Introduction

The majority of disputes in relation to the rights provided under subsoil legislation arise in relation to the unilateral rescission of subsoil use contracts ("the contract"). The following is a short overview of litigation practice during dispute resolutions where we have tried to analyse some trends relating to the interpretation and application by the courts of law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("the RoK") of these types of civil cases; we have also tried to describe the problems that lead to a dispute and to express our view on the legality and reasonableness ...