Legal Outsourcing and Ongoing Legal Support in Uzbekistan

Ongoing legal support for companies in Uzbekistan

Many companies operating in Uzbekistan do not need a full in-house legal department, or need to supplement a small in-house team with additional capacity and local expertise. This is particularly true for subsidiaries, branches and representative offices of international groups, for which the head office legal team needs a reliable local counterpart who understands both Uzbek law and the group's internal standards.

LEXGLOBAL is a law firm in Uzbekistan that provides ongoing legal support and legal outsourcing to local and international companies. Our lawyers have long-term experience working with international companies and cross-border projects in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, including Huawei Technologies, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering, Hytera Communications, Sinohydro and AMIKAM International Group. We understand how international businesses make decisions, report internally and manage legal risk, and we organise our work accordingly.

What ongoing legal support covers

Contracts

We draft and review supply, services, distribution, lease, agency, construction and other commercial agreements, prepare standard templates and negotiate with counterparties. For international groups, we adapt group templates to the Civil Code of Uzbekistan and local practice, including language, currency and dispute resolution provisions.

Corporate matters

We maintain corporate documentation, prepare resolutions of participants and management bodies, register changes in charter documents, management and ownership, and support branches and representative offices with accreditation and related procedures.

Employment and HR

The Labour Code that entered into force on 30 April 2023 introduced significant changes to the regulation of employment relations. We help clients keep employment contracts, internal labour regulations and HR procedures compliant, advise on hiring and termination, engagement of foreign employees and remote work, and support the company in employee disputes.

Compliance

We advise on compliance with the Law “On Personal Data” (2019), including localisation of personal data of citizens of Uzbekistan, on licensing and permitting requirements under the Law “On Licensing, Permitting and Notification Procedures” (2021), and on sector-specific regulation. We also help implement internal policies on anti-corruption, conflicts of interest and document management.

Authorities and disputes

We prepare correspondence with state authorities, accompany the company during inspections, handle claims against counterparties and represent the company in pre-trial negotiations and, where necessary, in court.

How we organise the work

Flexible engagement models

Ongoing support can be structured in different ways depending on the client's needs: a monthly retainer covering a defined scope and volume of work, a bank of hours, or a combination of a retainer with separately agreed fees for larger projects. We agree the model at the outset so that costs are predictable.

A dedicated team

Each client works with a designated lead lawyer who knows the business, its counterparties and its internal processes, supported by colleagues with relevant specialist expertise. This continuity reduces the time needed to brief us and improves the quality of advice.

Communication and reporting

We work in Uzbek, Russian and English and can prepare documents in bilingual format. For international groups, we provide periodic reports on legal matters, key risks and relevant legislative changes in a format suitable for regional or head office legal teams.

Benefits of legal outsourcing

• Access to a team of lawyers with different specialisations at the cost of a predictable fee
• Local expertise combined with experience of international corporate standards
• No need to recruit, train and retain in-house legal staff for every function
• Continuity of advice and institutional knowledge of the client's business
• Scalability for periods of growth, restructuring or major projects

A long-term legal partner

Our approach is practical, commercially relevant and solution-oriented. We aim to become a long-term legal partner who understands the client's priorities and helps the business operate with confidence in Uzbekistan. If your company is looking for a lawyer in Tashkent to provide ongoing legal services in Uzbekistan, we will be glad to discuss a support model suited to your business.