Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 8, 2024

This is the third post in ICCA series of reports on the ICCA 2024 Congress (“Congress”), which took place in Hong Kong. This post reports on the events of Tuesday, 7 May 2024, the second full day of the Congress. Follow along and see all of Kluwer Arbitration Blog ’s coverage of ICCA Hong Kong 2024 here.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Become a Sponsor of the 2024 Spring Training Conference! We would like to thank our current sponsors: 2024 Spring Training Conference, May 8-9 To view the 2024 Sponsorship Prospectus, click here. The Coalition’s Spring Training Conference is quickly approaching! Companion legislation, S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

Recognising this, Templars, a top-tier Nigerian law firm, hosted an event on 6 February 2024, titled “The Role of Arbitration in the Energy Transition in Africa”, as part of the 2024 LCIA West-Africa Roadshow. In February 2024 , Total Energies announced its plan to sell its minority stake in a Nigerian joint venture.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Available on Demand | March 13, 2024 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE After the events of the past few years, security is in the forefront of election officials’ minds. Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

On 6 June 2024, Hogan Lovells and Twenty Essex co-hosted a London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) event on the topic “ How Can Investment Protection Contribute to the Energy Transition? “ The event brought together leading experts to discuss the intersection of investment law and the global shift towards sustainable energy.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

Paulsson further emphasized the need to maintain ethical standards and avoid the pitfalls of professionalizing arbitration too much, which could lead to a system where decisions are influenced by factors other than merit. These projects aim to attract 100 million visitors annually by the end of the decade.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

The 2024 London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”) was stage to several discussions regarding mass litigations. the applicable regime to mass litigation) was widely discussed not only in the event hosted by Mishcon de Reya, but also in two events that took place on 6 June 2024. This was definitely not by chance.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

As part of its broader economic strategy outlined in the Mongolia Development Plan for 2024 , Mongolia plans to sign an economic partnership agreement with Korea and a free trade agreement with China. Mongolia also aims to review and update its BITs with Vietnam and India.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

As part of the 2024 Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”), Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP hosted a webinar on “Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform.” This was the third installment in the “Affaires d’Etats” series on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) initiated by Curtis during 2022 PAW. Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Columbia Arbitration Day (“CAD”) was held on 1 March 2024 at the Skyline Level of Columbia’s Faculty House. the Paris Agreement) and the eventual need to encourage and sustain, for instance, fossil fuel investments. CAD is notable as an entirely student-organized event on the international arbitration calendar.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

On 8 November 2024, the Roma Tre-UNIDROIT Centre for Transnational Commercial Law and International Arbitration held its first Annual Conference , titled The Many Shades of Climate Change: Through the Lenses of Dispute Settlement, at the Bank of Italys Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Convention Centre, Rome.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

From 1st to 3rd September 2024, the Brazilian Arbitration Committee—CBAr held its 23rd International Arbitration Conference (“23rd CBAr IAC” or “Conference”) in Brasília, Brazil’s federal capital. In closing, Professor Armesto predicted that arbitration would become increasingly influenced by climate change concerns.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 , signed into law on December 22, 2023, makes numerous changes to acquisition policy. The FY 2024 NDAA also includes the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, the American Security Drone Act, and the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2024.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

The start of 2024 was no exception to this phenomenon. Set to start operations on 1 February 2024, arbitrateAD is the latest addition to the region’s expanding institutional landscape. ArbitrateAD’s arbitration rules are set to be published on 1 February 2024. million in value.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

To comprehensively assess the efficacy of escape clauses, we have developed the Escape Clause Clarity Index (ECCI), which will be part of the upcoming study “Navigating Fiscal Flexibility: Assessing the Quality of Escape Clauses in Rule-Based Fiscal Frameworks” by Ulloa-Suarez, Valencia, and Guerra (2024).

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

The system will be scaled during 2024. It includes indicators such as the population of the community affected, level of urgency, economic influence, or ecological impact. The full functionality of the DREAM ecosystem is expected to go live in March 2024 and of course, that is just the start of the reconstruction coordination process.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 22, 2024

I think maybe the question is, will that commercial traction be large enough to sustain in whatever time frame? And I think these companies are looking to calculate, how do they sustain to the point where there is a tipping point where commercial revenues really do unlock more opportunity? But it’s taking some time to get there.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 14, 2024

Impact of the EU Due Diligence Legislation on International Arbitration Yulia Levashova underlined the potential impacts of the ongoing EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) on foreign investors, commercial matters, and arbitrations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

On 15 October 2024, Norton Rose Fulbright hosted a breakfast panel discussion on the topic of “ Hot Cakes and Hot Takes: Trends and Developments in Asia’s Energy Sector ” in Brisbane as part of Australian Arbitration Week.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Mere days after the launch of the 2024 Vis Moot AI Policy , attendees were treated to a real-time demonstration of AI’s possibilities. The influence of counsel was often more discernible in written witness statements than oral evidence. By requesting a detailed PO1, the parties can set their expectations for the tribunal.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

These topics were the focus of a three-day Regional Seminar on International Taxation, held in Brasilia on June 11-13, 2024, which marked a significant milestone in the work of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its partners in helping Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) address critical tax policy challenges.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 31, 2022

Thirty-one of these are Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, and they are currently working to ensure that the voluntary political agreement translates into international conventions and domestic legislation so that the package can take effect in 2024 as announced recently by OECD in Davos. billion a year.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

South African legal jurisprudence has come to enjoy significant influence in an increasingly globalised world where political, economic, social, and legal activities transcend territorial borders.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. Federal government, a “State Scoop 50” leader for driving innovation in state IT, and he was nominated as a “Security Pioneer” for his sustained contribution to cybersecurity.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

Influence on Market Strategies: Sharing demand data with industry partners has empowered them to tailor their strategies more effectively to Federal market demands, focusing efforts on high-demand items. GSA is also expanding TDR as an option to additional SINs in August 2024. See the article above for more details.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

Since joining Fortinet, Jim has been named a “Fed 100” and a “Pinnacle” awardee for his influence on technology in the U.S. Federal government, a “State Scoop 50” leader for driving innovation in state IT, and he was nominated as a “Security Pioneer” for his sustained contribution to cybersecurity.

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FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Federal departments and agencies are making headway in meeting the requirements of Executive Order 14028, issued in May 2021, to strengthen their cybersecurity by implementing a zero trust architecture.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The new FAS structure provides an opportunity to increase transparency through sustained engagement with industry in this important area. Green Proving Ground Seeking Sustainable Building Technologies On Monday, GSA opened its annual RFI seeking technologies for the Green Proving Ground program.

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Inside Government Contracts

JANUARY 9, 2024

This post continues our ongoing coverage of the FY 2024 NDAA. The FY 2024 NDAA includes numerous supply chain and stockpile management provisions aimed at addressing a host of perceived vulnerabilities and weaknesses in Department of Defense (“DoD”) supply chain networks used to secure goods and services for our national defense.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 20, 2025

2024 appeared to be one of the busiest years for investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform, with significant advances in the United Nations Commission on Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III discussions and the adoption of the modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Gn nvars post, Meaningful Consensus or Delaying Disagreements?

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 29, 2025

Looking back on 2024, we identify two trend areas:1) drafting of new International Investment Agreements (IIAs); and 2) cases (including with amicus submissions) at the intersection of human rights, the environment (especially climate change), and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). Nine IIAs currently have publicly available texts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

On 3 December 2024, the Energy Charter Conference (Conference) officially adopted the modernised version of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT or Treaty), following an agreement in principle reached in June 2022. Hirose assumed her current position in February 2024, after having served as a Deputy Secretary General since 2021.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

OMB Aims to Increase Small Disadvantaged Business Spending in FY24 On October 25, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo informing agencies of Federal goals to award 13 percent of Federal procurement dollars to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in fiscal year (FY) 2024.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The year 2024 was filled with both excitement and thoughtful consideration in the nonprofit sector as the world seeks to understand and apply transformative cloud technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance impact and increase productivity.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

White House Publishes 2024 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory Fedscoop reports that on December 18, the White House released the 2024 Federal Agency Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Case Inventory. In 2024, 27 Federal agencies reported 1,757 public AI uses, which is more than double the number of cases in 2023.

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Public Procurement Intl

APRIL 6, 2025

” A 2024 study by international economists similarly concluded that, while “Buy American” laws can increase U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Offsets in Defense Trade — Twenty-Eighth Study , at 13 (2024); U.S. domestic employment, they do so at very steep social costs to the U.S.

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