Corruption, Tribunals

30 years of the International Arbitration Act: a review

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2025

MinLaw’s current review of the IAA signifies efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of Singapore as a hub for international arbitration. With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the Singapore International...more

ICC award against a PDVSA subsidiary annulled for non-conformity with public policy of the seat of arbitration

ArentFox Schiff on 11/14/2019

To protect enforceability, an arbitral award must conform to the fundamental principles of public policy in the seat of arbitration. The arbitral tribunal’s “clear and convincing evidence” standard of proving corruption...more

Bribery and Corruption in International Arbitration

BCLP on 5/12/2016

Corruption in international business is becoming endemic. Transparency International's latest Global Corruption Report highlights that nearly two in five business executives say they have been asked to pay a bribe when...more

HorrorFest 2015 Celebration I- The Films of Val Lewton and a Win for the DOJ

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 10/2/2015

Today, October 2, is the first Friday in October so I begin my annual month of Friday HorrorFest Film highlights. This year I wanted to highlight the films of one of the great unknowns of horror films, Val Lewton. Lewton, a...more

What Happens In Ecuador Does Not Stay In Ecuador

Carlton Fields on 3/13/2014

In last week’s decision in Chevron v. Donziger, the court enjoined the enforcement of a $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corp. for environmental pollution, alleged to have been caused by its predecessor,...more

Crude Allegations: Corruption in the Energy Trading Sector

King & Spalding on 2/7/2014

The world-wide energy trading sector, where traders match physical supply and demand of energy by purchasing, reselling, and moving commodities (crude oil and refined products, natural gas, coal, and even electricity) across...more