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Tax And Arbitration, William W. Park
Tax And Arbitration, William W. Park
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When fiscal measures intertwine arbitration, undue mystification sometimes follows. To enhance analytic clarity, tax-related arbitration might be divided into three parts. The first derives from ordinary commercial disputes that become laced with incidental tax questions. A corporate acquisition, for example, might carry tax consequences which in turn implicate contract claims or defences presented to an arbitral tribunal for resolution. The second genre of tax-related arbitration arises in respect of cross-border investment disputes. Rightly or wrongly, foreign investors often perceive host-country fiscal enactments as discriminatory, unfair, or tantamount to expropriation, thus violating international commitments. Finally, arbitration comes into play under income …
Johnny Veeder Qc 1948–2020, William W. Park
Johnny Veeder Qc 1948–2020, William W. Park
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Thirty-six years ago, with a handful of arbitration aficionados, Johnny Veeder founded Arbitration International, later providing yeoman service as the journal’s second General Editor. He pushed the journal to aim at delivery of high-quality scholarship in the English language, on a broad spectrum of topics related to resolution of cross-border disputes, both public and private.