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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

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There is a very high threshold for a Section 68 challenge. P&ID’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quinn, had conducted himself dishonestly in giving evidence at the Court of which parts were knowingly false, namely that P&ID had procured the contract with Nigeria through corrupt payments to a Nigerian official.

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The End of a Saga: Swiss Federal Supreme Court Upholds Clorox v. Venezuela Final Award

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This criticism, even if it were true, would not reach the high threshold for a violation of public policy, in any event (para. decision 4A_306/2019 of 25 March 2020, para. This includes preliminary questions of substance affecting the decision on jurisdiction (cf. decision 4A_398/2021 of 20 May 2022, para. decision 4A_486/2023 , para.

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Open Procurement in Europe: 100 experts share their vision for the future

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Giuseppe Busia, President of Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) highlighted digitalization as a key element to prevent corruption and improve efficiency in public procurement and provided concrete examples of how ANAC collaborates with civil society to pursue data-driven approaches to anti-corruption.

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Is the City of Lights Losing Its Allure? Highlights from the Paris Arbitration Breakfast Conference on the Seat of Arbitration

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The keynote address also offered insights into ICC case statistics, revealing Paris as the consistent top choice throughout the years, 2008-2022, except for two instances in 2019 and 2021 when London briefly took the lead.

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Arbitrator’s Bias as a Ground for Challenging a Foreign Award: The Indian Perspective

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However, considering the greater risk, efforts, time, and expenses involved in non-recognition of an award as opposed to the removal of an arbitrator during the arbitration proceedings, courts across the world have applied a higher threshold of bias to prevent the enforcement of an award than the standards set for ordinary judicial review.

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Kluwer Arbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 5 (May 2023)

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In 2019, after Ecopetrol sought confirmation of the Awards in the U.S. To rule on Forbes IP’s petition, the Court applied the China Trade test which requires the movant to pass two threshold requirements and prevail on the balancing of five discretionary factors. District Court for the Southern District of New York (‘S.D.N.Y’

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Much Ado About Nothing? – Advocating for Legality Clauses instead of ESG and CSR Investor Obligations in International Investment Agreements

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1 Netherlands Model BIT 2019 ), CSR clauses (e.g. To prevent even minor transgressions from falling under the clause, a threshold-requirement of serious violations could be introduced. 1 Netherlands Model BIT 2019 ). This contribution seeks to shed light on this question. 14 Brazilian Model CFIA 2015 ), and ESG clauses (e.g.