ArticleCost Allocation In International ArbitrationCost allocation in international arbitration is a significant concern for the parties of the dispute, as well as a debated topic among the practitioners and the scholars.TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleJouissance Shares For The Founders In The Turkish Commercial CodeJouissance shares are the securities, different from the share certificates, which do not provide its holder with any shareholder rights but which carry some financial rights.TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleFixed-Term Employment ContractThis type of contract’s expiration date is known by the parties from the outset.TurkeyEmployment and HRErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleRegulation On Pilotage And Towage ServicesThe Regulation provides for share transfer restrictions, and imposes administrative fines and other restrictive measures that are applicable for certain breaches under the Regulation.TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleRecent Problems In Electricity Distribution Sector: ELDER Decision"Great electricity energy systems are accepted as the most complex man-made machines." Electricity energy is used in almost in every area of our highly populated modern cities.TurkeyAntitrust/Competition LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleResolution Of Rent Disputes Through ArbitrationResolution of disputes arising from rental agreements is of great importance, since the arbitral awards with regard to non-arbitrable matters may be subject to annulment or may give rise to a ground of refusal of enforcement. TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleRecent Keynotes Of July 2019The Sport Discipline Regulation entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 13.07.2019 and numbered 30830.TurkeyStrategyErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleCards Are Being Redistributed In The Turkish Beer MarketNevertheless, in spite of the Cooler Rule Decision, a decrease in the market shares of Tuborg continued.TurkeyAntitrust/Competition LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleFranchise Agreements Under Turkish LawUnder Turkish law, franchise agreement, being a "sui generis" type of contract, contains features of various other agreements.TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleProposal For Directive On Certain Rules Governing Antitrust Damages LawsuitsThe proposal for a Directive on certain rules governing lawsuits for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the European Union and of the member states was adopted by the European Parliament on April 17, 2014.European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleIs It Obligatory To Appoint A Corporate Representative In The General Assemblies Of Joint Stock Companies?The Turkish Commercial Code Article 428, which governs the provision of maximum representation of shareholders in the general assembly of a joint stock company, stipulates new representative appointments that are not required in the former Turkish Commercial Code No. 6762.TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticlePremium Capital Increase In Joint Stock CompaniesThe principles and procedures of issuance of shares at a premium are regulated under Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 ("TCC") and Capital Markets Law numbered 6362 ("CML"). TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleGenuine Use Of The TrademarksIn accordance with the statistics published by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Institution, 105,996 trademarks were registered with the TurkPatent in 2018 in total; whereas, 81,911 of the domestic trademarks ...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleTransfer Of Real Estate Through Partial Spin-OffAccording to Article 19 of Corporate Tax Code No. 5520 ("CTC"), real estate, participation shares held for more than two years, and manufacturing or service business lines that are recorded in the balance sheet of a full liable equity company.TurkeyReal Estate and ConstructionErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleRebates Systems Applied By The Undertaking In Dominant Position In Competition LawResolution of disputes arising from rental agreements ("lease disputes") is of great importance, since the arbitral awards with regard to non-arbitrable matters may be subject to annulment or may give rise to a ground of refusal of enforcement. TurkeyAntitrust/Competition LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleInnovations In The New Turkish Commercial Code Concerning Financial Statements And Reserve FundsFinancial statements have been subject to major amendments with the New Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102 ("New TCC"). The New TCC has adopted the Turkish Accounting Standards ("TAS") which are compatible with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), which were not regulated under the Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6762 ("TCC"). TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleDocument Production Requests Pursuant To IBA Rules On The Taking Of Evidence In International Arbitration – IEvidentiary issues in international arbitration are of great importance, based on their impact on fulfilling the burden of proof, and consequently, on the decisions on merits. TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleDocument Production Requests Pursuant To IBA Rules On The Taking Of Evidence In International Arbitration – IIThe IBA Rules serve as a harmonization tool as well, especially when parties and arbitrators come from different legal systems.TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleLCIA Rules 2020On 11 August 2020, the London Court of International Arbitration has announced the changes made to the LCIA arbitration rules that will become effective on 1 October 2020.TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationErdem & Erdem Law
ArticleThe Usufruct Lease Under The Provisions Of Turkish Code Of Obligations No. 6098The usufruct lease is a contract whereby the lessor undertakes to grant the lessee the right of use of a productive object and the benefit of its fruits or proceeds in exchange for rent.TurkeyReal Estate and ConstructionErdem & Erdem Law