Europe: Corporate/Commercial Law

A Technology and Construction Court case examines whether a sub-contractor can recover payment from a main employer when a project bank account was never established, despite contractual requirements. The judgment explores the enforceability of NEC4 clause Y(UK)1 provisions and third-party rights under trust deed arrangements.

This article examines Turkey's personal data protection framework under Law No. 6698 from the perspective of companies operating in, selling into or otherwise handling data connected with the Turkish market. It addresses the distinction between data controllers and processors, lawful processing, the information duty, the 2024 reform of special-category data and cross-border transfers, the 2025 VERBIS exemption update, data subject requests, breach response and enforcement.

Turkey’s competition regime applies to domestic conduct and to foreign transactions or practices capable of producing effects in Turkish markets. For international businesses, the principal exposure points are merger notification, pre-closing coordination, conduct by firms with market power, exchanges of competitively sensitive information and cartel enforcement. The 2026 amendments to the Turkish merger-control framework materially raise the general turnover thresholds while preserving a lower, specially tailored test for qualifying technology undertakings established in Türkiye.

Arthur Cox's pro bono programme partners with leading Irish charities including Barretstown, Friends of the Elderly, and the Marie Keating Foundation, while advancing critical justice initiatives from death penalty advocacy to transgender rights. Through strategic partnerships with organizations like FLAC, TENI, and the Irish Refugee Council, the firm's lawyers have contributed over 11,000 hours supporting vulnerable communities, securing international protection for refugees, and removing barriers that pre

Antonia and Jonny Philp transformed a painful personal experience into a purpose-driven skincare company that supports healthcare professionals facing the same challenges. Through their innovative business model, they've delivered hundreds of thousands of months of free hand care to NHS workers while building a family and a brand with genuine impact.

Rothera Bray's Commercial Property team has successfully advised Emmanuel House Support Centre on the purchase of its Nottingham city centre premises, marking a significant milestone as the homelessness charity celebrates 50 years of service. The acquisition provides the charity with long-term security to continue supporting vulnerable individuals facing housing insecurity and homelessness.

When a joint venture breaks down, a director’s fiduciary duties do not automatically end with the commercial relationship. The Court of Appeal in Song & Anor v Smith & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 719 drew an important distinction between future opportunities that arise after the breakdown and opportunities that had already matured into assets or business of the joint ventur

El Tribunal Supremo español establece que los activos por impuesto diferido no constituyen "beneficios propios de la explotación" a efectos de liquidar un usufructo de acciones. La sentencia delimita qué reservas societarias deben computarse cuando el usufructuario reclama el incremento de valor de las acciones al extinguirse el derecho real.

Blum&Grob Rechtsanwälte AG is a Swiss law firm located in Zurich, providing legal services from their office at Neumühlequai 6. The firm maintains a professional presence in Switzerland's financial capital, offering expertise across various legal practice areas.

Employee equity incentives, particularly EMI options, function as belief contracts where value depends on employees' confidence in future outcomes. When funding rounds alter capital structures and economic distributions, the gap between what companies understand and what employees believe they hold can undermine the motivational power of equity compensation.

Turkey's Green Taxonomy Regulation establishes a comprehensive framework for classifying economic activities based on environmental sustainability criteria. How will this new regulatory system impact corporate reporting obligations, access to sustainable finance, and the role of financial institutions in Turkey's transition to a low-carbon economy?

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