Inheritance in the UAE: how a Russian heir can claim property and bank accounts in Dubai
After the owner’s death, a flat in Dubai and an account with an Emirati bank pass under local rules, and a Russian certificate of inheritance unlocks nothing there. Through one family’s story, we look at Law No. 41/2022, the legalisation of documents and a DIFC will.
Read the analysis →Inheritance agreement or spouses’ joint will: which to choose
A joint will and an inheritance agreement both let spouses allocate their property in advance, but they bind the surviving spouse in different ways. Through the story of a family with a factory and children from two marriages, we look at withdrawing from the agreement, the compulsory share and disputes over invalidity.
Read the analysis →Inheritance fund: how to pass on a business without breaking it up
Under the statutory rules of succession, the owner’s factory is divided between his wife and three children, and the person who runs sales ends up with an eighth. Using this story, we look at how an inheritance fund keeps a business intact, where it breaks down and what taxes the fund and the family pay.
Read the analysis →An LLC stake in divorce: how it is divided and how it is valued
An LLC stake acquired during the marriage is joint property, even if it is registered in the husband’s name alone. Through the story of an engineering company, we look at when the ex-wife becomes a participant and when she receives money instead, and why valuations of the same stake can differ several times over.
Read the analysis →Representations when buying a business: how to guard against hidden debts
The buyer of a factory obtained representations from the sellers in the contract, and six months later along came a supplier with an unrecorded debt and a tax audit of previous years. We look at when the seller of a stake is liable for hidden debts, what difference the buyer’s knowledge makes and how representations differ from an indemnity for losses.
Read the analysis →Leaving an LLC: how a participant’s stake is valued and why the price is disputed
A partner leaves the company, and the payout for his stake is calculated from a balance sheet that values the building as it was ten years ago. Through the story of a co-owner of a logistics complex, we look at the calculation, the payment deadlines and the market valuation that the law allowed at the end of 2025.
Read the analysis →Shareholders’ agreement in an LLC: what partners should put in writing before the first conflict
Partners get by for years without an agreement, until it turns out that a template charter lets one of them walk away with the company’s money. Through the story of two co-owners, we look at what to put in the shareholders’ agreement, what to leave to the charter and what makes the agreement hold up in court.
Read the analysis →Subsidiary liability for tax debts: when the FTS goes after the director personally
After a field tax audit, the tax authority puts the company into bankruptcy and then pursues the director and owners personally for its debts. Through a wholesaler’s story, we look at the 50% threshold, the amounts that cannot be recovered from the director and the moves that are still available.
Read the analysis →Which transactions are challenged in bankruptcy and how to protect the buyer
An investor bought a warehouse at a discount, and eighteen months later a bankruptcy trustee demands its return to the estate. We look at which transactions are challenged in bankruptcy, why a below-market price does not settle the dispute and what a buyer should gather before signing.
Read the analysis →Company bankruptcy: what a director must do before filing the petition
The month for filing in court is in reality shorter: the mandatory publication on Fedresurs eats up two weeks. Using a wholesale company as an example, we look at what a director must get done before filing and which payments later turn into personal liability.
Read the analysis →Debtor Declared Bankrupt: How a Creditor Can Join the Register and Not Lose Money in 2026
A creditor who learns of the debtor’s bankruptcy late loses a vote at the meeting and sometimes a place in the queue. We cover the 2026 deadlines and state duty, disputes with “friendly” creditors, and ways to recover withdrawn assets.
Read the analysis →Bank Blocked Your Account Under 115-FZ: How to Unblock It and What to Do in 2026
The bank has switched off online banking, refused a payment or sent a notice of termination. Using an importer’s story, we explain the deadlines 115-FZ sets for the bank and the client, how the Interdepartmental Commission and the Bank of Russia’s “traffic light” work, and what happens to your money.
Read the analysis →Gifting a flat in 2026: taxes, the notary and when the transaction can be challenged
Since 2025, a flat can be gifted only through a notary. We explain who receives such a gift tax-free, whether it is divided on divorce and in which cases a gift can later be challenged.
Read the analysis →Unlawful dismissal: how to be reinstated and what to recover from the employer in 2026
Redundancy with vacancies available, dismissal for absence without asking for an explanation, “resignation by choice” under pressure. We explain how to challenge a dismissal within a month, be reinstated and what the court will recover from the employer.
Read the analysis →How to close an LLC with debts without incurring subsidiary liability
Voluntary liquidation, bankruptcy or removal from the USRLE: which route is safe when there are debts, and why an abandoned company most often ends in the director’s personal debts.
Read the analysis →OSAGO payment refused after a road accident: what to do in 2026
The claim letter, the financial ombudsman and the court: the order in which to challenge an insurer, which time limits work in your favour and when you can demand the cost of repairs without deduction for wear.
Read the analysis →Missed the time limit for accepting an inheritance: how to restore it in 2026
The consent of heirs before a notary, a claim to restore the time limit and acceptance by conduct: which reasons the court accepts and what to do if the flat has already been sold.
Read the analysis →Bankruptcy of a sole proprietor: what happens to the business, property and debts
Which property will be sold, which debts remain with the entrepreneur and which restrictions apply after the procedure.
Read the analysis →Currency control for individuals: transfers abroad and what the bank will ask
What the bank is obliged to check, what is at stake for an account not notified to the FTS, and how to reduce the risk of a transfer being blocked.
Read the analysis →Inheritance abroad: which law applies and how not to miss the deadline
An analysis of the time limits that apply in different countries and the mistakes that most often cost heirs dearly.
Read the analysis →Which debts personal bankruptcy will not write off
What is certain to remain after the procedure and how to reduce the risk of a complete refusal to write off debts.
Read the analysis →A corporate conflict between partners: where protection begins
Blocking decisions, denial of access to documents, asset stripping: the tools for protecting a stake.
Read the analysis →CFC reporting: deadlines, penalties and how to avoid a duplicated violation
The notification of participation and the CFC notification: what the difference is.
Read the analysis →Currency control in 2026: what banks check and how to avoid a fine
Repatriation of proceeds, notifications of foreign accounts and fines under Article 15.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences.
Read the analysis →Inheriting a business and capital: how to avoid paralysis of assets
Mechanisms for protecting a stake and corporate control in advance.
Read the analysis →Recovering a debt from a foreign counterparty
Tools for recognising and enforcing decisions outside Russia.
Read the analysis →Subsidiary liability: when you answer with personal property
Case law of recent years and steps that reduce the risk in advance.
Read the analysis →Structuring assets when relocating abroad
What to look at when choosing a jurisdiction for capital and business.
Read the analysis →Account freezes by the FTS: what a business should check in advance
An analysis of the grounds for a freeze and practical steps for the owner.
Read the analysis →Due diligence before a transaction: what the financial figures conceal
A checklist for vetting the counterparty and assets before closing a major deal.
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