Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for Europe. You have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and dedicated team and liaise with the arbitration community and various stakeholders. The Assistant Editor will work remotely.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for Middle East North Africa (MENA). You have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and dedicated team and liaise with the arbitration community and various stakeholders.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia. You have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and dedicated team and liaise with the arbitration community and various stakeholders.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 24, 2023

At the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, December is the month to thank our readers and collaborators for their readership, contributions, and support. The Kluwer Arbitration Blog will celebrate 15 years of existence in 2024. I joined the Kluwer Arbitration Blog in May 2012, at that time with Prof.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following two additional positions with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: (1) Assistant Editor for Europe and (2) Assistant Editor for Investment Arbitration. The Assistant Editor will work remotely. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Watson & Associates

AUGUST 29, 2023

While this provides significant growth opportunities, it also exposes them to potential legal risks, including violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). To ensure compliance with this critical legislation, companies must be diligent in implementing best practices.

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VWV

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A full list of our procurement blogs, including checklists for contracting authorities and suppliers to make sure you are ready for the Act, can be found here Procurement Law Articles & Blogs. For further assistance please contact Stephanie Rickard in our Public Sector team at 07384 251 896.

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GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To stay up to date, subscribe to our GovCon & Trade blog. You are reading the January 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 7, 2023

To stay up to date, subscribe to our GovCon & Trade blog. The DOJ entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) with two British reinsurance companies for bribing Ecuadorian officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). We welcome your feedback and encourage you to share this newsletter.

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GovCon & Trade

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To stay up to date, subscribe to our GovCon & Trade blog. Two noteworthy Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlements were announced in September. If you have questions about any actions addressed in the Roundup, please contact the international trade team. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to share this newsletter.

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GovCon & Trade

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

To stay up to date, subscribe to our GovCon & Trade blog. million to settle allegations it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its Chinese subsidiary paid for travel and associated recreational activities of Chinese officials employed at state-owned healthcare facilities. 3M Company agreed to pay $6.5

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Many of you will know that weve always been interested in opening up and improving the procurement and contracts that underpin mega-sporting events, which have – all too-often been – vectors for cronyism, corruption or massive mis-spending.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 28, 2024

Since the announcement, whistleblower advocates have noted that the whistleblower program has the potential to greatly bolster the DOJ’s efforts to combat fraud and corruption. However, they claim that it will only be effective if it follows the model of proven whistleblower programs. On May 24, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 24, 2024

Morgan Securitie s LLC in which the company agreed to pay $18 million to settle charges that it impeded the ability of advisory clients and brokerage customers to blow the whistle to the SEC. This was the largest penalty ever levied by the SEC for such a violation.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. With a mandate to prevent, investigate, and prosecute corruption, one of the Integrity Commission’s core functions is to oversee public procurement. Our main partner, and co-organiser of the workshop, is the Integrity Commission of Jamaica.

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Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 3, 2024

We invite you to join us to gain practical insights and analysis on significant developments across: antitrust and competition export controls, sanctions and foreign investment customs and FTAs anti-bribery, corruption and economic crime ESG, supply chain and product compliance View the detailed agenda for all sessions during the conference.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In instances of active waste, such suboptimal decisions are motivated by personal gain, as exemplified by corruption. This continuous data flow strengthens public trust by minimizing corruption risks and reaffirming a commitment to transparency. Waste broadly refers to suboptimal decision-making in the allocation of public resources.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

In our survey, Heads of Procurement ranked supply chain fair labor practices (68% of respondents) and preventing bribery and corruption (52%) as a high priority in their CSR endeavors. For more sustainability content, please check our other ESG-related blogs! For Heads of Procurement, CSR is now a major consideration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 4, 2025

This Blog has previously discussed whether ad hoc arbitration will truly take root in the country ( see The turn to fact or fiction: ad hoc arbitration in the draft amendment to PRC Arbitration Law ). Proper legal guidance is essential to effectively navigate this advanced yet complex arbitration landscape.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Written by Isabelle Adam and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. For years, the benefits of transparency as a policy tool to increase accountability and counter corruption have been lauded. Differing leadership approaches The two leaderships have quite different approaches to anti-corruption overall.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This post was first published on Water Integrity Network’s blog. The latest Water Integrity Global Outlook highlights how the global water and sanitation sectors are notoriously opaque and vulnerable to corruption. Yet, the report highlights that “Procurement is the site of the greatest corruption in public expenditure.”

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Open data is often lauded as a magic pill for anti-corruption: reveal what’s going on, inform the public, and, presto, government will become more accountable. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This blog post examines the said decision. Relevant decisions have been previously examined in a previous blog post here. 1514/2022 (Commercial) (also discussed in a prior blog post ). Two decisions issued recently adopted a different approach. In the first decision, the Dubai Court of Cassation (“DCC”) Judgment No.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

By leveraging blockchain’s capabilities, these entities can significantly mitigate corruption risks, streamline operations, and foster a more transparent procurement environment. Integrity Provides an immutable record, reducing fraud and corruption.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Here at Kluwer Arbitration Blog , we highlight the podcasts focused on international arbitration. In this latest episode, Kiran Nasir Gore , Associate Editor of Kluwer Arbitration Blog , interviews Dr Herfried Wöss. Follow the coverage of the International Law Talk arbitration podcasts on Kluwer Arbitration Blog here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This is the fifth consecutive year that we, either together or separately, have reported on trends at the intersection of human rights and international investment arbitration from the prior year (see prior Blog coverage, here , here , here , and here ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 25, 2024

This blog post will consider how this question is dealt with under Indonesian law. The Indonesian Supreme Court has reached similar conclusions in subsequent cases, as discussed in a previous blog post. This might be crystal clear when the dispute only involves two disputing parties who have signed an arbitration agreement.

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Bonfire

MARCH 28, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the risks inherent in public sector procurement and why finance leaders should care. Evaluations are unintentionally corrupted. Evaluations are deliberately corrupted. So why do so few pay close attention to procurement, an area bristling with risk?

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Watson & Associates

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Read more » The post How to Respond to a Subpoena Duces Tecum from Federal Law Enforcement appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 25, 2024

In this blog post, we explain our empirical study of post-award actions in U.S. This blog post is based on our article, Challenging and Enforcing International Arbitral Awards in U.S. For a more reliable measure of judicial treatment of arbitral awards, we used a different dataset to assess the rate at which U.S. federal courts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Important discussions on international arbitration are formulated at an ever-increasing number of conferences, symposia, and events; keynote addresses set out thought-provoking proposals; the number of journals and reviews specializing in international arbitration has greatly proliferated; and even online blogs produce short yet interesting posts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

This blog is based on a speech delivered by Open Contracting Champion, David Riveros García, at the World Bank’s inaugural GovTech Global Forum focused on “Governance in the Digital Era” this May. I work in anti-corruption, leading an organization that focuses on the education sector in Paraguay.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

20(3) of the German federal constitution (see previous blog post here ). More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe € 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata € 190 2(1) in conjunction with Art.

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Watson & Associates

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog. Avoiding charges of. Read more » The post What is Wire Fraud?

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Watson & Associates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog. This crime involved the use of electronic communications such as faxes, phone calls or emails, to defraud the government out of money (government contracts) or something of value. The penalties for federal. Read more » The post Is Wire Fraud a Felony?

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Watson & Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Read more » The post Government Contractors :: Understanding Conspiracy Charges appeared first on Watson & Associates LLC Government Contracts Blog. The term ‘conspiracy’ often conjures images of shadowy figures plotting secretly, but.

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DemandStar

MARCH 1, 2022

By adhering to guidelines, they can ensure that their department is free from ill-advised spending, corruption, and fraud. This will help procurement agents prove that all vendors applied and were selected through the same process, reducing the opportunity for any corruption or fraud claims.

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