Legal overviews
Tax burden is reduced for Russian investors in Singapore
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Law
- Date: 19.07.2016
Russian Government ratifies revised version of Agreement with Singapore for avoidance of double taxation.
News in state regulation of trade
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 18.07.2016
Adopted law amends and supplements rules for state regulation of trade.
News in state regulation of communications, dissemination of information on the Internet and cargo transport
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 15.07.2016
Law adopted changes state regulation of communications and cargo transport activity.
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.