Legal Insights Quarterly - March 2024
LEGAL INSIGHTS QUARTERLY
March 2024 – May 2024
Corporate Law
Types of Internal Directives Applicable for Turkish Joint-Stock Companies
New Thresholds for Minimum Share Capital Amounts of Joint-Stock and Limited Liability Companies
Banking and Finance Law
Utilization of Foreign Currency Loans by Ordinary Partnerships
Capital Markets Law
Legal Expert Reports in Public Offerings
Competition Law / Antitrust Law
The Board’s Approach towards the Re-evaluation of the Commitments and Online Sales Restrictions: A Brief Analysis of the BSH Decision
Turkish Competition Board Approves Farmasi’s Commitment Package on Online Sales Restrictions in the Cosmetics Industry
The Competition Board Approves Coca-Cola's Acquisition of Anadolu Etap İçecek, Addressing Vertical Overlaps in Fruit Juice Market
Turkish Competition Board Clears the Way for AXA’s acquisition of Groupama’s Turkish Business Unit based on Low Concentration Levels
Employment Law
The Constitutional Court Rules that Termination of Employment Contract Due to Employee’s Social Media Post Constitutes a Violation of the Right to Privacy and Freedom of Speech
Litigation
The Constitutional Court Ruled That the Annual Monetary Limit for Objection Violates the Principle of Foreseeability
Data Protection Law
Turkish Data Protection Authority Introduces New Guideline on Mobile Apps
Internet Law
A New Decision from the Turkish Constitutional Court Hints at Potential Changes Regarding Article 8/A of Law No. 5651
Constitutional Court’s Decision Amending or Cancelling Certain Provisions of the Turkish Internet Law
Telecommunications Law
Regulation and Communiqué Amendments on the Registration of Devices with Electronic Identity Information
White Collar Irregularities
Reporting Suspicious Transactions in Financial Crimes
Intellectual Property Law
The General Assembly of the High Court of Appeals Ruled That Use of a Trademark Registered in Bad Faith cannot benefit from Trademark Protection and Use of Such Trademark Constitutes Unfair Competition as well as Trademark Infringement