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Sözleşmenin Feshi İle Sözleşmeden Dönme Arasındaki Farklar
Sözleşmeler, tarafların karşılıklı ve birbirine uygun irade açıklamalarıyla kurulan, hukuki sonuç doğuran ve taraflar arasında borç ilişkisi meydana getiren hukuki işlemlerdir. Sözleşme özgürlüğü ilkesi uyarınca taraflar, kanunun emredici hükümlerine, kamu düzenine, kişilik haklarına ve ahlaka aykırı olmamak kaydıyla sözleşmenin içeriğini belirleyebilirler. Bununla birlikte, sözleşmenin kurulmasıyla meydana gelen hukuki ilişkinin hangi şartlarda sona ereceği de en az sözleşmenin kurulması kadar önemlidir.
Turkey Employment
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Sakar Law Office
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Differences Between Termination And Withdrawal From A Contract
Contracts are legal transactions established by the mutual and corresponding expressions of intent of the parties, which give rise to legal consequences and create a relationship of obligation between the parties. In accordance with the principle of freedom of contract, the parties may determine the content of the contract, provided that it does not contravene mandatory provisions of the law, public policy, personal rights or morality. However, the conditions under which the legal relationship arising from the formation of the contract will terminate are at least as important as the formation of the contract itself.
Turkey Employment
SO
Sakar Law Office
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The Pensions Brief: October 2026
The Pensions Regulator has released a comprehensive market oversight report examining UK pension schemes' investment strategies in private markets, revealing significant differences in appetite between DC and DB schemes. Meanwhile, the government is consulting on major regulatory changes including GMP conversion rules, small pots consolidation, and the replacement of the state pension triple lock with a new double lock system.
United Kingdom Employment
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Mayer Brown
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Labour and Employment

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Whistleblowing

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One Mine, Many Employers: The Safeguarding Risks Boards Need To See
When a woman working for an accommodation contractor at a mining site raises concerns about misconduct by someone from a transport provider, who ensures the complaint is properly heard and investigated? This article examines the governance challenges that arise when mining operations rely on complex networks of contractors, each with their own reporting structures, and explores what boards should consider when responsibility for safeguarding and accountability is divided across multiple organizations.
United Kingdom Commercial
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Hunters
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ERA 2025 Checklist: October Reforms
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces sweeping changes to UK employment law taking effect in October 2026, fundamentally altering how employers manage workplace disputes, union relations, and harassment prevention. From extended tribunal time limits to mandatory trade union workplace access, these reforms will reshape employer obligations and employee protections across nearly every aspect of the employment relationship.
United Kingdom Employment
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Mills & Reeve
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Crisis Management And Investigations Circular (Q3 2026)
The UK's fraud enforcement landscape is undergoing significant transformation as Jonathan Fisher KC's Independent Review proposes sweeping changes including new corporate criminal offences for digital platforms, anti-fraud levies, and whistleblower incentivisation schemes. Meanwhile, the SFO navigates increased operational intensity alongside the costly settlement of the ENRC litigation, while the FCA expands its Consumer Duty enforcement and the newly formed Fair Work Agency establishes its enforcement pri
United Kingdom Criminal
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Travers Smith LLP
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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

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The Pensions Brief: October 2026
The Pensions Regulator has released a comprehensive market oversight report examining UK pension schemes' investment strategies in private markets, revealing significant differences in appetite between DC and DB schemes. Meanwhile, the government is consulting on major regulatory changes including GMP conversion rules, small pots consolidation, and the replacement of the state pension triple lock with a new double lock system.
United Kingdom Employment
MB
Mayer Brown
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Release Of Surplus From DB Pension Schemes: Proposed New Rules
The UK Government and HMRC have introduced new frameworks for releasing surplus funds from defined benefit pension schemes, fundamentally changing how trustees can distribute excess assets to employers and members. These proposed regulations establish specific conditions for surplus payments, including full funding requirements, member notification periods, and actuarial certifications...
United Kingdom Employment
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Mayer Brown
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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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Employment Tribunal Time Limits Doubled — 5 Key Priorities For Employers
From 1 October 2026, the time limit for bringing most employment tribunal claims doubled from three months to six months. This significant procedural change affects unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing detriment and unlawful deductions from wages claims. While the reform aims to provide more opportunity for workplace disputes to be resolved before litigation, it creates practical challenges around evidence preservation, document retention and settlement strategy that employers must address now.
United Kingdom Employment
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Brabners LLP
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Contract of Employment

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Sözleşmenin Feshi İle Sözleşmeden Dönme Arasındaki Farklar
Sözleşmeler, tarafların karşılıklı ve birbirine uygun irade açıklamalarıyla kurulan, hukuki sonuç doğuran ve taraflar arasında borç ilişkisi meydana getiren hukuki işlemlerdir. Sözleşme özgürlüğü ilkesi uyarınca taraflar, kanunun emredici hükümlerine, kamu düzenine, kişilik haklarına ve ahlaka aykırı olmamak kaydıyla sözleşmenin içeriğini belirleyebilirler. Bununla birlikte, sözleşmenin kurulmasıyla meydana gelen hukuki ilişkinin hangi şartlarda sona ereceği de en az sözleşmenin kurulması kadar önemlidir.
Turkey Employment
SO
Sakar Law Office
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Differences Between Termination And Withdrawal From A Contract
Contracts are legal transactions established by the mutual and corresponding expressions of intent of the parties, which give rise to legal consequences and create a relationship of obligation between the parties. In accordance with the principle of freedom of contract, the parties may determine the content of the contract, provided that it does not contravene mandatory provisions of the law, public policy, personal rights or morality. However, the conditions under which the legal relationship arising from the formation of the contract will terminate are at least as important as the formation of the contract itself.
Turkey Employment
SO
Sakar Law Office
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