The Government Took a Giant Step Toward Transparency This Year by Opening Up Databases for Land Titles and Real Estate Property to the Public | commentary by Oleg Boichuk, KyivPost
Transparency comes to real estate, land transactions.
27 December 2015
24 December 2015
Russian Arbitration Reform: Key Provisions
On 29 December 2015, the Russian President signed the Federal Law “On Arbitration in the Russian Federation” (“The Law on Arbitration”) and Federal Law “On Amendments to Certain Laws of the Russian Federation…” providing for fundamental reform of domestic arbitration.
23 December 2015
“We Increasingly See Clients Who Want Their Lawyers to Be Compliant With FCPA, UKBA and the Russian Federal Anti-Corruption Laws” | interview with Mikhail Kazantsev
Leaders League publishes an interview with Mikhail Kazantsev.
23 December 2015
Ukraine Facilitates Property and Other Registrations
On December 13, 2015, new legislation introducing a number of substantial novelties in the property registration system in Ukraine (the “New Law”) entered into force. Although already modernized in the past years, property registrations have been often seen as the area of typical bureaucracy and transparency issues. As briefly summarized below, the changes proposed in the New Law are generally aimed at facilitation of property registrations by ensuring higher accessibility of registrations.
8 December 2015
The NBU Reinforces FX Restrictions
The National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”) has adopted resolution No.863 dated 4 December 2015 (“Resolution 863”) aimed at stabilisation of the situation on Ukrainian FX market.
17 November 2015
Commercial Arbitration - Russia. GAR Know-How | Evgeny Raschevsky, Dmitry Dyakin, Dmitry Kaysin, Victor Radnaev
Evgeny Raschevsky, Dmitry Dyakin, Dmitry Kaysin and Victor Radnaev authored the Commercial Arbitration Russia chapter of the know-how section of Global Arbitration Review.
10 November 2015
On Development of Energy Market in Ukraine and CIS | commentary by Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi and Roman Stepanenko, The Lawyer
With a traditionally strong energy market hit by political instability, CIS nations are diversify into green energy. Will law firms do the same?
9 November 2015
Ukrainian Ministry of Healthcare Changes Authorization Process for Medicinal Products
With effect from 30 October 2015, a new order of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine (the “Order”) introduced a number of significant changes to Ukrainian drug review and authorization process.
6 November 2015
Legal Alert: Sovereign Immunity: Russia Adopts a Restrictive Approach on a Reciprocal Basis
On November 3, 2015, the President of the Russian Federation signed the Federal Law № 297-FZ on Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States and Property of Foreign States in the Russian Federation (the Law). The Law will take effect from January 1, 2016 (Art. 18). By passing the Law, Russia has endorsed the restrictive theory of sovereign immunity entirely, and ruled out the dichotomy which exists between the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Commercial Procedure.
23 October 2015
Legal Alert: National Bank of Ukraine Modified Some of Its FX Restrictions
The National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”) adopted Resolution No. 718 dated 22 October 2015 “On Introduction of Amendments to Resolution of the Management Board of the NBU dated 03 September 2015 No. 581” (the “Resolution 718”) which modified certain of the NBU’s restrictions introduced (or prolonged) in September 2015.
13 October 2015
EPAM Legal Highlights: Introducing Federal Law "On the Free Port of Vladivostok"
On October 12, 2015, Federal Law of July 13, 2015 No. 212-FZ “On the Free Port of Vladivostok” (the “Free Port Law”) entered into force.
12 October 2015
New Legal Regime for Challenging Major Transactions: Reform for the Sake of Reform? | Dmitry Stepanov, Zakon
Zakon publishes an article by Dmitry Stepanov.
7 October 2015
Legal Alert: New E-Commerce Law: De Facto Becomes De Jure in Ukraine
Ukraine aims to catch world e-commerce train, which is better later than never.
6 October 2015
Legal Alert: National Bank of Ukraine Implemented Sanctions of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine (the “NBU”) adopted Resolution No.654 dated 1 October 2015 “On Ensuring Implementation and Monitoring of Efficiency of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)” (the “Resolution 654”) aimed at implementing, within Ukrainian banking and finance market, certain financial sanctions adopted by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (the “NSDCU”) in September 2015.
30 September 2015
Apartments in St. Petersburg’s “Golden Triangle” Within Reach for Mid-Level European and US Investors
European and US investors may have a substantial advantage when buying apartments in the centre of St. Petersburg. The development comes as the result of favourable RUB/EUR/USD exchange rates and the benefits provided by the city administration for investors and people living in communal apartments.