Legal overviews
Information on the sole shareholder is now public
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 12.05.2021
Starting April 26, 2021, information on the shareholder that owns 100% of a joint stock company must be indicated in the Companies Register.
There goes another. Now the Netherlands
- Service: Tax Law
- Date: 22.04.2021
More formally speaking, on Monday, the Russian authorities reaffirmed their intention to terminate the Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on property with the Netherlands.
Review of amendments to personal data laws
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 25.03.2021
Starting March 27, 2021, liability for violations of personal data laws will increase
Helsinki COVID-19 recommendations and restrictions
- Date: 09.03.2021
CLS Managing Partner Vladislav Zabrodin described some of the main health recommendations and restrictions for the Helsinki area.
England gets ready to ease COVID-19 restrictions
- Date: 05.03.2021
Starting March 8, various restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 will gradually be lifted. The process is planned in four phases. Capital Legal Services Managing Partner Vladislav Zabrodin presents a brief overview of the approximate dates and affected restrictions below, subject to change if and as needed as the situation develops.
Specificities of holding general meetings of shareholders in 2021
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 01.03.2021
At the beginning of March, temporary amendments to the procedure for holding general meetings of shareholders in 2021 introduced by Federal Law No.17-FZ dated February 24, 2021 will take effect.
Taxation of individuals in 2021
- Service: Tax Law
- Date: 04.02.2021
2020 brought many events and, as usual, changes in tax laws were among them.Senior Assosiate of the Tax practice Ekaterina Smolovaya goes over the most important changes that have an impact on the taxation of individuals, and identify the main points that should be considered when planning your future activities.
I’ll still be resident. How did Russia help nationals stranded abroad by pandemic?
- Service: Tax Law
- Date: 19.10.2020
Back in April, the relevant clarifications were released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recognizing the pandemic as force majeure event which should not entail change in the tax status of a person who ended up stranded outside their regular place of residence. The same logic was gradually put into effect in national regulations of a number of states.
New requirements of Roskomnadzor: 3 days to remove someone else’s content from application
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 13.07.2020
Legislative initiatives that strengthen the control over information circulation on the Internet rarely leave the public indifferent. Usually, two forces immediately appear, namely, supporters of strict regulation and observance of rights (subjects of personal data and copyright holders) and their opponents who believe that total control and severe measures will not lead to a positive outcome.
Russia COVID-19 overview
- Date: 08.06.2020
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 penetrated into all areas of legal relations and affected almost all states all over the world. Here is our review of COVID-19 pandemic measures taken in Russia.