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The European Court of Auditors published yesterday its report on EU public procurement between 2011 and 2021 , looking into the competition for public contracts covered by EU rules. We also note that some of the objectives of the 2014 reform may at times go against the overarching objective of ensuring competition in public procurement.”
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For example, the appeal did not resolve a threshold issue concerning the scope of the New York Convention, as addressed below. The Full Courts unanimous judgment (Reasons) is notable not only for what it did decide in allowing the appeal, but also for what it did not decide.
Serious Irregularity The leading authority on Section 68 challenges is RAV Bahamas Ltd and another v Therapy Beach Club Inc [2021] UKPC 8 , which prescribes that intervention should be limited to ‘extreme’ cases and that the test of serious irregularity imposes a ‘high threshold’.
In instances of active waste, such suboptimal decisions are motivated by personal gain, as exemplified by corruption. In other words, smart procurement also considers the potential social and developmental impacts of public spending, rather than solely focusing on rule compliance or the cost of resources. Source: Authors’s elaboration.
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. The threshold challenge here is to ensure that there is sufficient information in the marketplace to make this kind of requirement workable.
To conclude, while facilitating settlement is crucial from all sides, it remains important to recognize the thresholds and respect the boundaries of a fair and balanced process. The message was clear: if Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is part of the contract, tribunals should give it real weight. Arbitration is more than analysis.
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DOJ’s Focus on Financial Crime and Corruption Although the Attorney General was already authorized to pay awards for information or assistance that lead to civil or criminal forfeitures—and did so on occasion—the sharpening of this tool as part of a targeted program demonstrates DOJ’s continued effort to crack down on corporate misconduct.
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In contrast, in France, the application of this principle means that State courts lack jurisdiction to decide the dispute or rule on the validity of the agreement unless it is prima facie null and void and cannot be applied – an extremely high threshold, meaning it should be self-evident that the agreement is null and void.
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Explicit recognition of this lower threshold in investment arbitration may prima facie appear to have resolved the complication arising out of the interpretation of the term “manifest” in Article 57 of the ICSID Convention. The Draft covered codes of conduct for both arbitrators and judges in investment arbitration. under the UNCITRAL Rules).
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But, at the same time, the majority also referred to the NAFTA-style high threshold of gravity required to find a breach (referring to actions “unacceptable from an international law perspective,” paras. The majority has cited none. I am aware of none” (para. 292-93).
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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She also highlighted the high threshold in Denmark to set aside an award based on an arbitral tribunal’s action, especially if such action is covered by the national law, institutional rules and/or procedural orders. 2016.1558/2H), which sets a high threshold for any setting aside arguments. A Need for a New Danish Arbitration Act?
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The threshold is undoubtedly high and such instances are few and far between; indeed, the Commercial Court Report of 2022-2023 highlighted a decrease in the numbers of challenges to arbitration award under s. 31(2) and 73 of the 1996 Act). Applicable Non-National Law? 13 of the 1996 Act applies. This in turn triggers s. 67-69 of the 1996 Act.
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On General Role and Operation of CAS The event kicked off with a presentation by Hervé Le Lay of the general role and operation of the CAS. Located in Lausanne, the arbitral institution is a success. As per the CAS Rules , all arbitral proceedings are to be seated in Switzerland, thus concentrating challenges to its awards before the SFT.
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This relates to the facts of the case, the Respondent’s litigation strategy and, most importantly, the invoked security exception clause in Article 22.2 This relates to the facts of the case, the Respondent’s litigation strategy and, most importantly, the invoked security exception clause in Article 22.2
For example, when we take a whole year of contracts after a transparency reform taking place in May, our estimation may be biased if a procurement regulatory reform happened 5 months later, such as a new reporting threshold introduced. On the one hand, identifying causal links based on quasi-experimental settings has several prerequisites.
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