Member Articles

Introduction Turkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (“TCO”) that entered into force on 01.07.2012 has a provision entitled “hardship,” which was not found in the former Code of Obligations No. 818. It can be deduc ...

Contact: Leigh Drummond, ESV (New South Wales, Australia) The Federal Government has recently changed the business name registration system in an effort to prevent new business names being registered which are ...

Contact: Edwina Ring,  ESV (New South Wales, Australia) Earlier this year the Abbott Government commenced a process for implementing major tax reform, however after a change in leaders there has been some unce ...

Contact: Prof. Dr. H. Ercument Erdem;  Erdem & Erdem (Turkey) Introduction Arbitration agreements are the essential basis of international arbitration. A successful arbitration starts with a successful arbitr ...

Contact: Channing J. Martin; Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virginia, USA) In a significant setback for the Obama Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has temporarily blocked implemen ...

Contact: Gordon Grieve and David Cornwell; Piper Alderman (New South Wales, Australia) Negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded on 6th October 2015 after the 12 country partners ...