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In April 2020 the termination ban and unilateral unpaid leave came into force, prohibiting employers from terminating any employment contract – regardless of whether it fell within the scope of the Labour Act – for three months as of the effective date of the law. The termination ban and unilateral unpaid leave have since been extended several times, most recently until 30 June 2021.

Introduction Civil Procedure Code (CPC) 6100 entered into force on 1 October 2011, replacing the former CPC 1086. One of the most significant mechanisms introduced by the CPC was preliminary examination. Under Turkish law, the first stage of a trial is the initiation of the lawsuit and exchange of petitions, which is followed by the preliminary examination. During the preliminary examination, the court: examines the causes of action; examines the initial objections; gathers evidence; and allows...

Friday, 16 April 2021, 09:20 Dual citizenship: NSDC instructs Cabinet of Ministers to draft bill 27.02.2021 13:54 Ukrinform The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to resolve the issue of dual citizenship. NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said this at a briefing following a NSDC meeting on Friday, February 26, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to him, Russia at one time used the instrument of dual citizenship when our [former...

12:03 19.02.2021 Zelensky backs restoration of competitions for positions in civil service, but changes needed in law adopted by Rada 2 min read President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has applied the right of veto to the law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Resumption of Competitions for Holding Civil Service Positions and Other Issues in Civil Service" (No. 4531), the press service of the Verkhovna Rada reports. The bill card says that Zelens...

Innovative development The program contains the status of implementation of actions under the program and a road map for further actions. Fintech development strategy of the NBU until 2025 (the “Strategy”) (link) Based on the above Strategy, in July 2020 the NBU approved the mid-term strategy of development of the fintech sector in Ukraine until 2025. In particular, this document structures and details the trends and directions of financial innovation development for the next five years. Th...

Government bodies have introduced progressive measures and restrictions to minimise the COVID-19 pandemics negative impact on employment and sustain employment relationships. One of the most significant arrangements in this respect is the termination prohibition. However, mutual termination agreements have become a point of contention in light of this prohibition as they are unregulated under Turkish law. Termination prohibition On 17 April 2020 the Law on Minimising the Impacts of the New Coro...

Introduction Law 7251 on the Amendment of the Civil Procedure Code and Certain Laws (Amendment Law) entered into force on its publication in the Official Gazette (31199) on 28 July 2020. One of the significant amendments introduced by the Amendment Law concerns Article 281 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) 6100, which regulates parties objections to expert reports. With this amendment, parties can now request an extension from the court to file their objections against expert reports under cer...