Overview Of Recent Significant Developments In The Civil Procedure Code Of Kazakhstan

On 17 November 2014 significant modifications were introduced into the Republic of Kazakhstan Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). Although such changes have been widely discussed among practitioners within the context of the new Code of Civil Procedure, introduction of these novelties came as a surprise to most practitioners, even to some of the judges. Modification of the existing procedural law to reflect some of the novelties anticipated in the draft of the new CPC may indicate that the new Code is not likely to be adopted as soon as initially expected.

The modifications into the CPC, in our view, would have an overall positive effect on the delivery of justice, although some of items may raise concerns. Please see our summary below: