Changes in Kazakhstan legislation related to personal data protection
CHANGES IN KAZAKHSTAN LEGISLATION RELATED TO PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION In Kazakhstan new adjustments have been made in Data Protection Act and other regulations. New amendments in Kazakhstan data protection legislation must apply from July 5, 2020. Our lawyers prepared brief…
What lessons we could learn from COVID-19
What lessons we could learn from COVID-19 Considering the past emergency cases related to Covid-19 and local quarantine measures in Kazakhstan, we do not exclude that business could face the new challenges with the second wave of pandemic issues. With…
Labour legislation amendments in Kazakhstan: E-HR system
LABOR LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS IN KAZAKHSTAN: E-HR SYSTEM In Kazakhstan, the new amendments were made to the labor legislation by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Labor Issues”…
Force majeure according to the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan
FORCE MAJEURE ACCORDING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF KAZAKHSTAN Recently, the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan published its clarifications regarding the force majeure issues in connection with the state of emergency in Kazakhstan (hereinafter – Emergency ). The local courts will…
Personal data protection: What documents does the company need to maintain in 2020?
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION: WHAT DOCUMENTS DOES THE COMPANY NEED TO MAINTAIN IN 2020? Required internal documents for personal data protection According to the Personal Data Protection Act, the Company needs to maintain the following documents on the personal data protection…
Certificate of residence issues in Kazakhstan
Pitfalls with the certificate of residence Many non-residents use the tax convention and provide a certificate of residence, to avoid the double-payment of the corporate income tax. The certificate of residence is needed to get exemption from the corporate income…
New supplier’s audit
New supplier’s audit In practice, there are cases when the company made a deal with a new supplier for the first time and it is necessary to check such supplier for «trustworthiness». However, the company may have a question about…
Claim-splitting in debt recovery
Until 2017, many companies could split their claims into multiple claims, i.e. the claim-splitting, to check their positions in court. This helped the Company to learn the court’s position, save the state fees and create a pre-trial for the further…
Evidence in court
SERVING OF EVIDENCE IN COURT Earlier in the courts until 2016, parties were able to submit evidence to the court at any stage of the court proceedings unless the court renders the decision. However, from 2016 a new Civil Procedural…
How does Synergy Partners litigate?
HOW DOES SYNERGY PARTNERS LITIGATE? OUR STANDARDS Historically, the court practice of Synergy Partners has been taking a significant place in our legal profession. Synergy Partners lawyers have established high standard and developed practices in litigation. All this helps us…