30 October 2010
On October 30, 2010, in Bishkek, Kalikova & Associates Managing Partner Gulnara Kalikova and Partner Ulan Tilenbaev took part in the first Kyrgyz Japan Symposium on investment encouragement and development of bilateral relations. The Symposium was attended by the representatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan leading companies, such as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Toyota Motor Corporation and Tokyo Rope MFG, which plan to enter Kyrgyz market.
22 October 2010
One of the key areas of Kalikova & Associates practice is development and promotion of Public-Private Partnership in Kyrgyzstan. Within the work on this area, Kalikova & Associates lawyer Murat Madykov took an active part in the 6th Annual PPP in CEE and SEE Conference held on October 20-22, 2010 in Vienna, Austria. The conference was organized by Jacob Fleming Group. 130 delegates and speakers, including governmental and municipal representatives, construction companies, contractors, concessionaries, institutional investors, financial and technical advisers, law firms and consultants, attended the event. During the conference our lawyer enjoyed the opportunity to explore the European experience in PPP projects in such industries as motorways, railways, construction and operation of airports, education, healthcare, environmental and others.
11 October 2010
In 2010, Kalikova & Associates sponsored the national competition SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) in the Kyrgyz Republic, and sponsored the participation of the SIFE team, champion of the Kyrgyz Republic, in the world cup SIFE, which was held on October 9-11, 2010 in Anaheim, USA. Kalikova & Associates lawyer Nurbek Sabirov took part in the world cup SIFE 2010 as a business watcher.
01 October 2010
It has become a tradition for Kalikova & Associates Law Firm to carry out its annual Scholarship Program which is aimed at providing support for new generation of talented lawyers. 3 finalists will receive a money reward of 10,000 soms each and an opportunity to undergo up to 3 months of internship at Kalikova & Associates.
Eligibility requirements: Full-time 3-5th year students enrolled in law department of universities of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Application documents: Curriculum Vitae; Copy of the transcript (most recent); and Legal article.
In the article, applicants shall identify one or more problematic issues (legislative gaps, loopholes etc.), provide a clear explanation of the problem, its consequences in practice and propose specific solutions. The article shall be written either in English or Russian, which shall not exceed 8 pages (Times New Roman, 12, single space). Besides, the article shall be original and earlier unpublished. Articles in English will be given a preference.
Applicants are free to write on any topic within business law. Below is a list of proposed topics:
- Mineral resources rights in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Regulation of electricity tariffs in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Protection of intellectual property rights in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Taxation in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Secured transactions in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Issues of Corporate Governance in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Capital (Securities) Market of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Introduction of mandatory insurances in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Other topics.
Successful applicants shall be able to demonstrate:
- Academic excellence;
- Desire to pursue legal career;
- Strong theoretical knowledge, writing and analytical skills;
- Knowledge of legislation applicable to chosen topic.
Selection Procedure: Application submission deadline is 5 pm October 20, 2010. Application documents shall be sent via email (with a subject line “K&A Scholarship 2010”). Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted candidates will be informed about interview dates by November 1, 2010. Final decision will be made by November 10, 2010. Dates and terms of internship at Kalikova & Associates will be separately agreed with the scholarship recipients.
30 September 2010
Kalikova & Associates is pleased to invite mining companies to attend a seminar “Execution of the License Agreements: Key Issues Affecting the Validity of the License Agreements” scheduled for October 5, 2010. The purpose of the seminar is to address the key issues affecting the validity of license agreements and the ways to minimize the risks of annulment of licenses due to invalid license agreements. The seminar will give an opportunity to its participants to share opinions with colleagues and specialists as well as to expand their professional contacts through networking. For more details and registration for the seminar please call us at 66 60 60, 66 63 63 or by email
30 September 2010
On September 29 – 30, 2010, Kalikova & Associates Senior Lawyer, Maksim Smirnov took part in Intax Expo, International Taxation conference held in Moscow, Russia. The conference was attended by 346 participants representing 34 countries and 171 companies. Such issues as optimization of international taxation, most appropriate jurisdiction, nominee directors and other officials, responsibility of tax consultants and other issues have been discussed at the conference. More information about the conference can be found at: http://intax-expo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=&
30 September 2010
Article “Hiring Foreign Employees in the Kyrgyz Republic: Law and Practice” by Kalikova & Associates Lawyer, Nazik Satkeyeva, has been published in Taxes & Law journal, issue 10. The article describes the requirements of Kyrgyz migration laws applicable to the employment of foreign and stateless persons in the Kyrgyz Republic, the procedure of obtaining work permits and existing legal gaps.
30 September 2010
On September 30, 2010 Kalikova & Associates Managing Partner, Gulnara Kalikova took part in the first forum “Legal Business. Central Asia”, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was attended by 60 representatives of law firms from Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The participants of the forum shared their experience in doing business in legal consultancy markets of their respective countries, discussed challenges and developments in law firm management and established new contacts with colleagues.
27 September 2010
We are pleased to announce that an article by Kalikova & Associates lawyer Nurbek Sabirov is published on akipress.org online news website. The article focuses on effective mechanisms to be made available to business entities and citizens to appeal against illegal decisions of public officials. Non-punishment gives rise to irresponsibility, therefore, it is necessary to make sure that career development of a public official is linked to the indicator of legitimate decisions adopted by such official, whereas a number of his/her illegitimate decisions, actions or inactions will negatively affect career development of this official. Full text of the article can be found at: http://analitika.akipress.org/news:961 or by clicking attached file.
21 September 2010
Kalikova & Associates, the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic and State Registration Office under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic have joined efforts to make and distribute leaflets on how to recover documents lost during June 2010 unrest in south of the country.
Financial support of the campaign was provided by the Mission of the International Organization for Migration in the Kyrgyz Republic. Assistance in distributing leaflets was provided by the representatives of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative.
The purpose of leaflets is to provide information on how to recover the lost documents relating to civil status (certificates of birth, marriage or divorce), personal identification documents (ID card, passport), documents of title to real estate, and constitutive documents of legal entities.
Issued in the Russian, Kyrgyz and Uzbek languages, leaflets contain clarifications of the procedure for recovering lost documents and contact details for local offices of the Ministry of Justice, State Registration Office and representatives of the American Bar Association where leaflets are available.
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