Debt recovery
Debt and evidence review, demands, settlement negotiations, court proceedings and enforcement. We also coordinate portfolios of commercial claims.
UZS 350,000
court order · undisputed debt
Tashkent · Services across Uzbekistan
Legal services in Uzbekistan
Tax & Legal helps businesses in Uzbekistan with contracts, corporate changes, property, employment, regulatory questions and disputes. You get a written legal analysis and the documents needed to act on it. A one-off engagement is $500–3,000, fixed in the quote within one business day. Court work, registrations and specialist projects are quoted as their own engagements.
We work in English, Russian and Uzbek.
Email: info@tax-legal.uz
Clients of Tax & Legal
Yusolve, Oroox Lab and Linestar Group are among the firm's clients. Our clients and team
Who this service is for
For local and foreign companies entering a transaction, changing ownership, responding to an authority or managing a dispute. We connect the legal documents with the tax, accounting and employment steps needed to implement the decision.
Fees and scope
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Legal consulting and analysis (one-off engagement) | $500–3,000, fixed in the quote |
| Minor day-to-day legal questions | included in monthly support plans |
Where an engagement falls in the range depends on the documents, parties, legal issues and how much negotiation or implementation is involved. Routine questions inside an existing support plan are covered by that plan. A new transaction, due diligence or a proceeding is quoted on its own.
Court and state charges, notarial work, translations, legalisation and outside specialists are listed separately. The quote names the deliverables and any representation before work starts. A legal assessment explains your options and risks; it cannot promise a counterparty's agreement or a court's decision.
What an engagement includes
- A written opinion on the facts you give us, citing the articles applied, with the options, risks and the documents needed to act; follow-up questions on that opinion are answered within it.
- Contracts drafted or reviewed against Uzbek law, including the dispute clause: for arbitration, the institution, seat, language, number of arbitrators (three by default if the parties are silent), governing law and method of notice, because those choices decide any future dispute.
- Corporate resolutions and general-meeting minutes for ownership, capital, name, address and management changes, and the reorganisation plan where a merger, absorption, division, spin-off or transformation is chosen; an LLC notifies creditors and publishes within 30 days of the decision.
- Settlement work: negotiation, mediation of up to 30 days extendable by another 30, with the state fee refunded when the dispute is resolved, and a court-approved settlement agreement that ends the case and yields an enforcement writ if breached.
- Claims in the economic court: the pre-action demand where the contract requires one, state duty at 2% of the claim value (half the rate for a small business), simplified proceedings where the claim against a company is within 150 BRV, filing through the electronic court system and interim measures.
- Appeals: an appeal within one month against a decision not yet in force, cassation within six months against an effective decision not reviewed on appeal, revision within a year after that, and an application on newly discovered circumstances within a month of discovery.
- Inspections by any authority: checking that the authority and its function are in the registers, that the inspection is registered and announced, that the inspector stays within the subject, period and programme; objections entered in the report and an appeal filed.
- Disputes with a public authority: the administrative complaint within 30 days, decided within 30 working days, a settlement under the administrative court procedure where the authority has discretion, and a deferral of an administrative fine of up to one month.
- Trademarks: one application per sign with the list of goods and services, formal examination within 30 days, examination of the sign, registration renewable every ten years, and enforcement limited to the classes in the certificate.
- Commercial property: title, cadastral number, permitted use and land right checked against the contract; mortgages, leases, easements and attachments; the seller's corporate approvals; registration documents filed within one month of the deal and the main payment linked to title registration.
- Land and construction: plots acquired through the electronic auction, buy-out of the plot under your own building, the permit sequence for a facility, including expert review and registration with the construction inspectorate above 300 cubic metres, and the two-to-five-year build-out obligation on auction land.
- Apostille and legalisation of documents for use abroad or in Uzbekistan: two working days for an apostille (up to ten where specimens must be requested), up to five working days for consular legalisation, and the translation arranged alongside.
Court and state charges, notarial work, translations and outside specialists are listed separately in the quote. The legal work itself is fixed before it starts.
How we compare
| Tax & Legal | Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Published fees | $500–3,000, published | rarely published |
| Deliverable | written, cited, verifiable opinions | varies |
| Legal + tax + accounting | one team across all three | separate firms |
| Quote | fixed, within one business day | engagement-letter process |
| Languages | English, Russian, Uzbek | varies |
The fee is fixed in writing before work starts. The quote states the work, any third-party charges, applicable taxes, the invoicing currency and payment dates. Extra assignments are priced separately, never added silently.
What to send us
- The business objective, parties, countries and current stage of the matter.
- A summary of the documents available and the issue you want resolved.
- Any signing date, authority notice, hearing or procedural deadline.
A short summary is enough for the first email. Once we have looked at the task, we tell you how to hand over company, tax and employee documents.
What we can handle
Below is the work we take on. Your quote lists exactly which of these tasks, deliverables and reporting periods are included.
Contracts and commercial negotiations
Draft or review contracts, identify payment and performance risks, prepare negotiation points and document amendments or settlements. Assess the evidence and practical effect of each proposed term.
Corporate governance and ownership
Prepare shareholder and director decisions, constitutional amendments, share-transfer documents and corporate-change filings. For restructuring or acquisition, agree the due-diligence report and closing checklist.
Read the guide: Company reorganization in Uzbekistan: steps and obligations
Employment documents and disputes
Review employment arrangements, internal rules, disciplinary or termination documents and employer exposure. Prepare the agreed settlement, claim or defence materials with payroll consequences identified.
Property, leases and construction
Review title and encumbrance records, draft sale or lease documents, assess project permissions and coordinate transaction and registration steps. Separate document review from technical or valuation work.
Read the guide: Commercial property in Uzbekistan: transactions and registration
Trademarks and intellectual property
Assess the proposed protection and classes, prepare agreed applications and responses, and draft assignment or licensing documents. Define searches and enforcement work as part of the assignment.
Read the guide: Trademarks in Uzbekistan: registration, costs and protection
Regulatory compliance and authority disputes
Review business inspections, platform or regulated-activity obligations, prepare responses and complaints, and organize the documents needed for an administrative claim. Tailor e-commerce and compliance documents to the business model.
Read the guide: Business inspections in Uzbekistan: procedure and rights
Litigation and arbitration
Assess jurisdiction and evidence, prepare claims, defences and applications, and provide agreed representation and settlement support. Commercial debt collection has a separate published procedure-based tariff.
Read the guide: Commercial arbitration in Uzbekistan: procedure and enforcement
Which route we recommend for a dispute
We compare three outcomes before recommending a route: exactly what ends, who bears the costs and which document will let you recover the promised performance without a new claim. In practice:
- Mediation or a court-approved settlement when the counterparty is solvent and the relationship has value; the fee comes back and the agreement is enforceable.
- A court order when the debt is documented and undisputed; a contested claim when it is not, with the duty and the timetable known up front.
- Arbitration when the contract provides for it or the counterparty is abroad; a foreign award is submitted for recognition and enforcement within three years, and applying to a court for interim relief does not waive the arbitration.
- For employment disputes brought by employees, the deadlines we work to are three months for reinstatement claims and six months for most other claims, and a reinstatement judgment is enforceable immediately.
What you receive
- A written assessment of the facts, legal position, options and next steps.
- The agreed contracts, resolutions, applications or dispute documents.
- A negotiation, filing or implementation checklist with outstanding approvals identified.
How the work proceeds
- Send a short description and the details listed above. You get a reply within one business day: a fixed quote, or the one or two questions we still need answered.
- Define the question, documents, representation needs and deliverables; agree the fee and timetable.
- Review the records, prepare the legal position and draft documents, and discuss decisions requiring your approval.
- Complete the agreed negotiation, filing or representation and hand over the final documents and next-step list.
Timing depends on the document volume, negotiations, the other side and any authority or court procedure. Flag urgent deadlines in your first message so we can say straight away whether they can be met.
Frequently asked questions
Can you review a contract with an Uzbek counterparty?
Yes. We review the agreement and business objective, explain the material risks and prepare comments, revisions or negotiation points. Drafting and negotiation rounds are specified in the quote.
Do you represent businesses in court?
We undertake agreed court representation and prepare procedural documents. The engagement identifies the forum, stages and representative's authority. Commercial debt recovery is priced separately under its published tariff.
Can I enquire about a personal or criminal-procedure matter?
Yes. Describe the matter, procedural stage and deadline separately. We first confirm the appropriate specialist, required procedural status and scope; the business-advisory and commercial-debt tariffs do not automatically apply.
Is a pre-action claim mandatory before going to court?
Under an ordinary commercial contract it is voluntary unless the law or the contract makes it mandatory. We still send one in most cases: it fixes the amount, starts the clock and often settles the matter without duty being paid.
What does a claim in the economic court cost?
State duty on a property claim is 2% of its value, subject to the statutory minimum; a small business pays half. Claims against a company within 150 BRV go through simplified proceedings. Our own fee is fixed in the quote before filing.
How long do we have to appeal?
One month for an appeal against a decision that has not entered into force; six months for cassation against an effective decision that was not appealed; a year for revision after that. A separate application on newly discovered circumstances is filed within a month of discovery. Missing the first deadline usually costs the case, so tell us the decision date in your first message.
Does mediation cost us anything?
Mediation lasts up to 30 days and can be extended by another 30. If the dispute is resolved, the state fee paid for the court claim is refunded. A settlement approved by the court ends the case and gives you an enforcement writ if the other side breaches it.
Can a foreign arbitral award be enforced in Uzbekistan?
Yes. It is submitted for recognition and enforcement within three years; once recognised, it becomes an enforcement document for the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement. An application to set aside a domestic award must be made within three months.
How do we register a trademark?
One application covers one sign and lists the goods and services by class. Formal examination takes 30 days, followed by examination of the sign. The registration is renewable every ten years and protects only the classes in the certificate. We run a preliminary search first and answer the examiner's objections.
Can a foreign company buy land in Uzbekistan?
Foreign persons and enterprises with foreign investment cannot privatise land; they hold it on lease. Vacant plots are sold only through the electronic auction, and a plot bought there must be built up within two to five years. We structure the land right to match the project and the investor.
Discuss your assignment
Explain the decision, transaction or dispute and the result you need. Identify the main documents and any deadline so we can define the legal work and quote.
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