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KEY FEATURES OF THE ISTANBUL ARBITRATION CENTRE ARBITRATION RULES The Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) is an institution established to provide institutional arbitration services.
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY OF EXPERT WITNESSES ACCORDING TO TURKISH LAW The courts decides to receive experts witnesses opinions and votes for, apart from law matters, special or technical information with request of one o
A SHORT BRIEF OF THE ICSID “International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes” (ICSID or the Center) is an independent, depoliticized and effective dispute-settlement i
POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NON-USE OF A REGISTERED TRADEMARK A trademark right provides many advantages for an author that can be protected against infringers.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW AND AMENDMENTS ON TRADEMARK Turkish Industrial Property Law regulates trademark right, patent right, industrial design, topography, rights of new varieties of plants and geograph
CONCORDAT OVER SUSPENSION OF BANKRUPTCY The Law Amending the Code of Execution and Bankruptcy and Certain Laws numbered 7101 was published on the date of 15 March 2018.
ISTAC ARBITRATION IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT DISPUTES The Turkish Public Procurement Authority recently amended the Regulations on the Implementation of Public Procurements effective as of 19 January 2018
PROTECTION OF THE VALUE OF TURKISH CURRENCY LAW AMENDED NO MORE USD BASED TRADE IN SOME FIELDS On September 2018, the Law on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency was amended and published on the Official Gazette.
OBLIGATION TO REGISTER FOR VERBIS (DATA CONTROLLER REGISTER SYSTEM) ACCORDING TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND RELATED REGULATION As per the regulation issued pursuant to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, VERBIS (Data Controller Register System) has been opened for use
THE NEW REGULATION CHANGE IN REGULATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TURKISH CITIZENSHIP LAW On September 2018, the article 20of the Regulation on the Implementation of Turkish Citizenship Law was amended.
Its Not "Evil" If We Do It - Google Accused in Trade-Secret Theft Lawsuit In a striking new case accusing the search-engine giant of racketeering, Google, Inc., alongside its cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, has been c
British drivers to defend employment rights at Uber tribunal Two drivers were set to defend a British tribunal decision giving them workers’ rights at Uber [UBER.UL] on Thursday, the latest threat to the taxi ap
Turkmenistan "Two Recent Decisions on Jurisdiction Prove that the BIT Matters" In Kilic Insaat Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/1) the tribunal decided that it does not have j
Decree of the Council of Ministers Regarding the Redetermination of Some Ratios in Stamp Tax, Vat and Special Consumption Tax Published Important amendments made through the Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 2017/9759 published in Official Gazette dated 3.2.2017 are as follows;
Samsung chief staves off arrest, prosecutor keeps chasing A South Korean court on Thursday dismissed an arrest warrant against the head of Samsung Group [SAGR.UL], the country's largest conglomerate, amid a g
Lawsuit Demands Apple Holds All iPhone Sales Over Texting While Driving Feature Apple is facing a potential class action lawsuit for not implementing a technology that would prevent people from texting while driving.
Turkish Citizenship to Foreign Investors “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Implementing Turkish Citizenship Law” has published in Official Gazette dated 12.01.2017 and entered into forc
Ex-Barclays trader pleads guilty in U.S. in forex probe A former Barclays Plc (BARC.L) trader pleaded guilty on Wednesday to U.S. charges arising from a global investigation into the manipulation of foreign
Istanbul Arbitration Centre Opens its Doors A new arbitration institution opened its doors and has already started to register its cases in Istanbul.
Here Is Every Aircraft Carrier in the World From Brazil to the U.S.A., a guide to air power at sea.
Austrian court refers Facebook privacy case to European court An attempt by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems to have a data protection case against Facebook (FB.O) heard as a class action suit moved a step a
Erdogans Checkmate CIA-Backed Coup In Turkey Fails, Upsets Global Chessboard For Washington, Erdogan has proven to an unreliable ally at best, and a dangerous political manipulator at worst. So, as with so many leaders who came
Uber takes legal action over new rules in London Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and
Recent Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) In 2012, 58 new cases were initiated, which constitutes the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year and confirms that for
French finance minister rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald
Turkey, the host of the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit The current international humanitarian system can no longer adequately address today’s humanitarian crises.
German Company Under Investigation For Bribery In Turkish Submarine Deal State Prosecutors of the city state Bremen have opened a second front in their case against Atlas Elektronik.
IAI introduces new Sky Sniper air-launched precision guided missile The Israel-based company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently unveiled a new concept using ground-based ballistic missiles as air-launched weapo
Supreme Court Hears FDCPA Case The issue in Sheriff v. Gillie is whether private attorneys appointed by the state to collect debts owed to the state are “officers” or employees of t
Turkish National Arrested for Conspiring to Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Money Laundering and Bank Fraud Charges Unsealed against Three Defendants Who Allegedly Engaged in Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Transactions on Behalf of the Government of Iran
Ex-U.N. leader John Ashe indicted in bribery case John Ashe, a former president of the U.N. General Assembly, a billionaire real estate developer and three others were indicted Tuesday in an alleged b
Debt Enforcement around the World Insolvency practitioners from 88 countries describe how debt enforcement will proceed against an identical hotel about to default on its debts.
10 Things to Know About Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, one of the most important railway projects in region, is expected to be completed soon.
Passenger Trains for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway to Launch 2016 Azerbaijan has ordered 30 new passenger trains for its newly opened $600million railway route, which directly connects Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
What is safe harbour and why did the EUCJ just declare it invalid? European Court of Justice rules 2000's data protection agreement with US invalid, but will that stop Facebook from transferring your EU data to Americ
Time to Get Tough on Tehran The nuclear deal that the United States and five other great powers signed with Iran in July 2015 is the final product of a decadelong effort at arms
Assessing Turkeys Capacity to Effectively Secure Its Nuclear Infrastructure Turkey is moving forward with its ambition to switch to nuclear energy, the latest of which is the approval of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant’s (NPP)
After Sanctions Iran Oil & Gas Boom? As the world’s six major powers negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. and European oil companies are already eyeing the potential benefits of reinv
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Implementation U.S. Department of the Treasury sent this bulletin at 01/16/2016 05:01 PM EST
Turkey ranks second in infrastructure investments after Brazil Turkey ranks second in infrastructure investments after Brazil: World Bank
NEW REGULATION ON COMPARATIVE ADVERTISEMENT UNDER TURKISH LAW Article 8 of the Regulation on Commercial Advertisements and Unfair Commercial Practices is regulating the comparative advertisements and shall be eff
Israel Will Shoot Down Iranian Jets That Pose Significant Aerial Threat The Israeli government told The Jerusalem Post its military would only attack Iranian jets in Syria if they threatened Israel.
Turkey to set up a military base in Qatar Turkey is to create a military base in Qatar, the official Turkish state gazette announced on 8 June.
IPO in Turkey and Listing on Borsa İstanbul Why doing business in Turkey, Why doing business with Borsa İstanbul, IPO and what it brings to a company, IPO and listing process in Turkey
United States v. Dreyer Ninth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Based on Violations of Regulations and Policies Implementing Posse Comitatus Act-Like Restrictions In recent years, the Supreme Court has cut back on application of the exclusionary rule, a "judicially created remedy designed to safeguard" certain c
World Health Organization - IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the c
Turkish court rules peaceful demonstrators do not need permission An Istanbul court that acquitted 26 people detained during the Gezi Park protests in the summer of 2013 has stated in its reasoned ruling that people
Ban on Eurotunnel ferry service confirmed by CMA The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its decision that Eurotunnel should be barred from operating its MyFerryLink service from Do
Eurotunnel sells Dover-to-Calais ferry service to Danish rival DFDS after pressure from competition watchdog Eurotunnel has found a buyer for its MyFerryLink cross channel service from Dover to Calais after it was forced to put it up for sale by the UK compet
The Biggest Container Terminal of Turkey is Being Build on 320.000 m2 of Area Asyaport, which will have a capacity of 2.5 million TEU, will be one of the top 100 container ports in the world and share the burden of the busy Amba
Turkish contractors rank second in the world for 8th year in a row According to the list of the 250 largest international construction contractors, Turkey has managed to protect its second place, after China, for the