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27/08/2026

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS): Its Structure, Procedure and the Resolution of Sports Disputes

Our article addresses the structure and procedure of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and its role in the resolution of sports disputes, explaining ICAS, the types of arbitration, the conditions for application, the applicable law, and the appeal and recognition of awards.

26/08/2026

Image Rights, Intellectual Property and Revenue Models in Esports: Personality Rights, Licensing, Broadcasting and Sponsorship

Our article addresses image rights, intellectual property and commercialisation in esports, explaining the commercial use of the player's name and image, the protection of personality rights, licence relationships, the commercialisation of the gamer tag, broadcasting revenues and sponsorship models.

25/08/2026

Player Contracts in Esports: Legal Nature, Transfer, Registration and Minor Players

Our article addresses esports player contracts, explaining the legal nature of the contract, its basic elements, remuneration and term, termination and penalty clauses, the transfer and Federation registration process and the mandatory provisions on the protection of minor players.

21/08/2026

Introduction to Esports Law: The Ecosystem, Publisher Sovereignty and the Institutional Structure in Türkiye

Our article addresses the fundamentals of esports law, explaining the legal position of esports, the actors of the ecosystem, the game publisher's intellectual property sovereignty, the institutional structure under the Turkish Esports Federation, tournament permissions and the means of dispute resolution.

20/08/2026

International Child Abduction and the Return of the Child under the 1980 Hague Convention

Our article addresses international child abduction and the return of the child under the 1980 Hague Convention, explaining habitual residence, the application to the Central Authority, the return procedure, the narrow grounds for refusal, the six-week rule and the principle of the best interests of the child.

19/08/2026

Incoterms 2020 Rules and Delivery Terms in International Sales

A practical guide to the Incoterms 2020 rules in international sales, explaining the eleven delivery terms, how costs and risk transfer at different points, what changed since 2010, the insurance obligation and how to choose the right term for a given shipment.

18/08/2026

Interim Measures, the Taking of Evidence and the Emergency Arbitrator in International Arbitration

A comprehensive guide to interim relief in international arbitration, covering the allocation of powers between the arbitrator and the court under Article 6 of the Turkish International Arbitration Act and Article 414 of the Civil Procedure Code, interim injunctions, interim attachment, the taking of evidence, the emergency arbitrator, the ISTAC rules and the enforcement of interim measures.

17/08/2026

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Türkiye and the 1958 New York Convention

A comprehensive guide to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Türkiye, covering the framework of the 1958 New York Convention and Articles 60 to 63 of the Turkish PILA, the relationship between the two regimes, Türkiye's reciprocity and commercial nature reservations, the grounds for refusal under Article V of the New York Convention, arbitrability and the public policy exception, and the distinction from foreign court judgments.

14/08/2026

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Türkiye

A comprehensive practical guide to the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in Türkiye, covering the difference between recognition and enforcement, the framework of Articles 50 to 59 of the Turkish PILA, the reciprocity requirement and its non-application to recognition, exclusive jurisdiction, public policy, the right of defence, the prohibition of review, the registration of divorce judgments and the distinction from foreign arbitral awards.

12/08/2026

Bank Letters of Guarantee and Independent Guarantees under the URDG 758 Rules

A comprehensive examination of bank letters of guarantee and independent guarantees issued under the URDG 758 rules, covering the legal nature of the guarantee and its difference from suretyship, the first demand clause, the independence and documentary principles, the types of guarantee, the parties and the counter-guarantee structure, unfair demands and interim injunctions, the bank's defences, post-payment recourse and the place of the URDG 758 in Turkish law.

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