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Adapting to a Changing World, not without Difficulties: Kolin (C-652/22) -- Guest post by Prof Roberto Caranta

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In 2019, it was indeed the Council deciding that ‘the EU must also safeguard its interests in the light of unfair practices of third countries, making full use of trade defence instruments and our public procurement rules, as well as ensuring effective reciprocity for public procurement with third countries’.

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Should FTAs open and close (or only open) international procurement markets?

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Let’s imagine that A, a party with several existing FTAs with third countries covering procurement, manages to negotiate the first FTA signed by B liberalising the latter’s procurement markets.

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Clean Slate: The Interface Between Arbitration and Insolvency Processes in India

Kluwer Arbitration

The resolution professional admitted the claim at a notional value of INR 1 (approximately USD 0.012) to ensure Indian Oil’s participation in the insolvency process. The Delhi High Court Judgment Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the resolution plan was implemented and Arcelor Mittal acquired Essar in 2019.

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Is the “Africanization” of International Investment Law Needed?

Kluwer Arbitration

Introduction In May 2019, the AfCFTA entered into force. A Clear Objective to Promote African States’ Interests and Participation in Dispute Settlement Mechanisms 1. Despite several important initiatives under the ICSID Convention, African states have not had a sufficient opportunity to participate in international arbitration.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

A discussion between economist Gustavo Franco (former President of the Brazilian Central Bank) and arbitrator Maurício Almeida Prado (MAP Negotiation and Arbitration, Partner) ensued, dealing with “Business Contracts and Dispute Resolution in Times of Instability,” particularly in the Brazilian context. 19222/20.1T8LSB.L1-6 Gazprom (2022).

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A Governance Revolution or Costly Distraction? Reassessing the promises of blockchain for public procurement governance

University of Bristol

The underpinning characteristics are thus those of transparency, decentralised open participation, and economic incentives to curb self-interest. This blogpost is based on A Sanchez-Graells, ‘Data-driven procurement governance: two well-known elephant tales’ (2019) 24(4) Communications Law 157-170.

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2023 Year in Review: Trends and Developments in East and Central Asia

Kluwer Arbitration

As for Hong Kong, our contributor looked at the four years in practice of the Interim Measures Arrangement, which, since coming into effect in October 2019, has emerged as a preferred method for interim measures between Mainland China and Hong Kong in arbitrations. In this respect, our contributors reported on a conference in Washington, D.C.