Legal overviews
State Duma adopts draft law substantially amending the “financial block” of civil legislation
- Services: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership, Contract Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 26.07.2017
On July 14, 2017, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a Federal Law making amendments to the Russian Civil Code.
How to avoid impairment of consumer rights and penalties. New recommendations of the Russian Supreme Court
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Contract Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 05.07.2017
Supreme Court reveals new signs of consumer rights impairment.
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.
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.
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.
March 20, 2017 is the deadline for CFC notifications
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Wealth Management
- Date: 10.03.2017
The term for filing CFC notifications is expiring.
Clarifications for corporate compliance procedures
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Wealth Management
- Date: 08.02.2017
Rosfinmonitoring clarifies which documents confirm that a legal entity has taken measures to identify beneficiary owners.
Restriction for residents to deposit / accept certain funds to their foreign bank accounts
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 19.12.2016
Under the Russian currency legislation the transactions that are not listed as the permitted ones are illegal.