Anti-competitive agreements and actions
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…
Issues of protection trademark in domain names in Kazakhstan
ISSUES OF PROTECTION TRADEMARK IN DOMAIN NAMES IN KAZAKHSTAN Nurzhan Stamkulov, Aidana Satimova Lawyers, Synergy Partners Law Firm Often we face with the fact that the domain name violates the trademark rights of the owner. For example, someone registers a…
Damage and losses recovery in courts
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
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…
Submission of employment agreements to state electronic system
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
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…
Article: Employement law remarks in Kazakhstan
Employment law remarks in Kazakhstan Symbat Tursyngali Associate, Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC In Kazakhstan, there are certain negative consequences for violation of the labor regulations. For this reason, the foreign companies entering the Kazakhstan market often address the…