Comment The new Commercial Code (6102), which entered into force on July 1 2012, introduced a general provision on the right of direct action by third parties against insurers. This issue was the subject of wide-ranging debate among legal scholars and practitioners before the code came into force. The Court of Appeals had also issued a number of decisions allowing or dismissing appeals in favour of parties that had brought a direct action against an insurer. Previous provision The previous Commercial Code (6762) had no general provision regarding the right of direct action by third parties against insurers and regulated in that regard

With its recent track record in mind, Turkey is proving that it is one of the leading new building and ship repair countries in the region – totalling 72 shipyards with a deadweight tonnage capacity exceeding 4 million tons. Here, exclusively for ShipBuilding Industry, Caglar Coskunsu and Burak Ozdemir from Istanbul-based Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm discuss the current situation facing the considerable number of subcontractors working in Turkish shipyards and the consequential health and safety issues. They also highlight the role of a strong supporting union and government infrastructure. Turkey is an emerging shipbuilding country; its shipyards have recently won

The London P&I Club held its autumn committee meeting in Istanbul this year to get together with Turkish shipping community and the host of the event was London P&I Club’s official correspondents Cavus & Coskunsu. The reception was held at St. Regis Hotel Istanbul and Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm was present with all of its partners during the event.

Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm is very pleased to announce that Senior Partner Caglar Coskunsu and Associate Burak Ozdemir will be giving lectures regarding maritime law at 19 weeks long “Shipbroker Certificate Program”, which is jointly organized by Istanbul Technical University Maritime Faculty Continuing Education Center (ITU DF SEM) and Turkish Shipbrokers Association (GBD) and will be held at GBD’s head office between 3rd of November 2015 and 12th of March 2016. For more information, please find official advertisement below: