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VEGAS LEX gives its close attention to any changes in the legal environment. Our forecasts help to minimize legal risks of our clients, which is highly important in today’s changing business situation, and to optimize business processes by using instruments of law and opening new opportunities to our clients for growth of their business.

In this section, you can look into our analytical studies and reviews. We monitor and analyze all significant changes, which take place in infrastructure and public-private partnership projects, restructuring, arbitration, M&A, antimonopoly policies, international transactions, taxes, real estate, investment, intellectual property, commerce, finance, insurance, industry-specific regulation (electric power industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc.).


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12
July
2022

Infographic "Anti-crisis measures. Limits set on foreign exchange transactions"

<p> Experts from VEGAS LEX have visualised foreign exchange restrictions that are regularly introduced since the end of February of this year as special economic measures. Bird’s-eye view at the entire system of restrictions will reduce the business’s regulatory risks. It is especially useful when the requirements for foreign exchange transactions are changing almost daily. </p>
Natalia Abtseshko, Head of International projects group
Yuriy Ivanov, Head of Tax practice
Ilya Shengeliya, Compliance Counsel
19
April
2022

SPIC 1.0. Investors are given back the proven mechanism and the right to extend contracts due to the sanctions

<p> On 14 March 2022, a law came into force reviving the SPIC 1.0 mechanism for new investment projects, and allowing extending the terms of contracts already concluded due to foreign sanctions. The amendments were developed by the Government as part of a package of anti-crisis measures. </p> <p> As part of the development of this law, the Government has also clarified the rules for concluding SPIC 1.0. The updated rules came into effect on 1 April 2022. </p>
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Maxim Grigoryev, Partner, Head of Southern directorate, Head of special projects
Alexandra Vasyukhnova, Partner, Head of Technology and Investment group
Natalia Abtseshko, Head of International projects group
Artem Gasparyan, Senior associate of Southern directorate
19
April
2021

Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In Russia – Remarkable Cases Of 2019-2020

<p> </p> <p> Despite a large number of disputes involving Russian entities that are complicated by the presence of a foreign party, the practice of recognizing and enforcing international commercial arbitration decisions in Russia is not always consistent. <span style="font-size: 14px;">This is especially true for cases where the other party (against whom a decision is rendered) alleges that the enforcement of the decision is in contradiction to public policy. This argument is the most common defence strategy, although the least predictable in terms of the court’s findings.</span> </p> <p> Readers are offered an overview of a number of interesting court cases for 2019–2020, which contain conclusions that are significant for practice formation. </p> <p> </p>
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Diana Bolevich, Associate, International Projects Group
Khati Abdurakhmanova, Associate of Tax practice
6
June
2022

Russian Antitrust Laws — Sanctions Impact

Foreign policy developments and recent international sanctions have had a significant impact on all sectors of the economy. Such drastic changes have entailed active rulemaking aimed at adjusting the regulatory framework to new economic realities. The law-making initiatives concern, inter alia, issues related to the competence of the Federal Antimonopoly Service.<br>
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Ilya Bochinin, Associate of Energy Practice
8
October
2021

Antitrust and competition in Russia – 2021. Trends for the attention of foreign business

<p> Over the last 5 or 6 years, the number of cases against foreign companies or their representative offices in Russia has increased sharply, a trend most likely to be related to the state’s response to the sanction pressure placed upon the Russian business abroad. </p>
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Irina Nikolaeva, Junior associate, Energy practice
12
August
2020

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with Cyprus will be preserved

As it became known earlier, during the negotiations Cyprus agreed to the conditions of Russia to amend the agreement on the avoidance of double taxation in terms of increasing the withholding tax to 15% in respect of dividends and interest. All of us are now waiting for the new reality of the Cyprus offshore. The same goes for Malta and Luxembourg. According to information from Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov, these countries "in general" agreed to the conditions proposed by Russia to revise tax agreements.<br> <br> Who will be next in line? Find the answer in a brief analysis by VEGAS LEX.<br>
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Yuriy Ivanov, Head of Tax practice
Khati Abdurakhmanova, Associate of Tax practice

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28
August
2023

Dmitriy Motorin for Revista Direito GV: A new legal concept for understanding the essence of production and consumption waste: a view from Russia

<p> </p> <p> Recently, production and consumption waste has been recognized as a distinct legal category in the environmental law of the Russian Federation. This regulatory category has been changed several times within a short period. The study evidences that these changes were ontological, resulting from a change in approach to the distinction of waste from other results of economic activity. In practice, these changes introduced new characteristics into the concept of waste, each of which is related to one of the approaches to understanding the essence of waste identified by the authors of the article. The article reveals handicaps of earlier and contemporary approaches to understanding the legal essence of waste in Russia. </p> <p> Based on the results of the study, a new subjective approach is proposed. This approach can serve as a starting point for shaping a new conceptual understanding of waste able to improve environmental law and promote quality enforcement.<br> </p> <p> </p>
Dmitriy Motorin, Senior Associate
Revista Direito GV
12
July
2021

Litigation in Russia - Myth or Reality?

<p> In the first half of 2021, we at VEGAS LEX completed a survey among 100+ foreign lawyers to reveal myths concerning dispute resolution in Russia. In most questions, the respondents were asked to choose “True” or “False” on the proposed statements. </p> <p> The average score reflecting knowledge of Russian litigation specifics achieved by foreign practitioners is 44 out of 100, with a peak of 73 scores. </p> <p> Find the detailed survey results and up-to-date factual and statistical data below. </p> <br>
Diana Bolevich, Associate, International Projects Group
CEE Legal Matters, European magazine
19
May
2021

Anastasia Cheredova for CEE Legal Matters magazine: Pleading and Proof of Foreign Law in Commercial State Courts

Generally, the responsibility for interpreting foreign laws lies with the state commercial court. Parties have a right, but are not obliged to, render assistance and provide the court with information concerning statutory provisions of foreign laws. However, if the content of the foreign law is not ascertained with reasonable expediency, Russian law applies. Anastasia Cheredova, Head of the Special Projects Group, clarified the European magazine 'CEE Legal Matters' on the Russian approach to the nature of foreign law, methods of proof, as well as pitfalls that parties may face.
CEE Legal Matters, European magazine
5
February
2021

Anastasia Cheredova for CEE Legal Matters magazine: Sanctions-Related Amendments in Russian Commercial Procedure

As of June 19, 2020, Russian arbitrazh (commercial) courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear certain cases related to “anti-Russian” sanctions. Affected legal entities and individuals may also apply for anti-suit injunctions in an attempt to prevent counterparties from pursuing claims abroad. Recent cases show that these new entitlements are not as favorable as once thought.
27
July
2020

Bankruptcy payments circulation. Yugra’s bankruptcy assets have been increased under a special scheme

<p style="text-align: justify;"> The record amount of RUB 1.4 bn has been included in the bankruptcy assets of the bank “Yugra”, which goes bankrupt. It has been contributed by companies affiliated with Alexey Khotin, the ex-owner of Yugra, for repayment of overdue loans of several debtors of the bank. However, the State Deposit Insurance Agency (SDIA) cannot spend money on payments to depositors: the companies, whose loans have been repaid, are themselves close to bankruptcy, and the bank is merely one of creditors. The lawyers point out that the application of these funds by SDIA may be challenged. Stanislav Shibulkin is commenting on it. </p>
Kommersant
19
April
2017

Determining the approximate size of an economic entity’s market share

The VEGAS LEX group of companies has prepared analytical infographics devoted to determining the approximate size of a business entity's market share in order to effectively manage anti-monopoly risks.
29
April
2015

Provisions of the new Administrative Procedures Code of the Russian Federation

As part of judicial reform in the Russian Federation, on 08 March 2015, the Administrative Procedures Code was adopted. The provisions of the adopted Code will apply in the consideration of cases arising from administrative and other state relations, starting already on 15 September 2015. Moreover, the sphere regulated by this Code will include cases on which proceedings were commenced before the said date.
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Victor Petrov, Partner, Head of Litigation practice
28
April
2015

Exclusion from the register of unfair suppliers: analysis of judicial practice

In the current economic situation, many companies are interested in participating in state procurement contests and in procurement tenders of individual legal entities, thus ensuring a certain level of economic stability for themselves. However, the opportunities for participation in such tenders are significantly reduced if company’s name ends up being listed in one of the registers of unscrupulous suppliers, since in their tender documentation, most customers include a requirement that participants in the tender should not be listed in the Register.
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
23
April
2015

VEGAS LEX Reference Book: Typical commercial disputes in 2015

This publication is a “reference book” on typical commercial disputes in Russia, which will be common in the market in 2015. For each typical dispute, in this publication we present the main trends in judicial practice, and the possible and promising ways to protect the rights of entrepreneurs. This reference book on typical commercial disputes has been prepared by VEGAS LEX lawyers, the ones directly involved in the implementation of respective projects.
Victor Petrov, Partner, Head of Litigation practice
11
March
2014

Nationwide Survey "Practice of Fighting the Corporate Fraud"

VEGAS LEX law firm and Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs are happy to bring to your attention the Nationwide Survey "Practice of Fighting the Corporate Fraud" Final Report. The key mission of the Survey was to improve the tools of fighting the corporate fraud in Russia and elaborate suggestions for improving and updating Russian laws.
Maxim Grigoryev, Partner, Head of Southern directorate, Head of special projects
Ilya Shengeliya, Compliance Counsel

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