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The proceedings between World Duty Free Company Ltd. and The Republic of Kenya, involving bribe to bag the contract for the construction, maintenance and operation of duty free complexes, is presented. The tribunal decided that the claim advanced by World Duty Free Limited is dismissed, both shall bear in full their respective legal costs and half of arbitration costs will be born by each without recovery from the other party.

Shortly after airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) took control of Argentina's privatised main airports in 1999, it realised that a quick way to achieve profitability would be to take [...]

Compuware has 6 bidders for Farmington Hills HQ Six investors have submitted bids for the Farmington Hills building that houses Compuware Corp. as the company finishes construction of its $350 [...]

DFS Pacific Group, which owes the State of Hawaii $49 million, has until today to pay. The state filed a lawsuit, which alleges that the state's Fraudulent Transfer Act was violated by DFS, and a breach of contract charge could be added, if DFS does not pay the $49 million.

For the first time in almost three years Argentinian airport authority Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) has reported an increase in passenger traffic at the country's airports. In January, a strong [...]

The anti-trust lawsuit filed by US travel retailer Duty Free Americas (DFA) against Estee Lauder Companies (ELC) has been dismissed by federal judge Robert N Scola due to lack of [...]

A dispute over the future of Duty Free Shops Corp. (DFS) is expected to be resolved in early Dec 1996. The case was brought by Robert W. Miller and Anthony M. Pilaro, both shareholders in DFS. The two claim that the acquisition of DFS by LVMH is prohibited under a so-called 'wise man' agreement signed by DFS shareholders in 1991., NEW YORK -- An arbitration decision in the dispute over the future ownership of the DFS chain of duty-free shops is expected soon, perhaps this week, according to sources. Moreover, [...]

It would be unfair to compare the controversy over Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson airport's duty-free contract to a Hollywood thriller. The plot is long and seemingly contrived, the characters implausible and [...]

NEW ZEALAND. Wellington International airport has postponed an announcement on the outcome of its duty-free tender while it awaits a decision on legal proceedings launched by incumbent operator Duty Free [...]

BULGARIA. The Bulgarian supreme administrative court (SAC) has dismissed tender regulations issued by former finance minister Milen Velchev as 'insignificant and worthless'. The ruling earlier this month upholds complaints from [...]

US. After a long legal wrangle over the status of the duty-free contract at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, Duty Free Air and Ship Supply (DFASS) looks likely to be the [...]

ICELAND. Retailers eager to discover whether they have qualified for space at Keflavik International airport will have to wait even longer after a new twist in the facility long-running competition [...]

For anyone unfamiliar with the goings-on at Canada's Douglas crossing over the past few months, it's a tale of cowboys, Indians and a potential goldmine. The site on the British [...]

ARGENTINA. Outgoing Argentinian president Eduardo Duhalde's decision to agree to a series of new conditions for the country's airport management concession, operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000), is facing opposition [...]

US. DFS Hawaii has agreed to pay the State Department of Transportation $25m in back rent after the two sides agreed to continue negotiating a new duty-free contract. The agreement [...]

US. The state of Hawaii is suing DFS Group for $49m in back rent. The news came last week as talks stalled on a renegotiation of the operator's duty-free contract. [...]

ROMANIA. Israeli operator Sakal Bros is considering legal action against the Romanian government following its decision to abolish airport duty-free in the middle of the retail tender for Bucharest Otopeni [...]

US/INTERNATIONAL. As speculation continues over the future of DFS Group, its rival for North American dominance, Duty Free Americas (DFA), has told DFNI it would relish the opportunity to take [...]

RITZ, STERN LANDMARK ANTITRUST TRIAL IS SET WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A landmark antitrust suit brought by a French fragrance retailer against the former Charles of the Ritz Group, Ltd., and [...]