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Doing Business: Pharmaceutics in Kazakstan
Pharmaceutics in Kazakhstan The healthcare system suffers many ongoing reforms in light of governmental policies and priorities in social aspirations. These reforms also impact the pharmaceutical industry. The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development is the regulatory body governing the…
LLP and JSC: management, decisions, transactions and procedures
Almaty | 28.04.2016
Doing Business: Product Liability
Product Liability The Civil Code provides for the full liability for the damages and sometimes for the future loses in connection with products, services or goods. However, a product liability may be limited by terms of a contract. In this…
Optimization of payroll costs under the tax and labor legislation
Almaty | 08.04.2016
Doing Business: Licenses
Licences The Licensing Act establishes licensing requirements for certain type of business activities. The list of activities that requires licensing is full and exclusive. There are three types of licenses: general, one-time and operational. The general license is granted for…
Legal risk in contracts
Almaty | 05.04.2016
Doing Business: Procurement
State Procurement The State Procurement Act has special regulation on the procurement of goods, work and services by Kazakhstan’s state agencies, state enterprises and private legal entities, where the state owns at least 50% of shares (participatory interests) and their…
Partners of Synergy Partners acted as honorary judges in student debates
Mr. Nurzhan Stamkulov and Mr. Alzhan Stamkulov of Synergy Partners to determine the winners of Dean's Cup Moot Court Competition on March 26, 2016. The event was held by KIMEP University School of Law and KIMEP Legal Clinic. 8 teams of two players participated in the competition. Participants had to act as a plaintiff and a defendant in various legal cases. The winner was determined by the panel of judges in the final game. Such debate tournaments give students first experience of mock trial and understand the specifics of litigation.
Synergy Partners is a permanent partner of KIMEP University and participate in various activities of the University.
Presentation in American Chamber of Commerce Tax Working Group
American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan organized workshop on tax matters on 19 February 2016. Mr. Nurzhan Stamkulov, a Partner of Synergy Partners Law Firm, made presentation and provided insight about VAT refund in Kazakhstan. He shared his experience concerning to VAT refund in Kazakhstan. The participants discussed VAT refund after Nurzhan’s presentation. Synergy Partners Law Firm is a member of American Chamber of Commerce. We participate in different AmCham events.
Case: Myths about intellectual property
Myths about intellectual property The difficulty of understanding what intellectual property is became the ground for the appearance of a number of myths. The examples of incorrect understanding of the intellectual property right are described below. Myth №1 Company…