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Lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s tax practice successfully defended the interests of a credit institution in a dispute with the tax authority. State commercial courts of three levels had upheld the lawfulness of the decision of the tax authority to additionally assess profit tax in connection with payroll costs being excluded from expenses when employees had been dismissed by agreement of the parties. The bank’s appeal to the Supreme Court was subsequently referred to the Judicial Board for Economic Disputes. 

Pepeliaev Group’s experts participated in the conference “No more nominees” held by RBC on 9 November in Moscow. 

The lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s Customs and Foreign Trade Regulation Practice successfully defended one of the major manufacturers of plastic windows - REHAU - in a project that involved challenging decisions of the Federal Customs Service. The essence of the dispute was the classification of imported REHAU goods. 

Pepeliaev Group’s Antitrust Practice’s experts participated in the conference titled Antitrust Law in Russia. The event was held on 27 October by the Russian business daily Vedomosti in partnership with the Competition Experts Association and with the support the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service.

The foremost international directories of tax firms, World Tax and World Transfer Pricing, have confirmed that Pepeliaev Group remains the leading law firm on the Russian market (Tier 1). 

During Pepeliaev Group’s latest business mission to China, a business breakfast “Russia: opportunities for Chinese corporate business” was held. The event was organised with the support of FinanceAsia, an authoritative business media outlet. Pepeliaev Group has been actively exploring the continental part of China for over four years. However, this is the first event the firm has organised in Hong Kong.