Shareholders’ Agreement in Kazakhstan Symbat Tursyngali Associate, Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC When a foreign investor wants to invest in Kazakh partner’s startup project, a joint venture is created. The first thing to take care of in such case is…

 Personal data protection in Kazakhstan Anar Kubeyeva, Associate, Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC Symbat Tursyngali, Associate, Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC  The Law “On personal data and their protection” (hereinafter – the “Personal Data Protection Act”) was adopted in 2013…

Legal concerns for employers Dina Bektemirova Associate, Synergy Partners As a rule, a company that has self-respect always tries to protect its business by properly registering labor relations with its employees. Especially it concerns management positions in the company: general…

Difficulties of solving individual labor disagreements Islambek Nurzhanov Associate, Synergy Partners Law Firm Currently, the main reason for labor disagreements is lack of knowledge or understanding of labor legislation both by employers and employees. In this article we will review…

Private Pension Funds Alzhan Stamkulov Partner, Synergy Partners Law Firm WTO and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan joined the WTO and opened its management of pension assets market to private companies. In other words, the legislator should remove the state monopoly on managing…

Constitutional bases of akims (heads of the administration) election Alzhan Stamkulov, Published in zakon.kz In Kazakhstan, many intellectual resources are dedicated to resolving questions on the operational effectiveness of state institutions, while not paying attention to its institutional development. This…

Tax Code of 2018 Alzhan Stamkulov, partner Last year, amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan were adopted. Most of the amendments begin to operate from January 1, 2018, and as a result, affect small and medium-sized…

Recommendations on the implementation of copyright and related rights Nurzhan Stamkulov, partner of Synergy Partners Law Firm Ignoring the copyright while playing musical works may entail heavy fines and compensations If a restaurant uses music in the restaurant, then such…

Tax legislation stimulates micro-farming in Kazakhstan Nurzhan Stamkulov, Partner Household plot implies that a citizen has a small garden or a vegetable garden, barn-door fowl or cattle that generates profit. Our tax legislation indicates that these revenues will not be…

Arbitration Court: Is there equitable justice in Kazakhstan? Published in kursiv.kz Nurzhan Stamkulov, Partner Kazakhstan intends to increase the investment attractiveness of various sectors of the economy. This has been repeatedly mentioned from various sites, including government meetings. However, any…