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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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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)

Kluwer Arbitration

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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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Procurement thus heavily influences the interaction between the State’s contractual agents and citizens, and becomes a tool for the regulation of public service delivery. This relates to discussions in other areas and to the broader expectation that procurement can be a trend setter and influence industry practice and standards.

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The FAR Council drops a long awaited rule proposal for conflicts of interest

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The change was part of the National Defense Authorization bill back in 2018. And as you noted, this was in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. There was a similar, there was a foci mitigation and foci is that foreign ownership and control and influence. That was in the 2018 bill. Learn more about your ad choices.

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FAR Council Issues Interim Rule Outlining Procedures Relating to Excluded Covered Articles and Sources

Inside Government Contracts

This FAR rule implements the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) final rule for complying with exclusion or removal orders.

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2023 Washington Arbitration Week Recap: The Interplay Between ICJ and ISDS, the Eyes of International Adjudication Are Humanized

Kluwer Arbitration

The program bridged and expanded the discussion that took place at a highly popular program featured in the 2022 edition of WAW on the influence of public international law (“PIL”) on ISDS (read the prior KAB coverage here ). He explained that the ICJ (or “World Court”) has referred to ISDS cases only in very few instances.