Legal overviews
Convertible loan as an instrument for attracting financing
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 05.07.2017
Draft law regulating mechanism for financing companies using convertible loans introduced to State Duma.
Telemedicine of the 21st century. What should medical organizations and patients expect?
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 04.07.2017
On June 15, 2017, the Russian State Duma adopted in the first reading draft law No.174692-7 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation on applying information and telecommunication technologies and implementing electronic forms of documents in public health”.
Starting from July 1, 2017, liability for violations of personal data protection laws to be toughened
- Services: Protection of information and trade secrets, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 30.06.2017
New version of Article 13.11 of the CAO expands the list of administrative offences and increases the amounts of fines for violations related to personal data processing.
Russia accedes to OECD Multilateral Treaty to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
- Service: Tax Law
- Date: 02.06.2017
Russia will implement OECD initiatives on amending double taxation treaties.
New migration rules in place as of June 1, 2017
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 23.05.2017
Please be informed that due to the FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia, new strict migration rules will temporarily be in force.
Russian Supreme Court allows citing photographs
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 28.04.2017
In decision on case No.А40-142345/2015 the Supreme Court resolved that citation without the author’s consent is allowed not only for a text, but also for an image, and established the conditions for such citation.
Essential amendments to labor legislation in brief
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 03.04.2017
Starting March 1, 2017, the frequency of employer audits depends on the risk category of the employer’s activities.
Country-by-country reporting may be introduced in Russia
- Services: Wealth Management, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 24.03.2017
Russia continues to implement BEPS measures: Ministry of Finance proposes country-by-country reporting for international corporations.
Construction of linear facilities: when is area planning documentation not required?
- Service: Real Estate and Construction
- Date: 23.03.2017
Russian Government defines cases when preparing area planning documentation is not required for construction of linear facilities.
Measure thrice and cut once
- Service: Real Estate and Construction
- Date: 13.03.2017
Russian Supreme Court points out that area of land plot being acquired from state must not significantly exceed the area occupied by the real estate located on it.