Fortune Partners — official partner of the XII Eurasian Antimonopoly Forum
Dana Tokmurzina, General Director of Fortune Partners and a former judge of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, spoke at the session "Court Practice in Antitrust Cases: Disputes, Evidence, Defence"
The session addressed:
- how courts approach antitrust disputes and what they look at first;
- which evidence works and which the courts reject;
- how a business should build its defence during antitrust investigations;
- trends in court practice and the direction enforcement is taking in Kazakhstan.
The figures speak for themselves:
The number of claims fell from 302 in 2022 to 194 in 2025 — a drop of 38%.
The share of claims upheld in companies' favour fell from 64% to 50%. The Agency for Protection and Development of Competition attributes this to having addressed earlier shortcomings in its own work and to operating more effectively as a result.
Settlement rates remain low — 4% of cases, against 16% across other categories of disputes nationally.
Antitrust enforcement is becoming steadily more active, and businesses need to understand the rules of the game before a dispute begins.
Fortune Partners advises companies on antitrust matters, from inspections and investigations through to court proceedings.
