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The State Commercial Court for the Moscow Circuithas confirmed the position of the appeal court, according to which a sale and purchase agreement of real estate entered into in the absence of the consent of the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment in the Russian Federationis an invalid transaction.

The general approaches of courts to issues connected with court appointed administrators participating in bankruptcy cases are listed in the Overview of Case Law dated 11 October 2023.

The main provisions of letter No. Kch-4-18/9242@ of the Russian Federal Tax Service dated 20 July 2023 regarding the order in which tax obligations should be performed when debtors’ assets are sold during receivership proceedings.

The requirement to ensure adequate substance for taxation purposes appeared in article 18(1)(a) of the Corporate Tax Law. It stipulates that taxpayers in the UAE’s free zones which “maintain adequate substance” in the UAE may apply a 0% tax rate to qualifying income.

On 1 October 2023 amendments to Federal Law No. 103-FZ “On activities carried out by payment agents involving the receipt of payment from individuals” came into force.

The Russian Constitutional Court has adopted a Resolution aimed at eliminating contradictions between arbitral tribunals and state courts regarding the arbitrability of disputes in the area of real estate.