On 10 April 2019, Managing Partner of Signum Law Firm, Mrs. Sofiya Zhylkaidarova spoke at The English Law Summit, the event hosted by The Law Society of England and Wales and The Bar Council of England and Wales in Nur-Sultan city.
The agenda of the Summit included an update on recent English law developments from the UK, international arbitration, foreign direct investment (FDI) and case study.
Sofiya shared the recent developments on FDI in Kazakhstan covering investment strategy of Kazakhstan for 2018-2020, incentives, tax privileges and state support on investment projects, PPP and Free Economic Zones regulations.
There were representatives of The Law Society of England and Wales, The Bar Council of England and Wales as well as lawyers from UK and Kazakhstan law firms among speakers, who presented some highlights of the unexplained wealth orders, GDPR, updates on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit), UK visa and immigration rules and the use of English law in international Kazakhstan-related transactions.