What Does Remote Working Regulation Regulate?
The concept of remote working was included in the scope of Turkish Labor Law No. 4857 (“Labor Law”) through the amendment[1] of Article 14 of the Labor Law in 2016. However, no secondary legislation that regulates the details of remote working was published following the amendment.
Minimum Labour Conditions of FIFA for Female Players Regarding Pregnancy and Maternity
On 4 December 2020, the FIFA Council approved the amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”) endorsed by the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee in November, 2020. One of the most essential additions to the RSTP is the provision regarding pregnancy and maternity for female professional players. This article focuses on …
European Union Payment Services Directive and Its Effects on the Turkish Payment Systems Legislation
With the initial regulation of the European Union called Payment Services Directive numbered 2007/64/EC (“PSD1”), which entered into force on 01.11.2009, an efficient, fast, secure and competitive payment market was intended, and the application of unified rules throughout this large market across Europe was ensured. FinTech companies, which are payment system providers within that scope, appeared in …
Basic Principles Regarding Public Offering
Public offerings attracted a great deal of attention from companies and investors in the first quarter of 2021. Beyond any doubt, one of the biggest benefits of public offerings is that it provides liquidity to the company (according to the method to be followed) and is a source of unsecured and non-recourse financing. Aside from …
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Partnership agreement for small business in the UAE
In this article we will like to highlight the important aspects on why it is critical that small businesses analyze ‘partnership agreements’ and its legal implications.
RAPE LAWS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
In the United Arab Emirates, there exists a different kind of punishments for crimes including capital punishments for the most heinous of crimes such as rape. Sexual assaults are heavily punished in Dubai and can often include death sentence, especially in instances of sexual assault of minors.
Know more about ‘Legal Guardian’ and ‘Custodian’ rights in the UAE
The concept of Legal guardianship is determined as per the UAE Federal Law Number 28 of 2005 on personal status and its amendments, commonly referred to as the ‘Personal Status Law’. The UAE personal status law follows the Shariah law as can be seen from its concept of “Legal guardian”. This constitutes an interesting facet …
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BLACKOAK WORKSHOP SERIES – BLOG 6: LOOK CHAN HO EXPLAINS THE NEW HK/MAINLAND CHINA CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY ARRANGEMENT
Look Chan Ho of Des Voeux Chambers HK gives us an illuminating overview of the new HK/Mainland China cross-border insolvency arrangement which was announced recently. The new arrangement provides a framework for mutual recognition of restructuring and insolvency proceedings between the two jurisdictions including recognition of HK schemes of arrangement. Look also gives an update in this blog, …
PDPA Effect Date Again Postponed
The enforcement date of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), 1 June 2021, is postponed by another year.
Abolishment of the Employment License Requirement
Prior to the 11th of March 2021, all third country nationals who had long-term residence status in Malta were still expected to obtain an employment license in order to work in Malta. This has changed following the publication of Legal Notice 84 of 2021.