The behavior of Employers on social media: How to protect the Company?
THE CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA • How to protect the company from the actions of their employers on social media? • Where is the fine line betweenpersonal view and the employee’s opinion (professional)? • How to regulate the conflict between…
Arbitration clauses in contracts
DEFECTIVE ARBITRATION CLAUSE Our court practice shows that quite often companies cannot be protected in courts or in arbitration because of a defective arbitration clause. Mostly this happens when the companies forget to mention in the arbitration clause the number…
Electronic digital signature
ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SIGNATURE LAWS ON EDS Kazakhstan adopted the Law “On electronic document and electronic digital signature” in 2003 (hereinafter – the Law on EDS). Kazakhstan Civil Code allows companies to make contracts in electronic form, including through the exchange…
Overview of customs pactice
RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTOMS REPRESENTATIVE Previously, in Kazakhstan, customs representatives (hereinafter – customs brokers) did not bear any responsibility. Customs brokers could incorrectly calculate companies’ customs fees, VAT and apply the wrong customs code. As a result, companies were faced with…
Article: Personal data protection in Kazakhstan
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…
Article: Legal concerns for employers
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…
Case: Rent of premises in a shopping mall
Rent of premises in a shopping mall Alzhan Stamkulov Synergy Partners Law Firm In 2015, we were approached by a client, a small family business. They asked me to study the contract with the mall to change the lease payments.…
Case: Corporate lawyer’s stories. Poultry Farm, Tax Committee and 4 million dollars
Corporate lawyer’s stories. Poultry Farm, Tax Committee and 4 million dollars It seems that back in early 2013, we, Synergy Partners Law Firm, gave tax advice to a poultry farm under Article 465 of the Tax Code of the Republic…
Case: Commercial lawyer’s stories
Commercial lawyer’s stories The weather in Astana today is -38 degrees. I was once asked to go to Yakutsk (a district city) and Irkutsk (the region), these cities have the same frosts and often planes are crashed there. This was…
Case: TV show. Romeo and Juliette
TV show. Romeo and Juliette Alzhan Stamkulov Synergy Partners Law Firm We were approached by a TV studio. After the TV program, an aggressive man began to call. Let’s call him Erbol. He did not like the recent broadcast. He…