Legal Updates
Labour Code 2026 Amendment: Employee Stock Ownership Plan Agreements

Labour Code 2026 Amendment: Employee Stock Ownership Plan Agreements

Amendments to the Labour Code and the Civil Code have introduced Employee Stock Ownership Plan Agreements into Azerbaijani law for the first time.

Aug 04, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Azerbaijani Crowdfunding Law

Azerbaijani Crowdfunding Law

A new law regulating crowdfunding activities has been adopted in Azerbaijan. The law specifies detailed obligations for crowdfunding platforms, project owner...

Jul 28, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
The regulation of social networking platforms in Azerbaijan: new law 2026

The regulation of social networking platforms in Azerbaijan: new law 2026

The proposed legal amendments regulating social networking platforms (social media) will require platform providers to register a legal presence in Azerbaija...

Jul 16, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Financial Leasing in Azerbaijan: New Law 2026 adopted

Financial Leasing in Azerbaijan: New Law 2026 adopted

Azerbaijani Law “On Financial Leasing”, which will enter into force on 25 December 2026 establishes the legal, organizational and economic foundations of fin...

Jul 08, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Liability in international freight transportation: decision by the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

Liability in international freight transportation: decision by the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan has set out an important legal position regarding the determination of the identity of the consignor and the ...

Jun 21, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Termination of employment agreements: new grounds added to the Labour Code

Termination of employment agreements: new grounds added to the Labour Code

Amendments have been made to the Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Narcological Service and Control”. T...

Jun 11, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Azerbaijan Criminalizes the Illegal Use of Artificial Intelligence

Azerbaijan Criminalizes the Illegal Use of Artificial Intelligence

Articles 148-2 and 242-1, which criminalize the illegal use of artificial intelligence, are added to the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

May 27, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
The Labor Code has incorporated an equal pay obligation

The Labor Code has incorporated an equal pay obligation

Pursuant to the amendment, a new obligation for the employer has been added to paragraph “g” of Article 12(1) of the Labor Code, in the following wording: “T...

May 13, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Azerbaijani Law on investments amended

Azerbaijani Law on investments amended

Amendments to Article 13 of the Law “On Investment Activity” revise the nationalization rules of investments of strategic importance.

Mar 12, 2026 Caspian Legal Center
Compensation for additional leave: an important case update

Compensation for additional leave: an important case update

From now on, within the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, regardless of the grounds for termination of an employment contract, employers will be oblig...

Feb 20, 2026 Caspian Legal Center

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