The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed Law No. 399-VI, On Amendments into Certain Labour-Related Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the Amendment Law), on January 2, 2021. ...more
On 6 June 2017, the High Court held that there was sufficient evidence that an award of over US$500 million in damages against the Republic of Kazakhstan may be tainted by fraud and that this should be examined at trial...more
In a case that highlights both that governments are not above the rule of law and that it is difficult to swiftly enforce arbitral awards, a Swedish appeals court, on December 12, 2016, upheld a $506 million award against...more
The new law regulates issues relating to arbitration as a method for settlement of disputes. On 20 April, a new arbitration law entered into force in Kazakhstan (Arbitration Law) that contains a number of new provisions...more