Whether motivated by ethical reasons, the deterrent effect of fines and other sanctions, or both, an increasing number of companies coordinate compliance with anti-corruption regulations in conjunction with compliance with competition laws when establishing their corporate governance policy...

A compliance program, a tool which will enable companies to detect, deter and prevent any non-compliance with the applicable laws must be culturally adapted to the environment it will be implemented in. While there is some guidance on what the core elements of a compliance program should be, it...

Nowadays one of the more commonly used types of advertisement is through the use of influencers by brands on social media. There is no doubt about social media's – and therefore the influencers' – potential to reach a wide range of global consumers. Accordingly, such reach makes this global,...

Efforts to combat corruption have increased from the domestic level to a global level, an indication of increased global awareness that has incentivized nations to internationally cooperate to eliminate corruption. As countries sign and ratify various international conventions, various...

English Abstract: With its MasterCard decision on 9 September 2014, the Third Chamber of the General Court has emphasized that the essence of public access to administrative documents is traced at the application of exceptions and the procedure of refusal of such request. According to the...

Turkish Abstract: Rekabet Kurulu (“Kurul”) yeniden satış fiyatı tespitine ilişkin almış olduğu ilk kararlardaki “per se” ihlal yaklaşımını bir süre sonra bırakarak “rule of reason” analizine daha yakın bir analiz uygulamıştır. Ancak 2011 yılı ortalarında Anadolu...

Competitor agreement not to solicit or hire each other's employees as well as agreements among competitors to poach a rival entity's key employees could be deemed as a violation of competition law principles (and in some jurisdictions, public policy doctrines).European and US jurisprudence shows...

Turkish Abstract: Devletlerin temel görevleri arasında kendi içlerindeki farklılık ve çeşitliliklere rağmen, tüm ekonomik oyunculara eşit pazar şartları ve imkânları sağlanması bulunmaktadır. Bu görevler yerine getirilirken şeffaflık ve hesap verebilirlik ile temiz davranış...

Corruption is a threat to the individual, the company executive, the company's reputation and its shareholders and to international trade and commerce generally. The publication of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Guidelines has once ignited the debate surrounding proper or improper conduct of...

The main objective of this article is to discuss the current approach adopted by the competition law authorities and relevant courts on the liability of service providers, such as independent consultants or data processors, in cases involving cartels. The question of service providers' liability...