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Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges

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The first began in October 2018, when Thukral sought cash payments from the owner of an unnamed company working on a subcontract that he oversaw. The cash payments, which came out of the company’s earnings from the IRS subcontract, were made to Thukral between 2018 and 2020, exceeding $120,000 in total, the DOJ said.

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Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Kickbacks Results in $47 Million False Claims Act Settlement

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According to the DOJ, starting in 2018, QOL “distributed free Carbon-13 breath test kits to health care providers and asked providers to give the kits to patients with common gastrointestinal symptoms.” Here, the defendants relied on free breath tests and misleading sales tactics to drive patients to their product.

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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

Finally, of relevance for the Court was Bubbles & Wine v Lusha [2018] EWCA Civ 468. Rightly or wrongly there is always room for an uneasy fear that there might have been some improper influence affecting the mind of the judge where he lacks independence. The principle is far too important to allow it to be passed over [….]”

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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.

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Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Rules on the Non-application of the Code of Civil Procedure to Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

After an award was issued against it on July 31, 2015, Usimec sought its annulment, claiming that the translator’s lack of independence and impartiality led to the Sole Arbitrator being influenced by unreliable evidence.

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LIDW 2024: Navigating the Practical Implications of Sanctions in International Arbitration

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The outcome of these cases will significantly influence the role of sanctions in arbitration and reshape the broader legal framework that governs these disputes. The Notion of “Control” under UK Sanctions Law Mr. Bureiko provided insights into the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2018) , focusing on asset freeze sanctions.

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A Homeland Security effort to combine requirements has stalled

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You know, since 2016, roughly 2018, that’s sort of what they’ve been attempting to do. So in this report we went back to 2018. So GAOs opinion is that they need more autonomy and a little bit more authority and influence, not less. And so that’s really the intended function. That is a good example. Potentially.