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Looking into Antonio Costa legacy as PM from a procurement perspective

Telles.eu

With today's announcement of his resignation on the back of a corruption probe, the time of Antonio Costa as Portuguese Prime-Minister reached its end. As for the 2017 transposition I do not have much to say, but I did say a lot about what was happening below-thresholds. But fashionably late it was nonetheless.

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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

Kluwer Arbitration

There is a very high threshold for a Section 68 challenge. Secondly, P&ID presented and relied on evidence that it knew to be false. Thirdly, P&ID bribed a Nigerian official throughout the arbitration to “buy her silence” about the fact that she had accepted their bribes at the time the underlying contract was made.

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2025 PAW: Different Roles, Shared Realities – A Dialogue on Settlement and Document Production in Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Jan Michael Ahrens presented the client perspective, explaining that companies like Siemens are often more interested in resolution than in a win. 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.

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What the Full Federal Court of Australia Decided, and Did Not Decide, in Republic of India v CCDM Holdings [2025] FCAFC 2

Kluwer Arbitration

For example, the appeal did not resolve a threshold issue concerning the scope of the New York Convention, as addressed below. This threshold issue concerning the scope of the New York Convention was not resolved by the appeal.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

In instances of active waste, such suboptimal decisions are motivated by personal gain, as exemplified by corruption. Governments can start tackling passive waste and better leverage procurement for development by using the IDB´s Public Procurement Toolkit Module , presented during the event. Source: Authors’s elaboration.

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The Third ICC Kuwait Arbitration Day Conference: Taking Stock of the Present and Looking Ahead to New Horizons in Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

Moderated by Omar Al Qahtani (Al Tamimi & Company), this panel delved into the arbitration provisions in Kuwait, offering a comprehensive overview of the present landscape and comparative perspectives from the region. Panel Discussions The first panel of the day took place in Arabic.

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The Double Hatting Paradox in Investment Arbitration: Justification For Abolition?

Kluwer Arbitration

In Eiser v Spain (2020), the Annulment Committee found manifest appearance of bias on the part of the arbitrator due to his failure to disclose all “past and present professional connections and interactions” with the valuation expert. This has ensured uniformity in the test for disqualification both in ICSID and non-ICSID cases (e.g.