Maxima Legal has been accredited by the Russian Direct Investment Fund
Maxima Legal announces that it has successfully completed the pre-qualification process for the right to provide legal advice to the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Following an open tender, the firm has been included in the panel of legal advisors for the next two years, until 10 December 2021.
25.12.2019
Pravo.ru-300 has highly rated all of Maxima Legal’s practice areas
On 5 December, the results of the main Russian rating agency, Pravo.ru-300, were announced. According to the results of the study, Maxima Legal almost doubled its presence in the ranking, becoming one of the strongest law firms in 11 areas of legal support – with each of the firm's practices being included. Under the regional ratings, Maxima Legal…
06.12.2019
Robert Houchill has provided his comments to Forbes on a dispute between Deripaska and Chernukhin
Proceedings are ongoing in the High Court in London between businessman Oleg Deripaska and the former chairman of Vnyeshekonombank, Viktor Chernukhin, in a dispute regarding the ownership of property in the centre of Moscow. During proceedings it became known that Oleg Deripaska had sought to collect information about the source of wealth of his…
01.12.2018
Robert Houchill has provided his comments to Forbes on the prospects of tougher sanctions in Europe against wealthy Russian individuals
The authorities in the USA have frozen the US-held assets of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, including homes owned by him in Washington and New York. Associate from Maxima Legal, Robert Houchill, was asked by Forbes to provided his comments on the potential for European authorities to begin freezing assets following the example set by the US.…
09.10.2018
Unfriendly hobbits: why it will be harder to buy a house in New Zealand // Forbes Russia - August 2018
Specially for the Russian Forbes, Maxima Legal's associate, a qualified solicitor for England and Wales, Robert Houchill, studied one of the latest laws of New Zealand. The recently adopted legal act of the government of the country significantly limits the possibility of acquiring real estate from abroad. Changes to the legislation were made…
28.08.2018
Robert Houchill has written an article for Forbes about a new property law in New Zealand
Robert Houchill, Associate at Maxima Legal, has written an article for Forbes Russia on the recent law passed in New Zealand. The new legislation introduced significant restrictions on foreign buyers purchasing property in New Zealand, which includes banning the purchase of certain homes by most foreign buyers who are not resident in New Zealand.…
28.08.2018
Robert Houchill has provided his comments to Forbes
Solicitor from the Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal, Robert Houchill, has provided his comments for Forbes on the relocation of British billionaire Sir James Ratcliffe to Monaca. According to Robert, the businessman’s decision to relocate is likely due to the favourable tax regime in the principality. Robert noted that in Monaco capital…
14.08.2018
South China Morning Post has published an article written by Robert Houchill
South China Morning Post, an English-language business newspaper in Hong Kong, has published an article written by Robert Houchill. The article covers issues surrounding Western sanctions against Russia and the resulting shift by some Russian companies to consider other markets, including for legal services, and what opportunities this might…
11.07.2018
Britain got that taste: Why Russians Will Be Chased in the Kingdom // Forbes Russia - June 2018
Robert Houchill, a solicitor and head of Maxima Legal's immigration law department, highlighted the main provisions of the British Criminal Finances Act especially for Forbes. As you know, in early February, the British authorities received new powers to control the purity of financial transactions, introducing into law enforcement practice the…
08.06.2018
Forbes has published a new column written by Robert Houchill
Associate at Maxima Legal, Robert Houchill has written a column for Forbes about the main provisions of the UK legislation, the Criminal Finances Act. In the beginning of February, the British authorities obtained new powers to issue orders against assets purchased with funds from unexplained sources, called Unexplained Wealth Orders. The orders…
08.06.2018