Company structure and resolutions
Articles of association, resolutions of the general assembly and the management body, and representation and signing arrangements are assessed according to the type of company.
Practice areas
Commercial and company law
The legal framework of commercial activity is shaped by the company’s structure, its decision-making procedures and its relationships with third parties. Corporate documents and actual practice need to be examined together.
Göçüm Hukuk handles advice and representation in commercial and company law within this framework.
Scope of review
Commercial relationships
Supply, sales, distribution and other commercial contracts are considered in terms of the parties’ obligations, documentation and liability provisions.
Shareholder and commercial disputes
Relationships between shareholders, share-related rights and commercial receivables are examined together with the relevant records, resolutions and contracts.
Work undertaken in this area
- Incorporating joint stock and limited companies, drafting and amending articles of association
- Preparing general assembly and board resolutions and running the meeting process
- Share transfers and shareholder agreements
- Dealership, distribution, supply and services agreements
- Commercial receivables and damages claims; mediation in commercial disputes
- Cheque and promissory note disputes; applications for precautionary attachment and interim injunctions
- Shareholder disputes and actions against general assembly resolutions
Stages of work
Reviewing corporate documents
Articles of association, trade registry records, resolutions and signing authorities are checked.
Defining the legal framework
The applicable rules are determined with regard to the type of company and the legal capacity of the parties.
Preparing the transaction
Resolutions, contracts or applications are drafted; registration and publication steps are followed up.
Handling the dispute
Mediation, proceedings before the commercial court or enforcement proceedings are conducted.
Relevant documents
Principal documents that may be examined, depending on the matter:
- Articles of association and trade registry records
- Relevant corporate resolutions
- Commercial contracts and invoices
- Correspondence relating to the dispute
This list is not exhaustive; other information and documents may be needed depending on the circumstances.
Legal framework
The type of company and the legal capacity of the parties may change the applicable rules. Application requirements, including mediation, depend on the nature of the claim.
Principal legislation: Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 (in Turkish). Other relevant legislation and current case law are also taken into account.
Working framework
Every matter,
on its own terms.
Legal assessment takes the specific facts, the relevant documents and the regulations in force into account together.
How we work