Bond Stone advises international investors, contractors, and financial institutions on the full spectrum of Kazakhstani law — from subsoil use and construction to banking regulation and cross-border dispute resolution.
Company formation, restructuring, joint ventures, share purchase transactions, and director-level governance matters for foreign-invested entities operating in Kazakhstan.
Subsoil use agreements, exploration and production licensing, transfer of rights, environmental compliance, and regulatory work before the Ministry of Industry and Construction, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Ecology.
EPC contract negotiation and dispute management, FIDIC adaptation to Kazakhstani law, state expert examination procedures, architectural licensing, and contractor regulatory compliance.
ARDFM licensing, loan documentation governed by Kazakhstani law, security interest structures, currency control compliance, and cross-border financing for projects with a Kazakhstan nexus.
Representation in pre-trial demand procedures, mediation, proceedings before Kazakhstan's state courts and the AIFC Court, and international arbitration (ICC, LCIA, SIAC).
Land acquisition and registration for foreign investors, special economic zone incentives, lease structuring, development agreements, and investment contract negotiations with Kazakhstani state authorities.
Bond Stone has advised on transactions and regulatory matters across the extractive, construction, financial, and technology sectors in Kazakhstan. The matters below are presented without client identification in accordance with professional confidentiality obligations.
Advised the incoming investor on due diligence, regulatory approval from the competent authority, and transaction documentation for the transfer of a subsoil use agreement covering a producing deposit.
Negotiated and adapted a FIDIC Silver Book EPC contract to comply with Kazakhstani construction law, state expert examination requirements, and mandatory currency settlement provisions.
Completed multiple director-change procedures across a group of Kazakhstani limited liability companies following a corporate restructuring, managing Ministry of Justice filings and notarisation requirements.
Advised on the procedural aspects of commencing enforcement proceedings in the AIFC Court against an AIFC-registered counterparty under a contract governed by AIFC law.
Kazakhstan operates a civil law system derived from continental European traditions, substantially reformed since independence. The legal framework is codified across the Civil Code (General and Special Parts), the Tax Code, the Subsoil and Subsoil Use Code (2017), and a range of sector-specific laws.
Parallel to the domestic system, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) operates under its own legal framework based on English common law principles, with the AIFC Court providing English-language dispute resolution independent of Kazakhstani state courts.
Bond Stone advises clients on both tracks — domestic Kazakhstani law proceedings and structures, and AIFC-governed arrangements where English-law certainty is preferred for international transactions.
Our Almaty and Astana teams are available for initial consultations. All engagements commence with a signed Engagement Letter.