Hisham Eldib and Nada Eldib of Eldib Advocates on how the firm’s core values and network of offices align with Africa’s ever-growing infrastructure We would like to take this opportunity to express our firm’s keenness in co-operating with Legal Business magazine and being recognised among other esteemed law firms as well as the maritime and …
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The position of in-house legal counsel has been taking place effectively across the world since the beginning of the ’80s. This position comes forward with the headlines as in-house legal counsel, chief legal counsel (CLO), and head of legal are titles in common use nowadays. As these positions become widespread and with the proliferation of …
The cement industry is one of the oldest industries in Egypt, with more than a century of experience, and a total of 18 plants throughout the country. For decades, the cement industry was one of the most profitable business in Egypt, with EBITDA margin above 30%. Following the Arab Spring in early 2011, the cement …
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Yavuz & Uyanik & Akalin’s Murat Uyanik on the importance of the rule of law and the right to legal certainty in Turkish law Labour Law in Turkey is one of the areas of law in which the most lawsuits are filed and with the highest number of file transfers to the Supreme Court, until …
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As part of the European Union harmonisation process, the Turkish parliament has adopted the Product Safety and Technical Regulations Law (the PSTRL). The PSTRL, published on 12 March 2020, has entered into force one year after its publication just recently, on 12 March 2021. Just before the PSTRL entered into force, the General Product Safety …
Although it remains unclear whether cryptocurrencies will replace traditional money in the near future or ever, they have become a global phenomenon lately. Likewise, the economic turbulence in Turkey has led to a surge in swapping the local currency for cryptocurrencies despite their price volatility. According to a recent survey, Turkey has the fourth-highest rate …
Turkey has been experiencing an upward trend in both international and domestic arbitration especially in the last decade as the practitioners have become more experienced, scholars have been more active in addressing controversial issues and most importantly the case law was significantly developed in the arbitration-related matters. Pro-arbitration stance of Turkish courts Barring a few …
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Osman Ertürk Özel outlines prominent legal aspects of start-ups in the light of his experiences at Ankara Technology Development Center Founders of new startups often spend a great deal of their time trying to enlarge their business project by improving and marketing their product or service, together with hiring valuable employees, attracting potential investors and …
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KN & Partners’ M Burak Küçüki̇slamoğlu and İ Can Nari̇n on the importance of Turkey-based international companies following the GDPR and PDPL As is known, with the development of technology and digitalisation, personal data processing activities have increased considerably. In addition to this, through softwares it has become possible to reach almost unlimited personal data. …
Morais Leitão’s Claudia Santos Cruz on recent legal developments and the future of the Angolan oil industry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic For a brief period in 2009, Angola was Africa’s largest oil producer with production reaching two million barrels per day. Current production is around 1.37 million barrels per day. This reduction …
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