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Worley International Services v. Ecuador: The What, When and How in Corruption Allegations

Kluwer Arbitration

Brigitte Stern and Dr. Andrés Rigo Sureda (President) issued a final award (“Award”) in an investment treaty case PCA 2019-15 (“Dispute”), between Worley International Inc. In this post, we describe the factual background of the dispute and examine the jurisdictional and admissibility issues regarding allegations of corrupt and illegal acts.

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Can artificial intelligence bring corruption in public procurement to an end?

University of Bristol

It should then not be surprising that the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could ‘change the rules of the game’ (eg Santiso, 2019 ) and bring procurement corruption to an end is receiving significant attention.

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CBAr 22nd International Arbitration Conference: Business Contracts and Party Autonomy in Times of Instability and Uncertainty

Kluwer Arbitration

Introduced in 2019, this law emphasized the importance of economic freedom, good faith, and the respect for contracts. General Company for Ports of Iraq (2019) and Gasum v. They aim to strike a balance between the sanctity of contracts and the flexibility needed in exceptional circumstances. 19222/20.1T8LSB.L1-6 ↑ 2 Prof.

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Navigating Turbulent Skies: Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Curaçao

Kluwer Arbitration

Background The dispute between the parties arose in 2019 due to 111 not receiving payment for maintenance services it provided to Albatros. Albatros primarily sought the lifting of the attachment based on a balancing of interests. The following (three) interim relief applications, incl.

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OCP Feedback Survey: Closing the books on 2023 and looking towards 2030

Open Contracting Partnership

We are also very pleased that we achieved one of the closest gender balances in survey responses last year, closing the gap between Men and Women from a 22% differential in 2022, to an 11% differential in 2023. Across the last five years, this puts us at an average of Net Promoter 82, exceeding our strategy cycle target of 80.

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Between the Rock and Hard Place: Will the U.S. Court Follow the EU or International Arbitration Tribunals?

Kluwer Arbitration

Kingdom of Spain , involves two Dutch companies that obtained the EUR 291 million International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) award in 2019, with the arbitral tribunal finding that Spain breached its fair and equitable treatment obligations under the ECT. The first case, NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V.

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BRAMIA: An Alternative to ISDS

Kluwer Arbitration

” Letter from the Stop ISDS movement to the President of the European Union Council (2019) Arbitration lawyers are proud of their profession. It’s a fine balance. We need to end these corporate courts now! Rights for people, rules for corporations.” Yet, BRAMIA is not a universal solution.

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