Case Study: Internal Investigation To Liability Decision And Criminal Prosecution

1. INTRODUCTION

Gebze Commercial Court issued a significant decision on 10 April 2025 (Case No. 2023/111, Decision No. 2025/320) regarding the personal liability of company directors under Articles 553 and 626 of the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) in which we successfully represented our client for (i) internal fraud investigation, (ii) employment lay-off procedure, (iii) forced dismissal of the director litigation, (iv) criminal investigation, (v) civil litigation, (vi) criminal prosecution and (vii) collection procedure.

Our client is a multinational forestry company with its HQ in Europe (the “Company”) and operating in the in the Turkish market through its subsidiary, in which it holds the controlling share.