GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Freepoint Commodities LLC, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, had agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a DOJ investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

FEPASA), a former state-owned rail transport company, and Consórcio Brasileiro Europeu, a private company, for the electrification of railways in São Paulo. The STJ’s Decision in REsp No. 2.143.882/SP The underlying dispute pertained to a contract signed in 1976 between Ferrovia Paulista S.A.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 2, 2024

District Court for the District of Columbia (the ‘Court’) pursuant to Section 207 of the Federal Arbitration Act (‘FAA’) seeking to confirm the award against GCPI and also impose liability on two additional parties, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport and the Republic of Iraq. Société Indagro v. Société Pabalk Ticaret Limited Sirketi v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 7, 2024

PI5251-23, 20 October 2023 Elizaveta Mikaelyan, RAC, ITA Reporter for the RAC A dispute from a forwarding contract for a freight transportation organization. Claimant v. Respondent (Award), RAC Case No. Claimant v. Respondent (Award), RAC Case No.

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The EPPO has the power to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross border fraud. This is yet another case of the EPPO, launched in 1 June 2021, as the first new supra-national prosecution authority in the EU.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. The disputes span across different industries such as electric power, construction, and transportation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Keynote: “Arbitration: Here, There and Everywhere” Claudia Salomon’s keynote address, titled “Arbitration: Here, There and Everywhere”, transported attendees back a century, unraveling the history of how Paris was chosen as the headquarters for the ICC, and subsequently its International Court of Arbitration.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

However, Annex 14-E is only available to investors (and, in some cases, an enterprise of the host country owned or controlled by the investors) that are a party to a contract with the government of the host country in five sectors: oil & gas, power generation, telecommunication services, transportation services, and infrastructure projects (i.e.,

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 30, 2024

The CO2 is then transported through underground pipelines to a storage location and is injected at a site deep into the ground for permanent storage. Background on CCUS Technologies By way of background, CCUS refers to a set of technologies that seek to prevent carbon dioxide (“CO2”) generated by large stationary sources (e.g.,

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Anti-corruption policies further reinforce integrity in procurement, safeguarding public funds and fostering trust in government processes. Local Frameworks Cities and regions may have tailored strategies that address unique challenges, such as affordable housing or improving public transportation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

In this case, Mundra, India, was the discharge port, such that the price included transportation to and unloading at Mundra. C&FFO is a shipping term which stands for Cost and Freight Free Out meaning that generally the sellers pay for the shipping charges and the costs of unloading the goods at their destination.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Additionally, continuously running anomaly detection on claims and grievances would curb fraud and corruption. Snow Family transportable storage facilitates two-way, large-scale dataset migrations between environments. At its best, AI-optimization has the power to reshape government processes.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

Decarbonisation Solution : Green Hydrogen is considered the most credible solution for decarbonising heavy industry and transportation sectors, which are crucial areas for reducing emissions. This presents a significant export opportunity for African nations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 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

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (MTC) (Award and Supplementary Decision on Interpretation), CCL Case No. It concerns the validity of an arbitration clause in the MOU entered into between the Claimant and Respondents and whether an express and/or implicit waiver of the arbitration clause had taken place by agreement of the parties.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

On the same date that the first instance court handed down the judgement in Uniper and Metha v Gazprom , the same court granted Gazprom an anti-suit injunction prohibiting Dutch Gasunie Transport Services B.V. from continuing litigation in the Netherlands. Five days later, the same court prohibited Czech company NET4GAS s.r.o.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

He noted extensive jurisprudential analysis and the STJ’s evolving position, particularly in international transport cases, where prior knowledge of the arbitration clause was a key consideration. Regarding insurers, Marino questioned whether transmission was automatic and whether prior knowledge was required.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 27, 2024

2141-5 of the Transports Code); for La Poste, in charge of French postal services, to arbitrate ( Article 28 of law no. .: for public entities to arbitrate disputes relating to the financial performance of public works and supply contracts ( Article L. 2111-14 and L. 90-568 of July 2, 1990 ). 2018-202 of 26 March 2018 ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In particular, one of the key findings of the survey was that technology issues often arise in many different industries, including construction, defense, energy, entertainment, and transportation, as well as what might be more traditionally thought of as the home of “technology” disputes like life sciences, IT, and telecommunications.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Why and How It Works Contractualising Regulation In Brazil, large projects in sectors like infrastructure, transport, and energy, often are conducted or overseen by state entities.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Why and How It Works Contractualising Regulation In Brazil, large projects in sectors like infrastructure, transport, and energy, often are conducted or overseen by state entities.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 21, 2024

He noted that the geopolitical situation is mirrored in the arbitration market, with the war in Ukraine generating hundreds of disputes, predominantly in the agricultural and transportation sectors.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The assets of these two entities were in the hands of the International Air Transport Authority (“ IATA ”), against whom the Superior Court ordered writs of garnishment. The Court granted orders against two third parties: 1) the Airport Authority of India (“ AAI ”), another state-owned entity; and 2) Air India. III of the NYC. II and V(1)(a).

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Ltd v Shenzhen Municipal Transport Bureau ) relates to Article 20(2) of the Arbitration Law of the PRC , which provides that “[a] doubt as to the effectiveness of the arbitration agreement, should be raised before the first hearing at the arbitration tribunal. ”

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

The provision prohibits DoD from entering into contracts with entities that provide data to “covered logistics software,” defined as LOGINK or any national transportation logistics information platform provided or sponsored by a foreign adversary or a commercial entity controlled by the government of an adversary.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 9, 2024

Petrobras), a Brazilian state-owned oil company, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The DOJ entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Freepoint Commodities, a Connecticut-based commodities trader, for bribing officials at Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Click here to read the full newsletter.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 16, 2024

Alstom Transport et Société Alstom Network UK 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 Société Kraydon Ltd v. Matters falling within s.68(2)(g)

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 27, 2024

Arbitrator Intelligence sought to solve this problem much the way UBER solved transportation problems. 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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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In May 2024, an LCIA tribunal issued an award in a multi-million-dollar arbitration involving the construction, operation, and service provision of a coal transportation and storage system. The Dispute The dispute arose from a 2016 Coal Transportation and Storage Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between Greenfield SPVI, S.A.P.I.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 12, 2025

The railway corridor would transport minerals, including coal, for export ( Notice of Arbitration , para 2). PEL signed a Memorandum of Interest (MOI) on May 6, 2011 with the Ministry of Planning and Development and the Ministry of Transport and Communication (Award, para 163).

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Devas sought enforcement of the Treaty awards in Quebec and obtained pre-judgment seizure of assets held by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on behalf of the Airport Authority of India (AAI). Here, the Court acknowledged that principled argument and seems to have opened the door for the law to further move in that direction.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

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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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It argued that, due to the attachment, it could not transport passengers and generate revenue, and that the aircraft would lose value without proper maintenance. Albatros primarily sought the lifting of the attachment based on a balancing of interests.

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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. In general, the SPVs minimum investment in computable assets shall be US$200,000,000. However, the floor is higher in certain enumerated sectors.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 18, 2025

These minerals are pivotal in developing technologies for telecommunications, energy storage and the electrification of transportation and other sectors. These minerals are essential for renewable energies and decarbonizing the transportation sector through electrification, including for electric vehicles.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

That’s why Democrats will stay focused on waste, fraud, abuse and corruption. They are [Transportation Security Administration] workers that make sure that our skies are safe. The government belongs to the people, not the billionaire oligarchs.” Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) They are Social Security workers.

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