Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The latest Water Integrity Global Outlook highlights how the global water and sanitation sectors are notoriously opaque and vulnerable to corruption. Complex financial structures, involving multiple actors and funding sources, further obscure accountability and enable corruption.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions.

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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. Stay tuned.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 14, 2024

Arbitration has several features that suit the resolution of climate change disputes: neutral forum, arbitrators with specialist expertise, procedural flexibility, confidentiality (though in tension with transparency), and ease of enforcement. FM clauses with a limited list of FM events but stating that other events could be included.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The DIS Autumn Conference , held on 10 September 2024, was the main event of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days , which took place from 9 to 12 September 2024 and were jointly organized by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) , the Federal Ministry of Justice , and the Humboldt University in Berlin.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The inaugural Riyadh International Disputes Week (“RIDW”), commencing on 3 March 2024, is a milestone event for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and the disputes field, uniting key players in the field to explore the alternative dispute resolution landscape in the KSA and beyond. They also feature the establishment of the SCCA Court (Art.

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

Agencies must practice good cyber hygiene, be prepared to mitigate fallout from a cyber event, and follow federal guidance as it evolves, he said. If a cyberattack, human error, or another circumstance results in data theft, deletion or corruption, a snapshot can quickly restore what’s lost, said Sprague.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

In any event, the Tribunal cannot see how Mr. Wilson’s remarks infringe upon the integrity of the proceedings or the orderly conduct of the arbitration” (para 64). This is important indeed, but enhanced transparency risks aggravating issues, especially when complex. However, its tribunal membership only overlaps partially.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The event was then capped with a reception celebrating the launch of the SIAC Gateway platform. This Part reports on the morning events, while Part 2 pertains to the afternoon sessions. These themes set the stage for the remainder of the plenary panel sessions in the afternoon.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Arbitrator Fees: Practical Compensation Addressing the practical aspect of compensation, the SCCA’s rules stipulate that arbitrator fees account for lost time in the event of a postponement or cancellation of scheduled hearings. We look forward to attending the SCCA24 Conference !

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

Originally scheduled for March 2020, the event was, of necessity, postponed when COVID-19 swept away all before it. JAW is a premier event, signifying South Africa’s increasing prominence in international arbitration, particularly since implementing the International Arbitration Act in 2017.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 13, 2024

The event was organized by the CAM Santiago and Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution , and sponsored by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes – ICSID and the Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje – ALARB. He kicked off the event addressing the development of ICSID and the role of Latin American States.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2023

On the second day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2023, the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC) and the International Chamber of Commerce – Hong Kong (ICC-HK) hosted an in-person event on “ Challenges of the 21 st Century: Regulation of Use of AI in Dispute Resolution and Making ADR Work.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 25, 2024

These were the public interest in: (i) the operation and practice of arbitration; and (ii) the desirability of public scrutiny as a means by which confidence in the courts can be maintained and the administration of justice made transparent. In any event, the point should be raised before the judgment is published.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

The present post summarises the discussions held during the event. While the Dubai International Arbitration Centre ‘s (“DIAC”) representative could not attend the event, a message on the developments made by the DIAC was shared by its Registrar. The session was moderated by Khawar Qureshi.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The development of a global network through the Friends of ACICA initiative, with events in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. The next event takes place in Hong Kong on 22 October 2024. sponsorship; broadcasting), and relating to the infrastructure and supply chains required for hosting large-scale events.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

Senior tax policymakers from across the region attended the event organized by the IDB, the World Bank and the G-20 Brazilian presidency, represented during the event by Ministry of Finance and Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB), the country’s federal tax agency. Strengthening institutions, rule of Law, and protecting property rights.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 9, 2024

40208 International Skating Union’s Eligibility rules , that the rules in the International Skating Union (“ISU”) regulations (“Eligibility Rules”) punishing skater members for competing in unauthorized events offended against EU competition law (Art. The second only applies to ineligibility decisions in sports arbitration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 28, 2024

This blog post highlights the past year’s most notable events impacting international arbitration practitioners in the Golden State. In-person events were held at White & Case, King & Spalding, Squire Patton Boggs, Norton Rose Fulbright, JAMS, LimNexus, and the University of Southern California. Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin , No.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The panel considered there to be benefits in sport-specific issues, including transgender participation in sport, safe-guarding and governance issues, being arbitrated by expert sports tribunals, but noted the importance of developing transparent precedent in this area given the public importance.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 14, 2023

My role as Director and Chairman includes supervising the day-to-day operations of the Centre, organising and planning events, projects, and initiatives hosted by LACIAC, and overseeing the operations of the Board. The Centre has had four editions since 2019, with the fourth being a hybrid event with physical participation in Accra, Ghana.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 21, 2024

On the downside, in the unfortunate event that a dispute emerges as to the validity of the transaction and the ownership of the asset, the anonymity inherent to decentralized transactions poses significant challenges to identifying the party you intend to enforce against – all you may find is the username or avatar of that party.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 23, 2023

This post provides an overview of the key highlights from the event. He also emphasised that new initiatives are under consideration to develop transparency in the work of the domestic courts. The panelists went on to discuss how cross-jurisdictional collaboration could help overcome challenges. He shared the recent projects of EBRD.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

One month after the conclusion of the 26th ICCA Congress, we look back and reflect on this remarkable event in the narrative around international arbitration. A solution that was consistently raised as key to making arbitration more welcoming to human subjectivities was to make it more transparent and predictable.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

These rules integrate contemporary practices and technological advancements to improve the arbitration process’ efficiency, transparency, and flexibility, in order to increase the prominent and stature of CRCICA in MENA. Arbitration Events Arbitration weeks and days have increased exponentially over the last few years.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Spearheaded by the DIS, the event was a convergence of distinguished practitioners who, through their insightful discussions, painted a portrait of Germany as a powerhouse of arbitration. Finally , the law encourages the publication of awards with the agreement of the parties to increase transparency.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The event kicked-off with a review of Jus Mundi’s latest energy arbitration report which highlighted International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ ICSID ”) ’s continued dominance as the leading arbitral forum for investor-state energy disputes globally.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 22, 2024

The majority adopted a broad interpretation: “transparency, stability and the protection of the investor’s legitimate expectations play a central role in defining the FET standard” (para. In any event, the Claimant failed to demonstrate that “any legitimate expectations arose, or were relied upon” (para.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 11, 2024

In the recent pre-Tashkent Law Spring Forum event organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (“YAAF”), participants discussed the role of international dispute resolution in supporting development, the rule of law, and economic opportunity.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It is a searchable database of anonymized and summarized procedural decisions taken by HKIAC’s Proceedings and Appointments Committees, giving insights into HKIAC’s procedural decision-making and resulting in greater transparency, guidance, and certainty for HKIAC users. Past interviews are available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 3, 2024

These events mark the last chapters in the increasingly turbulent tale of investment treaties and investor-state arbitration. On their part, governments that want to attract green investment should engage with investors and do whatever they can to provide regulatory stability, procedural transparency, and good old basic fairness.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On the third day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2023, the ADR in Asia Conference, the flagship event of the Hong Kong Arbitration Week, hosted a panel discussion on the Hong Kong Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration (“ ORFSA ”) regime. More coverage from Hong Kong Arbitration Week is available here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 21, 2024

A Young ICCA event , hosted in collaboration with ArbTech , canvassed the surfeit of AI tools increasingly being used in arbitration and litigation, such as ArbiLex , CoCounsel , Harvey , and Copilot. The European Parliament made further advances in 2023 with its AI Act.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Welcome and Opening Remarks The event commenced with a warm welcome by Khushboo Shahdadpuri (Al Tamimi & Company), who spoke about the need for the arbitration community and stakeholders in the MENA region to come together to collaborate and progress forward collectively.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

CAD is notable as an entirely student-organized event on the international arbitration calendar. Sobota affirmed that a big concern about the use of AI is precisely “the black box effect”, i.e., the lack of transparency on the sources and operations of generative AI.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Varin underscored the importance of timing global business events to align with major international movements – like the UN General Assembly – creating synergies that amplify the impact of business initiatives.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The Congress opened this year’s Sao Paulo Arbitration Week (“SPAW”): a collaborative calendar for law firms, universities, associations, and institutions to organize and promote alternative dispute resolution-related events in Sao Paulo. In short time, the AI was corrupted by the users and started sending out violent messages.

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