Covid -19: Can Force Majeure Events Be Applied in Vietnam in Terms of Contract Breach
Corona (Covid -19) shall cause legal disputes to foreign businesses in Vietnam. Therefore, the article shall analyze legal disputes in terms of application of majeure conditions.
Guidelines on Employee Inventions and Inventions Made in Higher Education Institutions were published
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) published “Guidelines on Employee Inventions and Inventions Made in Higher Education Institutions” (“Guidelines”) on its website by virtue of Industrial Property Law numbered 6769 (“IPL”) and Regulations on Employee Inventions and Inventions Made in Higher Education Institutions and Inventions Emerging in Public Supported Projects numbered 30195 (“Regulation”) on 30 …
Compensation Awarded by the Industrial Tribunal | How is it Changing and Why?
Maltese Legislation does not impose an obligation on the Industrial Tribunal (hereinafter ‘Tribunal’) to include its reasoning for why a certain decision was taken and why damages were liquidated at a certain amount. Over the years this has led to a lot of uncertainties since when one tries to analyse past cases of the Tribunal …
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Does Competition Law fit the Digital Bill?
Typically, Competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct by companies within a pre-defined market. In doing so, Competition law will seek to ensure that firms and players in a market interact with one another in a way that is fair. Anti-competitive behaviours can take on two main forms in the field of Competition law: they might include anti-competitive …
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Regulation on Generation and Use of TR QR Code in Payment Services has been Published
The Regulation on Generation and Use of TR QR Code in Payment Services (“Regulation”) prepared by the Central Bank of the Turkish Republic (“Bank”) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 21 August 2020 and numbered 31220, entering into force on the same date.The Regulation determines the procedures and principles for services fall into …
Ukrainian Code of Corporate Governance: new guidance for private companies
In the last five years, there has been a revolution in corporate governance in Ukraine. Starting with establishment of Supervisory boards in state – owned enterprises and ending with huge interest from private companies and all business owners; corporate governance has become a trend. Whether it is right or wrong, it is likely to continue. …
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Turkey Amends the Decision on State Aids in Investment
The Decision Amending the Decision on State Aids in Investment amends (“Amendment Decision”) the Decision on State Aids in Investment mainly with the purposes of supporting environmental responsibility in production and high technology investment by considering the investors’ needs. The Amendment Decision has been published in the Official Gazette dated 21 August 2020 and numbered …
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Turkey Announces the Regulation on Sale of Refurbished Products
The Regulation on Sale of Refurbished Products (“Regulation”) introduced by Turkey’s Ministry of Trade was published in the Official Gazette dated 22 August 2020 and numbered 31221 and entered into effect on the same day. The Regulation aims to regulate the procedures and principles pertaining to re-sale of used goods by refurbishing.
Turkey Introduced Significant Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure
The Law numbered 7251 on the Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure and Certain Laws (“Amendment Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 28 July 2020 and numbered 31199 and entered into effect on the same day.
WIPO Launched “WIPO PROOF”, A Trusted Digital Evidence Service to Safeguard Digital Assets
The ever-changing digital world, on one hand, creates a great number of digital data pertaining to innovative and creative ideas, but on the other hand raises questions on misuse and infringement of these.