Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 7, 2024

2023) , the Supreme Court recognized that plaintiffs may bring a civil suit under the expansive Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for judgment-creditors’ illicit conduct and collusion (“racketeering” under the statute) to avoid payment of an arbitral award which has been recognized and enforced as a U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

Jaime appeared in their personal capacities. Mehranvar noted that these observations underscore a concerning trend where countries with greater influence in the creation of the ISDS regime are once again re-writing the (asymmetric) rules, paving the way for the re-legitimization of an inherently flawed system. Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Although capacity and authority are two different issues 4) See Fouchard Gaillard Goldman on International Commercial Arbitration, Edited by Emmanuel Gaillard and John Savage Published by Kluwer Law International 1999, pp. and the absence of authority is not per se a question of capacity, there is largely a consensus that Article V.1(a)

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Capacity Influencing IT Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 3, 2024

It observed that the claimant, who was sanctioned by the EU, would not receive a fair trial at the HKIAC due to the UK’s historical influences over Hong Kong’s legal system and the role British and European judges played in the city’s judiciary.

Influencing 52

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Article 5 states: The conduct of a person or entity which is not an organ of the State under Article 4 but which is empowered by the law of that State to exercise elements of the governmental authority shall be considered an act of the State under international law, provided the person or entity is acting in that capacity in the particular instance.

Finance 40

Finance Influencing Capacity IT 40

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Factors influencing these choices include the backing of a robust and pro-arbitration judiciary, comprehensive legislative frameworks, and legal predictability. They further predicted an uptick in construction, ESG, and technology disputes across these regions.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

VIktor Nestulia Head of DREAM Project Office This led to the formation of the RISE Ukraine Coalition, which at its inception united more than 20 Ukrainian organizations working on open government and anti-corruption reform. The Ministry for Restoration, jointly with the World Bank, is developing a unified methodology to prioritize projects.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 6, 2024

Finally, despite the advent of large constellations of hundreds of satellites in lower orbit (in the past three years, the number of satellites in orbit has more than trebled), we do not presently know whether there is a limit to such capacity. Examples include the ABS v.

Telecommunication 52

Telecommunication Export Influencing Negotiation 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

This suggests that the intervention increased the level of competition in tenders that were already competitive, but it increased the share of high-corruption risk, single-bidder contracts in the very short-run. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5 bids without direct contracts considered.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 113

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

SIAC appears to be on the frontlines of influencing this progress, having administered cases involving 169 parties from the Philippines with a total sum in dispute in excess of SGD 5 billion in the last five years. This article is submitted in a personal capacity. Gloria Lim , CEO of SIAC, and Ms.

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