I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed to both sides.
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri
Sponsored briefing: Legal framework for Turkey’s transition to e-mobility has been introduced
Based on the aim of compliance with the objectives of the European Green Deal, Turkey’s e-mobility sector has been experiencing a significant development to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and to accelerate the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable mobility. Therefore, Turkey has recently introduced new regulations and various incentive schemes relating to e-mobility.
In this context, an amendment of the Electricity Market Law Nr. 6446 entered into force on 21 December 2021 that regulates the procedures and principles on e-mobility activities as well as the rights and obligations of the market participants. Furthermore, new regulations on operation licences for electric vehicle charging stations and on installment of charging points in parking areas have been introduced. In addition, regulations that provide the legal framework for the e-scooter sector as a significant part of micro-mobility entered into force. The Turkish government has also adopted incentives for investments in electric vehicle charging stations. As a result of these regulations, it is expected that the number of electric vehicles and the electric vehicle charging stations will significantly increase in Turkey within the following years. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Legal framework for Turkey’s transition to e-mobility has been introduced”
Sponsored Q&A: Osman Ertürk ÖZEL, LL.M., managing partner, ÖZEL Attorney Consultancy
Given Turkey’s recent economic problems including the currency crash and inflation together with continued problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic, how is this affecting your firm?
The economic recession in Turkey existed a year before the beginning of Covid. Covid has just made this situation obvious. Serious fluctuations in currency along with over 100% inflation rate have deepened the existing economic crisis. This has caused a disruption in all kinds of production in the markets. The fact that banks kept up the markets through loans has greatly disrupted the balance in the market. As a consequence, the case portfolio in our office has shifted to legal procedures such as breach of contract, mediation, litigation and internal arbitration. Continue reading “Sponsored Q&A: Osman Ertürk ÖZEL, LL.M., managing partner, ÖZEL Attorney Consultancy”
Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City
In another batch of strategic recruitment, Keystone Law’s flexible working model has attracted ten new partners, the firm has announced.
The new hires include five corporate specialists: Michael Holter, who counts aviation and e-commerce companies among his clients, and Rupert Weber, who has expertise in investments into and from Africa, arrived from McDermott Will & Emery; Keith Gilbert from Freeths, and Paul Toolan and Stephen Fuller from Ince. Additions in the real estate space include hospitality sector expert Ed John from Howard Kennedy, Amanda Lloyd from Penningtons Manches Cooper, and Minesh Patel from stevensdrake. Private client partner Simon Mackie joined from Irwin Mitchell and insurance expert Ruth Hite arrived from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. These additions follow a dozen partner level hires in January. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Keystone makes partner group hire as Morgan Lewis builds in City”
Sponsored survey: Maximising compliance and minimising risk: corporate investigations in the DACH region
Renewed commitment among US agencies to punishing corporate wrongdoing has pushed investigations to the top of the risk register. We partnered with OpenText to find out how this is impacting GCs in the DACH region
In September 2021 the video games industry suddenly found itself in the spotlight after allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination at Activision Blizzard – one of the biggest publishers in the world and the target of Microsoft’s largest-ever acquisition – sparked investigation by US regulators. Coming just months after a new Biden administration had pledged to crack down on the full spectrum of corporate wrongdoing, it was a timely reminder of the many and varied investigations risks now faced by global business. Continue reading “Sponsored survey: Maximising compliance and minimising risk: corporate investigations in the DACH region”
Sponsored foreword: expect the unexpected – 2022 and beyond
It hardly seems a year ago that I was writing a commentary on the state of the UK disputes market and predicting that the only certain thing about the landscape was its unpredictability. At that time, I assumed that vaccines would be the panacea for Covid and that the whole rotten ordeal would be over by now. Furthermore, I felt that the fallout would quickly become obvious. I was wrong in making those assumptions. That said, by reading a combination of the tea leaves and observing the market, I do think it is possible to detect some discernible trends for the near future. Continue reading “Sponsored foreword: expect the unexpected – 2022 and beyond”
Disputes perspectives: Sue Millar
I was always naturally argumentative. But I didn’t have any role model at all, nobody that I knew was involved in law.
I was either going to be a journalist or a lawyer. What swayed me? I grew up in the 1980s and you start to get politically awakened in your teens. This was at a time when Margaret Thatcher was in government and everything was extremely political. I realised that I would probably have to write in accordance with the political wishes of the editor and I didn’t think I could do that. Continue reading “Disputes perspectives: Sue Millar”
Disputes perspectives: Bankim Thanki QC
My father had been a lawyer in India and East Africa but wasn’t keen on me becoming a lawyer. It’s a bit of a standing joke but it’s true – every Indian parent wants their kid to become a doctor, whether or not you have any skillset in that direction! My dad was dead against the Bar in particular because it didn’t have a regular income attached. There was no family encouragement whatsoever. Continue reading “Disputes perspectives: Bankim Thanki QC”
Disputes perspectives: Susan Dunn
I come from a family of engineers. I have not a single engineering bone in my body, to my father’s great disappointment, but it’s about problem solving, and I guess that’s the sort of thing that runs through engineering and through law. Continue reading “Disputes perspectives: Susan Dunn”
Disputes perspectives: Rob Fell
I was one of those children who spent a lot of time arguing with parents and siblings over the dinner table. They must have thought I was a natural advocate, even if I didn’t. I fell into law, frankly; I studied history at university. Continue reading “Disputes perspectives: Rob Fell”
Boies Don’t Cry
‘What would you do if you weren’t afraid? When I’m making big decisions, there’s always fear attached. I try to put the fear aside and say: “What would I do if not afraid?” Last year when Natasha Harrison still ran Boies Schiller Flexner’s (BSF) London office, she revealed her mantra in conversation with Legal Business. When news broke in January that she and the majority of her disputes team were leaving BSF to start a new litigation-only firm, Pallas Partners, such thinking must have been at the front of her mind. Continue reading “Boies Don’t Cry”
More seats at the table
‘There was a point where centres in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world started saying, “hang on, we have lots of parties from this region doing international arbitration but they’re all going to London, Paris, Geneva – we should have some of it here”,’ recalls Herbert Smith Freehills London-based global arbitration partner and president of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Paula Hodges QC. Continue reading “More seats at the table”
Back to life – cases of the year
Two years on from the UK’s first lockdown and the buzz has returned. Litigators might now work part-time from their homes and courts persist with virtual hearings for simple procedural hearings and the like, but a level of pre-2020 familiarity has been restored. Continue reading “Back to life – cases of the year”
Staying alive
Let’s be honest – things might have gone a bit too far. In recent years, both the mainstream and business press have frequently stuck the boot into the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – ‘Serious Farce Office’, anyone? Continue reading “Staying alive”
Disputes Yearbook 2022 – online PDF
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Sponsored briefing: Catching up with the world: Korea updates its conflict of laws
Yulchon on South Korea’s recent amendments to its Act on Private International Law and their implications Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Catching up with the world: Korea updates its conflict of laws”
Sponsored briefing: Preparing witness for arbitration
SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA discusses the importance of witness statements and preparing witnesses in international arbitrations Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Preparing witness for arbitration”
Disputes Yearbook 2022: Staying alive
Sponsored briefing: Pick and choose from two menus?
Alsuwaidi & Company LLC provides a comparative analysis in bunker litigation under the Laws of England and Wales and the United Arab Emirates Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Pick and choose from two menus?”
Sponsored briefing: Claims in a post-pandemic litigation landscape
Tim Symes and Alice Glendenning discuss claims against valuers, auditors and banks in a professional liability context, and where such claims will go in a post-pandemic litigation landscape Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Claims in a post-pandemic litigation landscape”