EPAM Legal Highlights: Merger control liberalized: exclusion of post-closing notifications for certain transactions (actions)
EPAM lawyers writes on amendments to the Russian Competition Law.
PaRR publishes commentary by Dennis Turovets on competition law in Belarus
Russia’s competition authority, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), has proposed amendments to eliminate the discrepancy in different definitions of a cartel in Russian competition law and the country’s criminal code, Andrey Tenishev, head of the cartel division at FAS, told PaRR. A definition given to a cartel in antimonopoly law will be integrated into criminal law, he explained.
Getting the Deal Through – Product Recall 2014
Alexandra Lysova became the author of the Russia chapter of the Getting the Deal Through – Product Recall 2014.
The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches
Pavel Sadovsky and Vyacheslav Yugai contributed to the Study on Videogames published by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Arbitrability of disputes from the viewpoint of Russian legislation and judicial practice
Evgenia Evdokimova writes on arbitrability of disputes from the viewpoint of Russian legislation and judicial practice.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Russia combats base erosion and profit shifting
Mark Rovinskiy on Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Non-compete provisions to joint venture agreements may be valid
Evgeny Bolshakov on the FAS clarified the criteria of a joint venture agreement validity and how to evaluate certain non-compete provisions therein.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Change in the consequences of failing to observe written form for foreign trade transactions
Elena Legashova on foreign trade transactions regulations in Russia.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Foreign company holding Russian real estate will have to disclose its beneficiaries to prove its good faith in court
Anton Alekseev on the Supreme Arbitrazh Court’s position is that a foreign purchaser of Russian real estate will have to disclose information on beneficiaries in the case of court disputes to prove good faith and to prevent the seizure of property.
Cross-border litigation issues from a Russian perspective
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Cross-border litigation issues from a Russian perspective.
RBTH Asia Pacific publishes commentary by Akhmat Glashev on “anti-money laundering” law
Russia’s investigators will be able to obtain statements on bank transactions and accounts held by companies and individual entrepreneurs, as well as data on operations, accounts, and deposits by individuals, only on the basis of a court order. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the amendment into law at the end of June. Both chambers of parliament had approved the bill.
Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia. A Recent Case Study
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia.
The Moscow Times publishes commentary by Mark Rovinskiy on companies reassessing their presence in Cyprus
Depositors may be licking their wounds, and hoping for some kind of structured assistance by Russia to crippled Cypriot banks, but only a small number of Russian companies are leaving the island.
Country Report Russia. Commercial Agency
International Distribution Institute publishes Commercial agency country report for Russia, prepared by EPAM lawyers.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Russians can work from home
Anna Ivanova on the Russian Labour Code amended with a new chapter that regulates the ability of employees to telecommute to work.