NO BAR FOR WITHDRAWAL AFTER CONSTITUTION OF COC
A significant amendment by Act No. 26 of 2018 (w.e.f. 6-6-2018) was brought in the form of insertion of Section 12A which provided for withdrawal of applications admitted under Section 7, 9 or 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) with the approval of creditors representing 90% (ninety percent) of the voting share …
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JURISDICTION ON MATRIMONIAL MATTERS AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS WITH FOREIGN ELEMENT UNDER EU LAW, POLISH LAW, AND TURKISH LAW
EU Law, Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 The instrument that governs jurisdiction in matrimonial matters and parental responsibility in the EU Member States is the Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of November 27, 2003, concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility. The Regulation’s ‘universality’ …
Thailand: Fast-Track Trademark Filing System
In its continuous efforts to improve the efficiency of IP-related registration services in Thailand and to reinforce filing services in the digital age, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has implemented a “Fast-Track Trademark Filing System” for new trademark and renewal applications, which also aims at facilitating business owners who need to present a trademark …
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Rules of Information Exchange Revisited by Turkish Competition Board in Retail and Wholesale FMCG Sector: A Step Forward for Hub & Spoke Case Law
Authors: Gönenç Gürkaynak Esq. and Fırat Eğrilmez, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
Brazilian new railway legislation (and why it may be a great opportunity for passenger rail transport investments)
At the end of 2021, the new Brazilian railway law (Law nº 14.273/2021) was finally approved, it promises to facilitate and optimize the expansion of railway transport and, as a consequence, to expand the already existing options to the outflow of goods throughout the country. With the consolidation of the brand new authorization regime – …
VERTICAL AGREEMENTS AND GROUP EXEMPTIONS IN TURKISH COMPETITION LAW
The concept of competition is defined in doctrine as the relationship between enterprises that sell the same type of goods or services to a consumer group at the same time. In accordance with this definition, competition law could be possibly defined as a branch of law that includes regulatory, supervisory, and prohibitive norms to prevent …
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Children in the online world: are they safe?
With the dawn of an era which intends to preserve the rights manifested with respect to data privacy and associated rights bestowed upon an individual, leaving behind the rights accruing in favor of the “children of men” will be unbecoming. Given the fast-paced digital ecosystem, which is now moving towards focusing on targeted and child …
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The Concept of Dispute in the UAE Courts
Overview: Generally, filing a case is deemed to be the right to resort to litigation and/or courts to seek and to protect a legal position claimed by the claimant(s) against the defendant(s), conditional to the satisfaction of the capacity of the parties of the said proceedings (the “Case”).
International Trade: Year in Review 2021– Implications for India
Authors: Sanjay Notani, Senior Partner, Economic Laws Practice; Parthsarathi Jha, Partner, Economic Laws Practice; Naghm Ghei, Senior Associate, Economic Laws Practice; Harleen Sandha, Associate, Economic Laws Practice
MULTI REGULATOR APPROACH TO MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENTS
Central Consumer Protection Authority The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (“CPA”) defines misleading advertisements as advertisements which “falsely describe the product or service; give a false guarantee or is likely to mislead the consumers as to the nature, substance, quality or quantity of such productor service; or deliberately conceals important information about the product or service.”[1]