Last week, Kommersant published an article about the problematic legal regulation of director and company officer liability which is a challenging issue in modern-day Russia. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on this topic in an interview with Kommersant.

The business paper Expert Severo-Zapad published this week an interview with Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, about the investment climate in Russia.

This week, the online magazine Expert Severo-Zapad published an article which once again raises the issue of payment of “grey” wages which is still relevant in Russia. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his view on this matter with Expert Severo-Zapad.

An article published last week in the Financial Times got the business community talking. In this article, the columnist Chris Giles complimented the Russian tax system and enthused over the technology used by the Federal Tax Service of Russia. The radio station Business FM asked St. Petersburg tax experts whether they share the admiration expressed by Chris Giles. , including Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on this matter.

Ekaterina Belyaeva, Associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Pravo.ru on the aforementioned Supreme Court ruling and noted that it is easy in practice for employers to dismiss employees in strict compliance with the law.

On the eve of the annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2019, Kommersant newspaper conducted a survey among the regular Forum participants which are major players on the market of legal services. These participants were asked to share their impressions of previous forums as well as their expectations for this year.

The annual event Investment Forum was held in St. Petersburg at the beginning of the week. A business brunch was organized as part of the Forum to discuss the topic of Life after Sanctions: Why it Is Worth Investing in St. Petersburg. Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this brunch.

The notion of “warranties and representations” has been borrowed from Anglo-American law and appeared in Russia when Article 431.2 of the Russian Civil Code entered into force in 2015. Julia Talagaeva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, told RBC how this new legal tool caught on in Russia and described the practical problems that arose from its use.

Recently, courts have been allowing lawsuits against website owners/administrators for deletion of disparaging information posted online by anonymous users. Such lawsuits require, among other things, the establishment of legal circumstance, i.e. the availability of defamatory information, and allow the deletion of discrediting feedback about individuals or companies by a single court decision.

Delovoy Peterburg has published an article on Legal Forecasts or How the Market of Legal Services is Entering a Golden Age. Legal consultants discussed with Delovoy Peterburg journalists the changes expected in the legal market in 2018 as well as trends already noticeable on this market.

Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke about tax practice and outlined the characteristics typical to tax law in 2018. “Tax law is the most dynamic area of law. Hundreds of amendments are introduced to tax laws every year. The main trend in 2018 is the “fight against the shadow economy” or the improvement of tax collection thanks to the fight against the shadow sector and the whitewash of the economy” comments Anton.

Anna Yakovleva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax&Law, commented on the prospects of labor law developments. Anna noted that “as if to bestow a “New Year’s gift”, the Ministry of Labor has scheduled most of its inspections in the first quarter of 2018. These labor inspections will be conducted as per a new format involving checklists, while the old practice of “one fine per single violation” will remain in place. Courts will, as a result, be flooded with cases challenging inspection results. We also expect tougher criminal sanctions on employers for delay in wage payments as well as in migration disputes arising from the 2018 World Cup.”

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