…accepting the corruption defense invoked by the host states and the allegations of corruption as proven. No matter how outrageous the host states’ conduct toward the investors were in the…

Attentive readers of this Blog will remember that the Court of Appeal of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) adopted a ruling in the latter half of last year confirming…

…contains an entirely new chapter dedicated to Investor, Investment and Home State obligations. For example, Art. 9 prohibits the Investor or Investment from engaging in ‘corruption’ – which is widely…

…in France would violate international public policy since the relevant contract was tainted with corruption. After an analysis of the facts, the Court concluded that corruption had not been proven….

…issues, but also complex statutory issues that may involve the public interest, such as issues of anti-trust law. Arbitrators may be faced with questions of fraud and corruption, which could…