The Impact Of Digitalisation On Company Law

Digitalisation has affected company law as well as many areas in re-cent years. Artifıcial intelligence and blockchain technologies are leading in this regard. Whereas artifıcial intelligence manifests itself in issues such as management and auditing, blockchain technology is located in many processes from the formation of the company to its termination. This the-sis examines artificial intelligence as a board member and an assistant in decision-making processes and emphasises its role in appointing board members. it also scrutinises the impact of artificial intelligence on external audits. in addition, it analyses blockchain technology regarding issues such as the formation of the company, keeping the documents, conducting meetings, and dissolution via blockchain. Blockchain technology, vvhich is used with smart contracts, paves the way for forming decentralised autonomous organisations.

This thesis also examines the effects of digitali¬sation on corporate governance, with reference to corporate governance principles. Moreover, ituates how shareholder rights, minority share-holder rights, and current issues such as board diversity will be amelio-rated in the future. Although there will be no majör change in the short term, it can be claimed that digitalisation will eventually mark an era in company law and corporate governance. More studies on these issues and their legalisation activities are expected to increase in the follovving peri-ods.