Practising law in Kazakhstan as a foreign lawyer

Appearing in the AIFC Court

For: Lawyers with a professional qualification and a current licence to practise, from any country.

1. Register with the AIFC Court Registry, with evidence of your qualification and a letter of good standing from your regulatory body.
2. Lawyers without a professional qualification can register with a law degree and proof of earlier experience, such as judgments in cases where they acted.

Appearing before the AIFC Court does not by itself require authorisation by the AIFC's financial regulator.

The ordinary Kazakh courts

For: People who want to practise Kazakh law.

1. Advocates are admitted under the 2018 law on advocates, with admission assessed by commissions set up by the Ministry of Justice. We could not confirm whether citizenship is required or what applies to foreign lawyers.