKPC 22 ). Finally, of relevance for the Court was Bubbles & Wine v Lusha [2018] EWCA Civ 468.

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The Modernization of Guyana’s Arbitration Regulatory Framework: A Bid to Become an Arbitration Hub

Kluwer Arbitration

This development is important on its own but has additional importance given that it was prompted, if not necessitated, by Guyana’s unprecedented oil and gas-induced economic boom. An award conflicts with public policy if it was induced by fraud or corruption or was procured in breach of natural justice (see section 59 of the AA).

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