EcoPravda quoted Sergey Bakeshin's opinion on the contradiction in the court's decision on the arrest of shares and property of Petersburg Oil Terminal
The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has arrested all shares, securities, stakes in other companies and property of the joint-stock company JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal. The court prohibited the company from stopping its production activities. EcoPravda quoted the opinion of Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute…
21.01.2025
Sergei Bakeshin assessed for Delovoy Petersburg the impact of the arrest of shares and property of Petersburg Oil Terminal on its operations
According to the information base of Electronic Justice, the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has arrested all shares of JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal (POT), as well as all movable and immovable property and shares of the terminal in any other legal entities and securities owned by the joint-stock company. In addition, the…
21.01.2025
At Delovoy Peterburg newspaper`s request, Dmitry Uryakin has assessed whether the size of the key rate will affect court disputes
Until February 2025, the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation will remain at 21%, which not only hampers business investments, but also increases the risks of fines and penalties, as the key rate is sometimes also used as a tool to influence unscrupulous contractors. ‘All contracts involving the state include provisions on…
23.12.2024
Delovoy Peterburg and Mashnews quoted Sergei Bakeshin's commentary on attempts by the Pella shipyard to recover RUB 2.7 bn from the Russian Ministry of Defence
The Commercial Court of the Moscow District did not reconsider the decisions of lower instances that refused to allow Pella shipyard to recover RUB 700 m from the Russian Ministry of Defence. As follows from the materials of the dispute, this amount is interest for the military's retention of the difference between the actual and contract price…
16.12.2024
Pravo-300 rating once again has confirmed Maxima Legal’s leading position in the Russian legal services market
On 5 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. Maxima Legal once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, have received professional recognition in 15 areas of research. At the same time, more than half of the company's awards were ‘gold’.On 5 December, the results…
06.12.2024
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommended 12 Maxima Legal lawyers in 12 areas of legal support
For the second time, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own ‘Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies’. According to the newspaper, ‘getting into the rating is the result of recognition of the quality of work and reputation of a particular specialist’: more than 2,000 applications…
05.12.2024
Anna Skrinnik has commented for DP on the inclusion of small regional banks in the US sanctions lists
At the end of November, the US updated the SDN list of blocking sanctions. It includes more than 50 Russian banks, more than 20 registrar companies, and securities infrastructure companies. Among the sanctions newcomers are six St Petersburg banks, most of which do not even have their own mobile apps, which could now disappear from Apple or Google…
25.11.2024
Dmitry Uryakin has told Novy Prospect about the composition of the property of a bankrupt large fish farm
Ekon, a large fish farm owned by ROK-1, will be sold at auction. According to the Unified Federal Register of Bankruptcy Information, Ekon's production facilities, which are pledged to Sberbank, are valued at almost RUB 87 m without VAT and RUB 102 m with VAT. The list of the company's property totals 253 items, including fish cages, fish breeding…
19.11.2024
Kirill Katkov explained to Vecherny Petersburg in which cases automated calls to clients are permissible
The newspaper Vecherny Petersburg has drawn attention to the growing number of automated calls from various companies. Most of them are advertising calls. The use of voice robots for such calls is legal only if the client has given his consent to be offered advertising. At the same time, as noted by Kirill Katkov, an Associate at Maxima Legal,…
29.10.2024
Dmitry Uryakin discussed with DP the specifics of disputes between Russian businesses and foreign counterparties
Peterburgskiy Traktorniy Zavod (Petersburg Tractor Plant), a manufacturer of agricultural and industrial machinery, is involved in a series of disputes with foreign counterparties. In particular, a complaint has been filed by GKN Walterscheid Getriebe GmbH, a British manufacturer of vehicle parts, from which the Commercial Court of St Petersburg…
14.10.2024