Day: August 21, 2021

On 20 August, Baker McKenzie reported that the World Bank’s Office of Suspension and Debarment had announced this Directory as a comprehensive resource on exclusion systems in 23 different jurisdictions and institutions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Korea, Republic of Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Rajasthan, India, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, United States, World Bank Corporate Procurement, World Bank Group Sanctions System, and WTO Agreement on Government Procurement 2012.  The Directory outlines how these jurisdictions employ exclusion mechanisms to prevent certain suppliers from accessing public funds. 

https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/compliance-investigations_1/united-states-baker-mckenzie-suspension-and-debarment-update

https://www.globalcompliancenews.com/2021/08/20/international-world-banks-office-of-suspension-and-debarment-launches-the-global-suspension-and-debarment-directory110821/

https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/documents/sanctions/office-of-suspension-and-debarment/other-documents/Global%20Suspension%20and%20Debarment%20Directory.pdf

 

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An article from Smart & Biggar on 20 August warns of a rise in email scams targeting brand owners by falsely claiming that domain name rights are in jeopardy.  As these scams become more common, it says, all trademark owners should be aware of how to recognize and avoid them.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/domain-name-solicitation-fraud-brand-8729877/

 

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