30 January 2017
As part of its initiative to support the development of the new generation of legal professionals Kalikova & Associates announces its annual scholarship program among students of law schools. The Firm offers scholarships of 10 000 soms to the 3 finalists of the program and an opportunity to undergo up to 3 months of internship at Kalikova & Associates.
More information about the program you may find by the following link
24 January 2017
Kalikova & Associates is pleased to announce the release of the updated edition of its legal information guide: “Business in the Kyrgyz Republic: Legal Aspects” 2016.
The release has been prepared by the team of lawyers of Kalikova & Associates. We hope that the updated information will be useful for our clients and subscribers.
16 January 2017
On January 14, 2017 Kalikova & Associates representatives, Magomed Saaduev, a partner, and Meerim Talantbek kyzy, a junior lawyer, gave a seminar for the staff of one of the microcredit companies within the framework of IFC Central Asia Corporate Governance Project. During the seminar a review of the best practice in corporate governance was presented, as well as challenges of Kyrgyz legislation in this sphere. The participants of the seminar were provided with handouts prepared by Kalikova & Associates lawyers – Employment Law Guide and a Guide to Board of Directors in joint-stock companies of the KR.
The seminar was held following the results of the corporate governance assessment in one of the Kyrgyz microcredit companies conducted together with IFC experts.
13 January 2017
Kalikova & Associates has once again been named the top law firm in Kyrgyzstan by Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 , Band 1, General Business Law.
As noted by the directory, Kalikova & Associates “continues to maintain its position” and to be “chosen by international and domestic corporations and financial institutions”.The clients appraise Kalikova & Associates as a “working with this firm is a trouble-free exerciser”, and its staff as “detail-oriented and responsive to all needs of the client” and “focused on finding solutions”.
According to Chambers Asia Pacific 2017, Company Founder Gulnara Kalikova remains a key figure in the Kyrgyzstan’s legal market. The sources describe her as "a strong lawyer and a strong leader” committed "to excellence".
Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 points out Managing Partner Ulan Tilenbaev as a "smart and competent lawyer" assisting overseas entities with various domestic law issues.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 marks Partner Alexander Ahn for taking “responsive and comprehensive” approaches to finding solutions concerning local law issues related to inbound project financing.
Partner Maksim Smirnov is given credit as a tax professional advising corporate clients on tax structuring and controversial tax matters.
22 December 2016
Following the amendments to the legislation on foreign migration relating to the registration of foreign nationals, please be kindly informed that on 19 December 2016 the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted a Decree on approval of the list of countries, the citizens of which may stay in the Kyrgyz Republic without registration for a longer period of time. Pursuant to the Government Decree starting from 19 December 2016 nationals of 92 countries are exempt from registration for the period from 8 to 90 business days. Please see the list of countries and period during which citizens of these countries shall undergo registration with the authorized state body here.
21 December 2016
This document is intended for K&A clients and partners
This document does not constitute legal advice
On December 11, 2016 the Kyrgyz Republic (the "KR") held a referendum (nationwide popular vote) concerning amendments to the Constitution of the KR of June 27, 2010 (the "Constitution"). According to data of the Central Election Committee of the KR, the referendum was attended by 1,200,438 voters, which accounts for 42.09% of all electors, 79.6% of which voted "FOR" the amendments to the Constitution.
The amendments to the Constitution will take effect 15 days after the date of official publication of the Law of the KR "On Amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic", except for Articles 70, 72, 75, 81 and 87 of the Constitution, which will take effect on December 1, 2017. As of the date of this Information Letter, the Law of the KR "On Amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic" has not been published.
The Information Letter contains some of the amendments to the Constitution, which, in our view, may, to some extent, have an impact on business environment in the KR. There is a list of other amendments to the Constitution regarding the highest values, marriage, citizenship, powers of the Jogorku Kenesh, the President, formation and dismissal of parliamentary factions and other issues.
The Information Letter is available online in the link below.
08 December 2016
As part of continuing effort to keep the clients updated on policy and legislative changes impacting their business Kalikova & Associates team has prepared a brief information letter on registration of foreign nationals in the Kyrgyz Republic.
07 October 2016
Magomed Saaduev and Meerim Talantbek kyzy, Kalikova & Associates lawyers, participated in the meeting of IFC partners held on October 3-4, 2016 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was organized within the framework of the Corporate Governance Project in Central Asia, in which Kalikova & Associates is involved.
The meeting was devoted to the discussion of the future development plans for corporate governance and the progress achieved in this regard.
29 September 2016
Kalikova & Associates’ Senior Lawyer Aleksei Vandaev participated in the intellectual property protection conference held in Moscow, Russia, on September 23, 2016.
The conference addressed the critical issues in intellectual property protection focusing on the pharmaceutical industry, trademark and patent case studies, and new legislative developments.
02 August 2016
On July 27, 2016, IBC held a roundtable on Business challenges in the leading sectors of economy and ways to solve them. The roundtable was attended by parlament members, government officials, representatives of international organizations, embassies and business associations. The participants discussed issues related to the financial sector, telecommunications and subsoil.
Kalikova & Associates on behalf of subsoil users and IBC members presented the most problematic issues of the mining industry, as well as the ways to solve them.
As a result of the roundtable joint recommendations were adopted to improve the business environment in Kyrgyzstan.
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