Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

billion to Commissions Import Export SA after it rejected the country's allegations of corruption surrounding the prominent arbitrator Yves Derains, who chaired an underlying arbitration. A Paris arbitral tribunal has confirmed the Republic of the Congo must pay more than $1.82

Export 40

Export Corruption Import IT 40

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 21, 2024

In April 2024, a law passed by the Investment Authority opened the import, wholesale, retail and export (of raw coffee, khat, oilseeds, pulses, hides and skins, forest products, poultry and livestock bought from the local market) sectors to foreign investments.

Retail 97

Retail Export Import Corruption 97

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

However, the tribunal did find that Mongolia breached the fair and equitable treatment protection in the BIT by taking ownership of the gold, exporting it abroad for refining, and depositing it or its value in an unallocated account in England to increase the country’s currency reserves.

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Transparency Negotiation Price Export 105

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 23, 2024

For capital-exporting economies, it offers a means to ease some of developing countries’ concerns about ISDS – and in this way, to shore up a dispute settlement system the perceived legitimacy of which is under growing pressure. One is that, as donor countries may also be major capital exporters, there is potential for conflicts of interest.

Export 52

Export Finance Sustainability Capacity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 1, 2024

Nigeria arbitral award and the issue of fraud and corruption. Patocchi spoke about the issue of a challenges to awards on grounds of corruption or fraud tainting the proceedings. In Sorelec , the Paris CoA set aside the award even though the alleged corruption was not raised before the arbitral tribunal. He referred to Prof.

Corruption 52

Corruption Export Import Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 5, 2024

Some of the most appealing developments are discussed below: The Divide Bridged Between the Capital-Exporting and Capital-Importing Countries Toward the end of the 1990s, when the last attempt was made to negotiate the OECD MAI, FDI was exclusively flowing from developed to developing countries.

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Negotiation Export Import Sustainability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

In addition, the EU is exporting this body of law by integrating it in its recent free trade and investment agreements such as CETA, EU-Singapore FTA and EU-Vietnam FTA, as well as the recently published model clauses for member states’ BITs with third states.

Balance 52

Balance Export Sustainability Import 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

classification category relating to any anticipatory disclosure policy for Australia and the United Kingdom; and (5) whether regulatory changes to exemptions under the Arms Export Control Act are likely or necessary within the next year. arms embargoed countries, by Australian or the UK persons; (4) the adoption of a U.S.

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Government Government Export Data 40

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

In both arbitrations, Lima responded by arguing among other things that the Concession Contract and its modifications were void due to corruption. Finally, the Court rejected Lima’s argument that both awards violated the United States’ public policy regarding enforcing or procuring contracts through corruption. Société Indagro v.

Transportation 52

Transportation Transportation Corruption IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 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

Finance 52

Finance Sustainability Balance Export 52

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

This presents a significant export opportunity for African nations. 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

Demand 52

Demand Sustainability Capacity Import 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 7, 2024

For example, if sanctions or export controls hinder the performance of a contract, the tribunal must decide whether non-performance is justified. Substantive Challenges The responsibility to enforce sanctions lies with the criminal authorities in the relevant jurisdictions.

Influencing 52

Influencing Logistics Export Collaboration 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 6, 2024

KTSAT arbitration concerning export controls, and Russian space agency Roscosmos’s refusal to launch satellites for satellite operator OneWeb following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As a result, disputes concerning such apparatus tend to be heavily influenced by domestic politics and geopolitics. Examples include the ABS v.

Telecommunication 52

Telecommunication Export Influencing Negotiation 52

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.

Collusion 52

Collusion Insurance Capacity Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Moollan and Nair, supporting the motion, argued that the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) system is rooted in an outdated colonial model, and disproportionately favours capital-exporting countries and corporations at the expense of developing nations.

Ethics 52

Ethics Efficiency Import Export 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Petersburg refused to comply with the requests for service to Gazprom Export from Luxembourg , German , French , and Polish authorities each time offering vague reasoning, such as the “absence of notice of the proceeding abroad to the Russian party” or “non-friendly nature of the actions of the foreign state.”

Export 52

Export Influencing Utilities Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 16, 2024

Obiter Although the innocent party’s lawyers in the arbitration process were not corrupt, the question arose whether the tribunal should have been more direct and interventionist when it was clear that those lawyers were not getting instructions or were failing to put necessary points to the relevant witnesses. Société Kraydon Ltd v.

Corruption 52

Corruption Insurance IT Procurement 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 27, 2024

For oil and gas, the minimum investment for transportation and storage is US$300,000,000; and US$600,000,000 for offshore projects and gas for export. Moreover, if the project qualifies as Long-Term Strategic Export project, the minimum investment is US$2 billion. 200 of the Law).

Export 52

Export Negotiation Transportation Transportation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 22, 2025

Australasian Global Exports Pty Ltd v. 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

Export 52

Export Insurance Contract Balance 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 9, 2024

There are no restrictions on the evidence that may be presented before the English courts, beyond those imposed by the courts procedural rules ( Central Trading & Exports Ltd v Fioralba Shipping Co (The Kalisti) , paras.

Export 59

Export Tender Thresholds Corruption 59

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Gazprom Export (discussed in a previous post ) appears to have simply disregarded an injunction by the Arbitrazh Court for Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region and issued a 13 billion euro award. The same should apply to any national court at the seat of the arbitration when faced with applications for annulment.

Export 59

Export Corruption Participation Evaluation 59

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Now the dispute is exported in the United States. 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

Influencing 59

Influencing Utilities Export IT 59

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 20, 2025

It particularly examined whether an Advisory Centre could meet the high expectations of resource-constrained developing countries and capital-exporting economies, depending on its mandate, resources, and role in ISDS reform. Meanwhile, the additional resources allocated to Working Group III are set to expire at the end of 2025 (A/CN.9/1194,

Balance 52

Balance Finance Capacity Budget 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 12, 2025

The railway corridor would transport minerals, including coal, for export ( Notice of Arbitration , para 2). 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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