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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.
Read MoreAmendments to Federal Law N 115-FZ dated July 25, 2002 On the Legal Status of Foreign Nationals in the Russian Federation will enter into force on January 16, 2019.
Read MoreDraft amendments to Federal Law On Foreign Investments in Business Entities of Strategic Importance for National Defense and State Security were published on September 10, 2018 on the website used for official publication of draft regulations. The proposed amendments will affect those Russian nationals who control strategic enterprises and plan to apply for or are in process of obtaining another/second citizenship.
Read MoreDo not miss Forte Tax & Law seminar on the latest changes in domestic and international taxation to be held on September 27, 2018.
Read MoreWe are delighted to congratulate our partner, Anton Kabakov, on becoming a member of the Leaders Club for Promotion of Business Initiatives which pulls together successful entrepreneurs from more than 40 regions of Russia.
Read MoreForte Tax & Law would like to remind Russian companies that are part of international holdings that the deadline for submitting notices of participation in multinational groups of companies is coming up soon.
Read MoreRecently, 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.
Read MoreThe Federation Council completed its spring session on July 28, 2018 as expected by approving a number of important and widely debated tax bills. We have briefly reviewed below the changes approved by the Federation Council that are, in our opinion, the most important.
Read MoreAs you may recall, we wrote earlier about the roundtable in which participated representatives of the Migration Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as representatives of the business community, including Julia Talagaeva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law.
Read MoreA Legal Discussion Club meeting was held on June 28, 2018 at St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) to debate the curious decisions rendered by Russian courts to settle disputes related to real estate. Anna Yakovleva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, SPIBA Legal Committee co-chairman, and Ekaterina Belyaeva, Junior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, were speakers at this meeting.
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