Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 16, 2024

The Stark Law was enacted to ensure that a physician’s clinical judgment is not corrupted by improper financial incentive,” stated Hamdani. Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: Physician pays $1.8M These acts went against the Stark Law, or the Physician Self-Referral Law.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In one of the earliest mass arbitrations against Uber, plaintiffs filed over 12,000 arbitration demands, which produced over $18 million in arbitration fees before even considering damages, attorneys’ fees, and other costs.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As buyers we often expect a lot from our suppliers, but do we take the time to think about what they need from us in order to perform to the standard we often demand of them? Plan your orders and your demand to ensure that the supplier has the cycle time they need to deliver a quality item or service.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Giuseppe Busia, President of Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) highlighted digitalization as a key element to prevent corruption and improve efficiency in public procurement and provided concrete examples of how ANAC collaborates with civil society to pursue data-driven approaches to anti-corruption.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 11, 2024

Have they contributed to an increased demand for AFSA’s services? These strategic partnerships also showcase AFSA’s recognition and have significantly boosted our attractiveness to international stakeholders, resulting in a surge in demand for our services. Past interviews are available here.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

The goals are to help government address complex policy issues, adapt to changing demands, and provide insights that ultimately benefit the Canadian public. Additionally, continuously running anomaly detection on claims and grievances would curb fraud and corruption. This will empower employees to use data effectively in their roles.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 30, 2023

For others, though, it created new opportunities to sell to the federal government, including an unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment (“PPE”), COVID tests, and vaccines. The COVID-19 Pandemic wreaked havoc on many businesses. Further, the six years is not tolled during contract performance.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 2024, we look towards implementation of the resolution and participation at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Lithuania this summer. Together with the global community, we were able to close out 2023 with a big advocacy win, with the UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement passed in December.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The additional cost of accelerative measures taken in response to legitimate demands by an employer for the contractor to pick up the pace of works will typically be unrecoverable. A contractor making poor progress (for whatever reason) will often find itself under significant pressure from an employer to improve upon that progress.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Leveraging arbitration’s strengths can ensure smooth integration of data privacy protection in our interconnected world, balancing individual rights with the ever-growing demand for data. This post highlights the potential for arbitration to handle data privacy disputes, a realm traditionally reserved for public courts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

The global fight against climate change demands a swift transition to cleaner energy sources. Africa is uniquely positioned to become a major player in Green Hydrogen due to several factors, some of which are: Global Demand : There is a significant demand for green hydrogen in Europe and other regions, exceeding current production levels.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

However, the panel also recognized the increasing demand for transparency, particularly in investor-state arbitration. As the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days progressed, participants were left with much to ponder about the future of arbitration, especially as it adapts to the demands of an increasingly interconnected and complex world.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 4, 2025

The revised Article 7 was intended to modernize the form required for an arbitration agreement to better meet the demands of prevailing international contract practices, and the newly introduced chapter IV A established a more comprehensive legal regime dealing with interim measures. AB 1903 adopts both changes.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

Shimmin discussed relevant cases where the parent company was demanded in English courts for acts of its subsidiaries, such as the landmark Lungowe v Vedanta , AAA v Unilever , and Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell cases. Whether this is negative or positive, it is for the future to tell.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Keynote Address and Fireside Chat: The Challenges of AI, Climate Change, and Trade Disruption Minister Rajah began her keynote address by touching on the topical issues of artificial intelligence (“AI”), geopolitics and climate change, and the global challenges that had arisen, which demand global solutions.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 29, 2024

Countries like Spain, which permits both third-party funding and contingency and conditional fee arrangements, are seeing a thriving market and demand from clients. What is clear is that both third-party funding and success fee arrangements are on the rise.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 2024

panel explained, the International Energy Agency estimates “peak oil” demand by 2030 due to an increased electric vehicle (“EV”) usage, renewable energy and industrial electrification. As the “Adapting to New Energy Contracts: How Will Energy Transition Change Arbitration Practice?”

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

An aspect that was not evaluated by the STJ, but was discussed throughout the dispute, is whether ARSAE’s regulatory competence would extend to the matters of rebalancing the Contract – as such readjustment would demand reviewing the tariffs, which, pursuant to the relevant laws, would be under ARSAE’s jurisdiction.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By allowing parties to streamline the resolution process and manage their resources efficiently, AIAC’s framework aligns with the fast-paced demands of trade. The summary determination clause grants parties the authority to opt for summary determination when a case is manifestly without merit. 1) Rule 12 of the 2023 Rules.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Other key initiatives included corporate policies that benefit the environment, preventing bribery and corruption, and social justice (see Figure 1). The full on-demand recording of the webinar can be found here. Among CSR initiatives, overall sustainability topped the list of priorities.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

According to the study, “ the most common disputes were related to business contracts, corporate demands, construction and energy ”. Federal legislation dictates that, except for cases of willful misconduct and corruption, managers are not held responsible for agreements. In any event, Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Arbitration “ is a market demand that has been embraced by administrators in a broad sense ”, according to her. 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

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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 This means that waiver of immunity from jurisdiction does not entail immunity from execution.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The panel observed that we are also seeing a rise in investor-State arbitration cases, with increasing corporate demand for these services, particularly from Australian mining companies expanding operations overseas. More coverage from Australian Arbitration Week is available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 11, 2024

It was noted that arbitration, both international and technology-focused, demands specialized knowledge; arbitrators must be adept in relevant technologies, flexible, and familiar with the languages and customs specific to international arbitration settings.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Conclusion The regulation of AI and the use of ADR are constantly evolving in response to the ever-changing demands of dispute resolution. Adapting to modern technology and making arbitration and other types of ADR work harmoniously in an acceptable and balanced way is a living topic to be addressed in the 21st century.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Each of these interventions were accompanied by some publicity, workshops, and trainings, hence we consider the analysis to estimate the effects of change in data publication largely on its own holding demand for data, user skills, and related environmental conditions constant. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Meanwhile, P&ID did not do anything concrete to build the facility, but rather, demanded that Nigeria perform its obligations, and when Nigeria failed, it commenced arbitration proceedings. Secondly, P&ID continued to bribe during the arbitration process to hide the previous corrupt payments to the same individual (§509).

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of South Sudan on 26 July 2018, demanding payments of USD 3 billion. With a partial award of 10 November 2022, the sole arbitrator declared that it had jurisdiction, following which the Republic of South Sudan appealed to the SFSC, demanding that the partial award be set aside.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Previous tribunals required an emergency exceeding a certain threshold (see the cases arising out of the Argentine financial crisis), a (para-)military objective of a measure ( CC/Devas v India ), or demanded a threat of national dimension (see Michael Lee-Chin v Dominican Republic ) for a security exception to apply.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

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

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 26, 2024

For instance, counsel frequently employ AI tools for document review and research purposes, and there is a rising demand for these systems in transcription and translation tasks. , in Cavinder Bull, Loretta Malintoppi, et al., (eds), eds), ICCA Congress Series, Volume 2, pp. 683 – 694 (2023)).

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 15, 2024

This post considers why all eyes seem to be on Africa in particular, how African nations have reacted to investors’ demands for increased security for their investments, and the consequences for the world of arbitration. Why Has Africa Taken Centre Stage?

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 7, 2024

While this addition may at first appear too demanding on the parties, it must be read in conjunction with the requirement that the parties undertake “reasonable enquiries.” The views expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be construed as necessarily reflecting those of their firm or of any of its clients.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

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 Against this backdrop, Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Defendant then issued a statutory demand pursuant to section 125(2)(a) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for claims awarded under a partial final award (the “ PFA ”). 16) Mobilox at [25]. 17) Mobilox at [40]. . ↑ 17 Mobilox at [40]. ↑ 18 At [18]. ↑ 19 I bid.

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