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Embracing the Human in Arbitration: A Look Back at ICCA Hong Kong 2024

Kluwer Arbitration

The first ICCA Congress with recorded participants was held in Rotterdam in 1966, painting a picture of exclusivity and limited access. The 1966 Congress had 131 participants, predominantly from Western Europe, with only three attendees from outside this region—one from Yugoslavia, one from the USA, and one from Romania.

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I Know the Witnesses and I Will Believe Them; There is No Need for Cross-Examination: A Rare Example of Arbitrator Bias Before English Courts

Kluwer Arbitration

The Court considered that “the suggestion that it was unnecessary to call any expert witnesses was plainly not an expression of a balanced and impartial view, or merely a concern about the hearing over-running, or an attempt by the arbitrator to impose an orderly and economical procedure on the parties.”

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2024 PAW: Affaires d’Etats Vol. 3 – Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform

Kluwer Arbitration

The Voices of Developing States in Multilateral Fora Ladan Mehranvar kicked off the discussion by presenting the findings of her upcoming empirical paper on the attendance and participation of government delegations in the WGIII negotiations. countries, are by far the most vocal participants in the discussions. Canada and E.U.

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When the door from government-to-industry leads to a brick wall

Federal News Network

So, this fellow VK had participated in all of the work on the Navy’s behalf for the first phase of this long-term program, and while he was negotiating and dealing with Raytheon, he was also trying to get a job there, basically, and got the job. Not a source selection person necessarily, but an influencer, an adviser deep in there.

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Zero Trust: In Depth

FedInsider

The challenges that civilian agencies must overcome are different than those facing the Department of Defense, for instance, while the components of the Department of Homeland Security often must balance their security requirements against their law enforcement or emergency services missions. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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Atlanta International Arbitration Society’s (AtlAS) 12th Annual Conference

Kluwer Arbitration

Ong highlighted the difficulty of certain international lawyers participating in expert preparation, as their local rules do not permit them to do so. Participants discussed institutional appeals processes, and how such processes run against the goal of arbitration to maximize efficiency. Further, Ms.

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Bringing Agility to the Modern Security Operations Center (E132)

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As an active participant in the IT and Cyber Security fields for the past twenty years, Michael is responsible for the effective implementation of the laboratory’s risk balanced cyber security and information protection programs, along with the strategic direction, management, and oversight of the central IT organization.