Europe: Criminal Law

Türk hukuk doktrininde gizlilik sözleşmeleri, kanunda objektif esaslı noktaları düzenlenmediği için "isimsiz sözleşme" (innominate contract) olarak kabul edilir. Bu sözleşmeler bazen hizmet, vekâlet veya eser sözleşmesi gibi tipik sözleşmelerin bir parçasını oluştururken, bazen de tamamen bağımsız bir hukuki işlem olarak karşımıza çıkar.

Yabancı mahkeme ve hakem kararlarının tenfizi ile yabancı hakem kararlarının iptali davalarında en sık karşılaşılan itirazlardan biri...

Can a foreign court judgment be directly enforced in Türkiye?

The UK’s Companies House has released its third report on the implementation and operation of Parts 1 to 3 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).

Germany is set to significantly recalibrate its corporate fines regime, including – for the first time – through the introduction of sentencing guidelines. The German Federal Government has introduced a draft bill...

Companies can now be held criminally liable for any offence, including health and safety and environmental breaches, committed by a senior manager acting within their apparent authority.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation in Poland targeting a company suspected of circumventing Russian sanctions by falsely declaring the origin of birch wood imports. Authorities are examining whether timber claimed to be from Kazakhstan actually originated from Russia, potentially involving customs fraud, VAT violations, and sanctions breaches spanning from October 2023 to April 2025.

An Indian national serving as captain of a sanctioned Russian oil tanker faces criminal prosecution in the UK, with his bail application denied and a trial scheduled for December. The court will also hear a motion to dismiss the charges in November, though the legal basis for dismissal remains undisclosed.

Türk yargı sisteminde köklü değişiklikler öngören 12. Yargı Paketi, TBMM Genel Kurulu gündeminde yasalaşma sürecinin son aşamasına geldi. TCK, CMK, HMK ve İİK gibi temel mevzuatlarda önemli dönüşümler yaratan bu kanun teklifi; temel hak ve özgürlüklerin korunmasından yargılamaların makul sürede tamamlanmasına, dijital delil güvencelerinden mülkiyet hukuku

Türk Ceza Kanunu'nun 104. maddesinde düzenlenen reşit olmayanla cinsel ilişki suçu, 15-18 yaş grubundaki çocuklarla karşılıklı rızaya dayalı cinsel ilişkiyi cezalandırmaktadır.

An elderly man caring for his seriously ill wife was accused of making threats to kill her in front of paramedics, leading to his arrest and separation from his spouse of over 40 years. Despite a previous similar incident, expert legal intervention successfully demonstrated that his words were born of desperation rather than genuine intent. Through strategic representations to the Crown Prosecution Service highlighting the exceptional circumstances, the case was ultimately dropped, allowing the devoted coup

This seventeenth edition of Bulletin Concurrence provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant competition law developments that emerged during the first quarter of 2026. The bulletin examines key regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and judicial decisions that are shaping the competitive landscape across multiple jurisdictions.