TAXATION OF DIVIDENDS IN KAZAKHSTAN We are glad to share with you a brief overview of the taxation of dividends in Kazakhstan. For your convenience, the overview is prepared in the table. Our recommendations We recommend you to clarify any…

SEMINAR: KAZAKHSTAN COURT PRACTICE REGARDING DISPUTES BETWEEN COMPANIES AND EMPLOYEE Synergy Partners Law Firm will uphold upcoming seminar related to Kazakhstan employment law disputes. The seminar will cover main areas: • types of disputes in employment law; • strong courts…

CHANGES IN FISCAL PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION New amendments in Kazakhstan environmental regulations New Kazakhstan Environment Protection Code will have binding legal force from 1 July 2021¹. In comparison with old Kazakhstan Environment Protection Code, new code has completely different…

BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR WORK PERMIT IN KAZAKHSTAN Foreign citizens can work in Kazakhstan with work permit only. The procedure for obtaining a work permit is less complicated and could be characterized as with medium level in terms of passing all…

ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS AND ACTIONS The Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan contains many provisions that could restrict any competition in doing business. In our legal insight, we would like to outline main rules that could save and avoid significant…

DAMAGE AND LOSSES RECOVERY IN COURTS Kazakhstan courts practice regarding damage recovery According to the Kazakhstan Civil Code, a damage includes actual damage to a property and losses. Unfortunately, Kazakhstan practice shows that the courts issue more decisions for damage…

CHANGE OF MANAGER IN LEGAL ENTITIES, BRANCHES, REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES The procedure for appointment a manager is average in terms of complexity. But sometimes there may be difficulties, especially if the new manager is a foreign citizen. We would like to…

SUBMISSON OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS TO STATE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM On September 17, 2020, the Rules for the provision and receipt of information about employment agreements in the unified employment agreements recording system (hereinafter – the Rules ) will come into legal…

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 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…