What to do if you are Arrested in Europe
Many people are looking forward to a relaxing break on holiday in Europe, hoping to let off steam after the long months putting up with the pandemic, politics plus the impending financial downturn. Nobody sets off on holiday expecting to be arrested but it becomes a stark reality for some people. The Foreign and Commonwealth …
Cryptoassets & Banking: a Cyprus Law perspective
The banking sector is showing an incremental appreciation of the use of cryptoassets and their correlation with banks’ traditional retail functions. The existing legal framework is maturing to the regulation of cryptoassets, allowing for the effective supervision of such digital assets.
Green Funds: Business Trends & Regulatory Developments
A growing number and class of investors is shifting towards sustainable and ESG-compliant markets and products. Environmental and social considerations are assuming a growing importance, with the EU focusing its efforts to the greening of the economies of its Member States.
Considerations about Brazil’s Accession to the OECD
In the last few decades, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has gained greater prominence in the international economic scenario, especially in the Brazilian panorama, as there has been a considerable rapprochement between the Country and the Organization. Although Brazil has been engaged with the OECD since 1994, it became a key partner …
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Turkish Competition Authority Awaiting Official Assignment of New Board Members to Re-Establish Final Decision Quorum
The Competition Board (the “Board”), the competent decision-making organ of the Turkish Competition Authority, no longer has the quorum required to render final/executable decisions as the tenure of three (3) members came to an end as of the beginning of August 2022. Final decisions, including merger clearance decisions, closure of pre-investigation and investigation procedures, are …
Crypto Funds in the Cayman Islands – Rise, Regulations and Structures
The Cayman Islands has seen a significant rise in the number of fintech funds being established and is increasingly becoming the preferred jurisdictional choice for fund managers seeking to establish new funds investing in cryptocurrencies and blockchain products.
New Travel Rules for Virtual Asset Service Providers
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (the “Authority”) has advised that PART XA of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2020 (“AMLRs”), will commence effective 1 July 2022. Part XA of the AMLRs sets out the identification and record-keeping requirements relating to transfers of virtual assets.
Registration and Continuing Obligations of a Virtual Asset Service Provider
Introduction This Guidance Note sets out the registration and continuing obligations of a virtual asset service provider registered with, or licensed by, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, (2022 Revision) (the “VASPA”).
TÜRK HUKUKUNDA ORTAKLIĞIN GİDERİLMESİ İZALE-İ ŞÜYU DAVALARI
Eski adıyla izale-i şüyu olarak bilinen ortaklığın giderilmesi davası, paylı mülkiyete veya elbirliği ile mülkiyete konu olan taşınır/taşınmaz malın, haklı bir sebebin varlığına gerek duyulmaksızın paydaşlardan her birinin paylaşma talebinde bulunması sonucu ortaya çıkan bir dava türüdür. Bu dava türü, ülkemizdeki miras hukuku kapsamındaki mülkiyet paylaşımları doğrultusunda, en yaygın olarak açılan davalardan biridir.
LITIGATION FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF JOINT OWNERSHIPS UNDER TURKISH LAW
Litigation for the dissolution/elimination of joint ownership of properties, also called partition lawsuits (‘izale-i suyu davalari’ in Turkish), are type of cases that arise as a result of the will of any joint owner to dissolve the co-ownership status over a movable or immovable property subject to co-ownership or joint ownership without the need for …
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