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Telling the Truth Comes at a Cost for Indian Journalists and Human Rights Defenders – Could a Whistleblowing Framework Help?

Whistleblower Network News

Corruption and the arbitrary exercise of power is not just monetary, and the need for society to defend those who speak truth to power is essential for the defense of truth,” said Nikhil Dey, whistleblower activist who facilitated the session. “The

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The Story of India’s “First Whistleblower:” Stalled Progress in the Wake of Satyendra Dubey’s 2003 Murder

Whistleblower Network News

Satyendra was murdered over 20 years ago upon exposing corruption involved in the construction of India’s largest highway project at the time, which resulted in poor quality of work and the looting of public money. Many think of a specific name of a whistleblower whose story became a national sensation.

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The Implications of Koch v. Canada for Emissions Trading Schemes

Kluwer Arbitration

KS&T was a market participant in OCTP with tracking accounts for emission allowances in Ontario and California. Relying on this definition, the Claimants argued that KS&T’s emission allowances constituted “property” and therefore qualified as an investment under NAFTA. The Koch v. Emission Allowances as “Property”?

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Misreporting of Tesla Safety Violations Highlight Narrow Parameters of SEC Whistleblower Program and Need for Employee Education

Whistleblower Network News

In a joint letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Krupski and Greenspan raised questions about Tesla’s accounting practices. Whistleblower advocates argue that these restrictions dissuade potential whistleblowers from engaging with the program, interfering with the agency’s objective of identifying corruption.

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The United States’ Non-Disputing Party Practice

Kluwer Arbitration

Article 31 is framed in mandatory terms – subsequent agreements between the Parties and subsequent practice of the Parties “ shall be taken into account.” The subject matter of U.S. submissions has included a wide range of topics addressed in the jurisdictional, merits and damages phases of investment arbitrations. In large part, the U.S.

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Turning up the Heat on Tech Investors: Navigating the New “Tech Cold War”

Kluwer Arbitration

Commercial considerations : tax, accounting, regulatory, and pensions considerations must be accounted for (including how profits can be repatriated from one jurisdiction to another), as well as change of control provisions that may be triggered. a negotiation period, time limitations, or excluded disputes).

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LIDW 2024: Lawyer (Mis)Behaviour in International Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

The panel discussion was followed by a Q&A session during which questions primarily focused on issues of corruption.

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