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“Help Wanted”: Justice Department Debuts its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

Government Contracts Legal Forum

Spotlight on Ethical and Transparent Corporate Culture The new pilot program underscores DOJ’s commitment to fostering a corporate culture of integrity and accountability, and sends a clear message to would-be whistleblowers and corporate entities alike.

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Hong Kong Arbitration Week Recap: Update on Outcome Related Fee Structure for Arbitration in Hong Kong

Kluwer Arbitration

Key to addressing these challenges is transparency with the client regarding all aspects of the arrangement and ensuring a full understanding of the proposed structure. Sanger also discussed the use of insurance products to offset the risks associated with an unsuccessful outcome, such as CFA insurance. In particular, Ms.

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2023 Year in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Corruption allegations in arbitration proceedings relating to Peru remain very common. Peru , where the tribunal dismissed Peru’s ratrionae materiae objection based on corruption allegations. Following the decision reported last year in Bacilio v.

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Past the Tipping Point? The Diminishing Value of Investment Treaties and Arbitration in the Green Transition Era

Kluwer Arbitration

Enforceable through investor-state arbitration, the generous protections provided by these treaties have, in effect, served as a free insurance policy for foreign investors. Regardless of whether this is ethical, is it still solid advice? Relatively few countries sign new treaties that include investor-state arbitration.

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X CAM-CCBC Arbitration Congress: Green Transition, Artificial Intelligence, Evolution of Arbitral Institutions & The Future of International Arbitration.

Kluwer Arbitration

Standardization of case law : CCEE recognizes the importance of maintaining a database of the arbitral decisions to promote transparency concerning the application of regulatory rules. Insurance : Disputes emerging from changes in the criteria for insuring certain assets along the away. The last panelist, Ms.

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European Commission Publishes Non-Paper of Model Clauses for Member States’ Bilateral Investment Agreements with Third Countries

Kluwer Arbitration

The Commission proposes that these standards do not apply to “ public procurement ” and “ subsidies or grants […] including government-supported loans, guarantees and insurance. ” Further, a host State is not required to extend benefits arising from double taxation treaties with third countries to investors.

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Columbia Arbitration Day 2024: “The New Era of International Arbitration: A User Guide”

Kluwer Arbitration

Cózar added an expert’s perspective to the discussion by explaining that classical construction arbitration cases have a specific limit of claims, such as delays and disruptions, additional scope and costs, liquidated damages, loss of profit, performance and warranty issues, indemnity, and insurance claims.