On 25–26 September, Almaty hosted the 15th Kazakhstan Legal Forum. The KP Disputes team served as a co-organiser of the Tax Forum and the Dispute Resolution section. Speakers included judges from various court instances, a Member of the Mazhilis (Lower House of Parliament), representatives of international businesses, and lawyers from Kazakhstani and foreign consulting firms.
KP Disputes Tax Forum
The Tax Forum was held in three sessions:
- The New Tax Code: key risks and business expectations
- The Code of Integrity: decoding Kazakhstan's new GAAR through the lens of global experience — Russia, China, the USA, the Netherlands
- Tax and customs disputes: trends and prospects
Speakers: Aituyar Koshmambetov (Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan), Maria Nazarova (Schneider Group), Sergey Sizinzev (De Facto), Niels Rovers (RechtNet Advocaten, the Netherlands), Anton Kabakov (Forte Tax & Law), Ravil Kassilgov (KP Disputes), Andrey Kudyarov (Shell), Aigul Koishibayeva (Judge of the SMAS of Almaty), Vladimir Seliverstov (Samsung Electronics), Dana Tokmurzina (Fortune Partners), and Rustam Vakhitov (BEPS Academy).
As part of the KLF, KP Disputes presented its practical guide "Tax Disputes: A Judicial Practice Guide. Part 1. Effective Application of the Administrative Procedural Code."
To purchase the book, please submit a request on the book's website.
Dispute Resolution — Co-organised by KP Disputes
Ravil Kassilgov and Aibek Kambaliyev took part in two sessions:
- Amendments to the Administrative Procedural Code and recent trends — a dialogue with the judicial system
Speakers: Laura Kairbayeva (Judge of the Cassation Court for Administrative Cases), Ruslan Sadrtdinov (Fortune Partners), Anton Kaminsky (TKS Disputes)
Moderator:Ravil Kassilgov (KP Disputes)
- Proceedings at the AIFC Court: recent practice of the AIFC Court and Arbitration Centre, key cases
Aibek Kambaliyev, Partner at KP Disputes, presented a winning case before the AIFC Court in a high-profile employment dispute on discrimination (read more about the case).
