Legal overviews
Fee for using another person’s money – new rates to apply soon
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Contract Law
- Date: 12.07.2016
Use of another person’s money now costs more, but is free by default, and calculation of interest is made simpler.
“Cooling down” the insurance policy
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 12.07.2016
A “cooling down period” for insurance policies has taken effect in Russia, allowing to reject insurance and get a refund of the premium paid.
“Google tax” to take effect from January 1, 2017
- Services: Tax Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 08.07.2016
Law adopted setting VAT obligation for foreign companies rendering e‑services to individuals in Russia.
Amendments made to Federal Law “On public-private and municipal-private partnership in the Russian Federation”
- Service: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership
- Date: 07.07.2016
On July 3, 2016, the Russian President signed amendments to the Federal Law “On public-private partnership and municipal-private partnership and on amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”
Starting from December 21, 2016, companies will be obligated to disclose information on their beneficial owners
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 05.07.2016
On June 23, 2016, a law was adopted forcing companies to obtain, renew, store and provide on request of state bodies the information on their beneficial owners.
The Federal Antitrust Service of Russia prepared a draft road map for “Developing competition in health care”
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Antitrust Law
- Date: 06.06.2016
The draft road map for “Developing competition in health care” is under public discussion.
Russian Arbitration Procedural Code is around the corner! New arbitral procedure rules – from June 01 in every court of the country
- Service: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution
- Date: 02.06.2016
Mandatory pre-trial procedure and court orders in commercial arbitration courts are familiar notions in a new form.
Changes in regulation of special assessment of work conditions
- Date: 30.05.2016
Lawmakers are continuing to improve the procedure for conducting special assessment of work conditions.
Forewarned is forearmed: coming changes in tax inspections and tax documents
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 26.05.2016
On June 2, 2016, Federal Law No.130-FZ “On amending Part I of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation” dated 01.05.2016 (hereinafter the “Law”), amending and clarifying the provisions of the Russian Tax Code as regards tax inspections and tax documents, entered into force.
Russian Supreme Court clarifies customs law
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Customs Law
- Date: 25.05.2016
Plenum of Russian Supreme Court for the first time explains issues concerning courts applying customs law