Advocate Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) cheat sheet

Legal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Compliance

• The Law on Combating Corruption (2015) defines corruption as the unlawful use of official position for personal gain, including bribery and abuse of office.

• Criminal liability for bribe-taking (Article 366 CC) and bribe-giving (Article 367 CC) applies regardless of the amount; the amount affects the gravity and penalty.

• Anti-corruption restrictions apply to public officials: prohibition on accepting gifts related to official duties, on engaging in business activity, and on holding outside paid positions.

• Conflict-of-interest management requires written declaration and recusal; officials must declare income and property annually.

• Legal ethics: confidentiality, competence, loyalty, avoidance of conflicts, honesty with the court, and prohibition of misleading advertising by advocates.

• Advocates and legal consultants may not accept payment for influencing a court or official; such conduct constitutes a corruption offence.

• Compliance programs in companies include a code of conduct, risk assessment, whistleblowing channels, due diligence on counterparties and staff training.

• Whistleblower protection and the obligation to report corruption offences are established by the anti-corruption law; failure to report may entail liability in specified cases.