Pepeliaev Group advises that on 16 February 2016 the State Duma passed a law which amends the Russian Commercial (Arbitration) Procedure Code (the “Code”) and unifies the procedural rules applied by general jurisdiction courts ...
The Russian President has signed a law to ratify the Russian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent profit tax evasion.
According to Federal Law No. 116-FZ dated 5 May 2014 «On amending certain items of Russian legislation», so-called ‘agency labour’ is banned starting from 1 January 2016. In connection with the above ban becoming eff...
Law firm Pepeliaev Group advises that Resolution No. 1 of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court dated 21 January 2016 “On certain aspects of applying legislation on the compensation of costs, connected with a case being considered&r...
The industry agreement was adopted at federal level for Russia's coal industry for 2013 to 2016 (the “Agreement”). The Agreement sets additional obligations and automatically extends to companies in Russia's coal industry. On 26...
Law firm Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 13 February 2016, the Bank of Russia published a Directive determining the types of information that must be compulsorily published on the official website of a professional participant, and the tim...
Pepeliaev Group announces the publication of TerraLex Cross-Border Guide to Copyright 2016, a global directory of international copyright and the result of leading experts' work, who represent TerraLex firms.
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 29 January 2016 the State Duma adopted a federal law which significantly changes the rules for taxing interest on debt obligations to related parties and/or on debt obligations raised with such par...
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 28 January 2016 the Russian Government adopted a resolution to establish first priority development areas (PDAs) in monotowns in Russia and a new priority development area in the Far East.
