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Arbitration tribunals consider disputes related to business and economic activities. The parties in this case, as a rule, are commercial organisations, individual entrepreneurs, business leaders and responsible specialists. However, most companies do not have lawyers on staff, so they need to hire a lawyer if a dispute arises.
The cancellation of the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings for exporters, the permission to withdraw funds from In accounts and blocked assets from Cyprus, the bankruptcy of Volkswagen – read more in our news: 1. Exporters are exempt from currency restrictions Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on…
Currently, the result of companies’, individual entrepreneurs’ or individuals’ activities can be not only directly tangible assets or services, but also objects of intellectual property. The rights to such objects are called copyrights. By copyright we mean intellectual rights to works of science, literature, art, computer programs and databases. The objects of copyright are books, articles, films, musical works, works of painting, design, photography, etc.
Double citizenship is a situation where a person is simultaneously a citizen of several states. This requires an international Treaty regulating double citizenship: if there is no such Treaty between the Russian Federation and another state, it is impossible to obtain another citizenship legally. However, the Russian Constitution provides for the right to obtain citizenship of another country. Why might this be necessary?
When two parties sign a contract, they both want to get some guarantees, but in practice, you can hardly exclude all risks, you can only minimize them, due diligence procedure was invented just for these purposes. It is performed to estimate all the possible problems with a counterparty or to minimize the risk of a contract being considered as invalid.
Audit of accounting and reporting organization is designed to create an impartial view of documents’ reliability as well as information reflected by them. The law obliges legal entities to keep records and keep financial statements, so that the company will be able to provide them to partners, auditors, and employees…
Starting a Limited Company can be a strategic leap for budding entrepreneurs or sole traders aiming for more robust business structures. The process involves several essential steps and considerations that pave the way for a resilient and legally recognized business entity.
M&A (mergers and acquisitions) is a combination of assets of two legal entities. In essence, such transactions are a process of transferring or consolidating assets and operating divisions of one firm with another organization. This helps to optimize part of the business in order to find more favorable conditions for strategic management and further growth of the enterprise.
Real estate due diligence is a procedure which provides a comprehensive property check and is carried out before it’s buying or renting. Under this procedure legal, financial, tax, construction and technical examinations can be carried out, potential risks are assessed and identified when concluding a specific transaction with a real estate object.
An international joint venture (JV) occurs when two businesses based on two or more countries form a partnership. A company that wants to explore international trade without taking full responsibility for cross-border business operations has the opportunity to create a joint venture with a foreign partner. International investors entering into a joint venture minimize the risk associated with a direct acquisition of a business. In the development of international business, performing due diligence in a foreign country and a partner limits the risks associated with such a business transaction.
A group of companies is two or more independent enterprises that have one senior management. Since companies are managed from one center, they are often bound by partnership or other obligations. As a rule, the creation of a group of companies is aimed at making a profit and minimizing tax payments.