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Legal Defence of Business: a new administrative bulletin from Pepeliaev Group Pepeliaev Group is to launch a new information bulletin, Administrative Bulletin: Legal Defence of Business. The first issue of the bulletin is dedicated to legal defence of business in the sphere of finance, currency circulation, foreign exchange operations and currency control.

Antitrust regulation: the challenges of modern times Law firm Pepeliaev Group will participate in the III St Petersburg International Legal Forum that will take place in St Petersburg from 15 until 18 May 2013.

Currency Regulation in the Russian Federation: Rules, Control, and Responsibility With the support of Pepeliaev Group, Norma Press has published “Currency Regulation in the Russian Federation: Rules, Control, and Responsibility”, a new academic and practical course book by Ivan Khamenushko, Senior Partner.

Pepeliaev Group lawyers win an income tax exemption for banks’ loyalty programmes Pepeliaev Group has proved before the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Commercial (‘Arbitration’) Court (the “SAC”) that when VIP private customers receive incentives from banks, no taxable income arises. The decision, taken by the SAC on 9 April 2013 in the Citibank case, will safeguard bank loyalty programmes from being subject to additional taxation in future.

Pepeliaev Group to feature on RBC TV speaking about the Russian Government’s initiative to impose stricter penalties for forming cartels On 4 April 2013, the Russian Government held a hearing to examine the draft federal law to amend the Russian Criminal Code by imposing stricter penalties for forming cartels and for abuse of a dominant position on the market.

Invitation to tax workshop On 19 and 20 April, the Congress Centre of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported by Pepeliaev Group, will host the X International Workshop “Tax law in the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation”.