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12March2015
20 min read
One of the significant events on the legal market in 2014 came when Roman Bevzenko left his post as head of the Private Law Division at the Russian Supreme Commercial Court to join Pepeliaev Group as a partner. Moving from public office into private practice is far from unknown, but this transfer made waves in the legal community.
The ongoing crisis in the Russian economy has had a significant impact on the practice of applying bankruptcy law and on its development. This is amply demonstrated by the increase of around a 30% growth in bankruptcy cases in 2014. The amount of overdue corporate loans has reached RUB 767 billion — and this only refers to loans held by 30 major banks. The figure for consumer loans in arrears held by individuals has climbed to RUB 652.3 billion. Against this backdrop, a number of regulations have been adopted to enhance the guarantees for both creditors and debtors in connection with the latter going bankrupt.
Last night, international law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP hosted a roundtable event focusing on how Russia is introducing fundamental changes to its tax legislation by adopting new rules on controlled foreign companies (CFCs). The new rules are aimed at bringing capital back to Russia by imposing reporting requirements and tax liabilities on Russian residents who have established or who control or influence offshore companies, trusts and other holding vehicles.
On Dec. 29, 2014, Russian lawmakers finally approved changes to production and consumer waste legislation that had been under discussion since 2011.

Company directors who do not perform their duties or perform them improperly can be liable in civil law (i.e. may have to pay money to compensate losses) to the company. Moreover, in a case where directors have not performed their duties or performed them improperly, a legal entity itself may face administrative liability.

On May30, 2014 the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Commercial (Arbitration) Court adopted a Resolution concerning issues arising when VAT is charged. With the adoption of this legislation, significant changes will be made to the implementation of Chapter 21 ‘‘Value-Added Tax’ ’of the Russian Tax Code. This article highlights the eight key provisions of the Resolution which will entail material risks or create fresh opportunities.

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