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European Court of Auditors publishes report on public procurement

Telles.eu

As several objectives of the 2014 reform remain unattained, we conclude that, the entry into force of the 2014 directives has had no demonstrable effect. (…) Also, as publication rates remain low, transparency, a key safeguard against the risk of fraud and corruption, is negatively affected. Its deadline was 18 April 2019.

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

To make it easier to incorporate “green procurement” into procurement planning, the UNCITRAL model law might be amended to: Article 7 – Flexible Communications: Make it easier to change means of communication during the course of a procurement. system) hinge on vendors’ “green” initiatives has long been a very controversial approach.

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The Double Hatting Paradox in Investment Arbitration: Justification For Abolition?

Kluwer Arbitration

Wearing a second hat as an author of an article, Gaillard strongly criticised the SGS II approach. Therefore, Gaillard’s same conviction regarding umbrella clause travelled from his written memorial as a “counsel” to an article as a “scholar” further to an award as an “arbitrator” within a span of two years.

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DOJ Offers Cash “Carrot” to Whistleblowers; Foreshadows “Stick” of More Corporate Enforcement

Government Contracts Legal Forum

DOJ’s Focus on Financial Crime and Corruption Although the Attorney General was already authorized to pay awards for information or assistance that lead to civil or criminal forfeitures—and did so on occasion—the sharpening of this tool as part of a targeted program demonstrates DOJ’s continued effort to crack down on corporate misconduct.

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

Kluwer Arbitration

This article considers the reasons why parties often choose to seat their arbitration in a foreign jurisdiction, looking in particular at commercial contracts in Pakistan with an arbitration clause seating the dispute in London. of the GSA, were factually radically different to the issues in the QAPTL case.

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Is the Last Bastion of State Immunity Under Siege? Some Reflections on the English High Court’s Decision in General Dynamics v Libya

Kluwer Arbitration

Under this doctrine, the general principle of immunity applies only to the sovereign acts of a State, and not to the commercial acts (Article 10, United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ). 3(1)(a) and the ‘arbitration exception’ under s.9(1).

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Dodd-Frank Act Programs Have Awarded over $2 Billion to Whistleblowers

Whistleblower Network News

“Passing the $2 billion threshold in whistleblower awards is a major milestone for the Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs and a testament to how they have revolutionized the enforcement of white-collar crime,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. derivatives markets,” wrote Kohn in an article calling for the passage of the bill.