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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

These and other constraints under the model law are commendable anti-corruption measures, but may make it more difficult to accommodate emerging “green procurement” approaches. Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of.

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Misreporting of Tesla Safety Violations Highlight Narrow Parameters of SEC Whistleblower Program and Need for Employee Education

Whistleblower Network News

Blowing the Whistle on Tesla The data provided by Krupski detailed thousands of accident reports, trouble manufacturing the Cybertruck pickup, and internal communications that exposed flaws with the company’s Autopilot driver-assistance software. They plan to dispute that Krupski had been subject to retaliation.

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California International Arbitration Week 2024: Navigating Technology Disputes in the Modern Era

Kluwer Arbitration

The discussion then shifted to significant changes in the semiconductor industry, spurred by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act that allocated $57 billion in grants to incentivize the domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips, which historically had been concentrated in China. for the development of new semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

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California International Arbitration Week 2024: Strategies for Navigating Trade Wars and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Kluwer Arbitration

He detailed the strategic adjustments Chinese companies have made in response to heightened tariffs and geopolitical tensions, including diversifying their investments and manufacturing operations to countries like Mexico and Vietnam, as well as to lower-cost regions within China.

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We Need to Talk About … the EU AI Act!

Kluwer Arbitration

Providers, importers and manufacturers of AI systems bear the most stringent obligations under the Act (Articles 16, 25). In which circumstances these exceptions apply is not immediately clear from the Act. Personal Scope The Act distinguishes between different regulated entities.

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LIDW 2024: International Arbitration Day – Panel Session on Space

Kluwer Arbitration

First, even though there are now hundreds of companies operating globally in the space industry, there remain, for example, no more than a handful of launch providers and satellite manufacturers (if that) in each jurisdiction. As a result, disputes concerning such apparatus tend to be heavily influenced by domestic politics and geopolitics.

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The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Government Contractors Should Know

Government Contracts Legal Forum

The provision also authorizes procurement technical assistance providers to provide education to small businesses on the requirements of DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information, and the requirements for mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or influence of DoD contractors under section 847 of the FY 2020 NDAA.