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Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has obtained the right to administer arbitration disputes in Russia
On 04 April 2019, the Council for Arbitration Development at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation authorized Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) to administer arbitration...
12 April 2019Newsletters
1Q 2019: key developments in Russian migration legislation
In this digest, we review key developments in the Russian migration legislation for the first quarter of 2019....
8 April 2019Newsletters
Introduction of digital rights and amendments to the requirements to the form of transactions
This is to inform you that, on March 18 2019, the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on “Introduction of amendments to the first, second part and Article 1124 of the third part of the Civil Code of...
26 March 2019Newsletters
New rules of audits/inspections of companies processing personal data by the Russian Data Protection Authority
We would like to inform you of the new rules of audits/inspections of companies processing personal data approved by the Decree of the Russian Government dated February 13, 2019 No. 146 «On Approving...
7 March 2019Newsletters
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation clarified application of general provisions of the Russian Civil Code on contract
At the end of the last year, the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (the “Supreme Court”) adopted the Ruling dated December 25, 2018 No. 49 “On some issues on application of general...
22 February 2019Newsletters
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21 February 2019Newsletters
Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR
We would like to inform you that recently the European Data Protection Board (*Independent EU body in charge of clarifying data protection laws and ensuring their consistent interpretation.*) has...
7 February 2019Newsletters
On disclosure of UBO of Russian companies
Let us draw your attentionthat Russian legal entities are obliged topossessinformation about their ultimate beneficial owners (hereinafter the «UBO») in accordance with para.1art. 6.1 of the Federal...
7 February 2019Newsletters