Anastasia Samusenko assessed for Forbes Russia the chances of recovering about $100,000 in salary arrears from a foreign startup
The American educational platform StudyFree, which helps students to enrol in foreign universities with a scholarship, has found itself at the centre of a scandal: the service's team accused its founder, Russian Daria Kroshkina, of failing to pay salaries, the amount of which had reached $100,000 by January 2023. All employees worked on a…
24.01.2023
Maxim Ali has analysed for Delovoy Peterburg an attempt by Polysan pharmaceutical company to ban a competitor from bringing an identical drug to market
A dispute between Polysan Scientific and Technical Pharmaceutical Firm, on the one hand, and Grotex LLC and the Ministry of Health, on the other hand, ended in the Commercial Court of Moscow. "Polysan requested that Grotex (Solopharm brand) be prohibited from marketing Flatocin and the Ministry of Health from registering the drug. According to the…
14.11.2022
Maxim Ali told Forbes whether the future of Bookmate, Individuum and Popcorn Books in Russia will be affected by their affiliation with foreign-agent media
At the end of October, the Ministry of Justice declared the owner of the Bookmate book service, Irish Bookmate Limited, the former CEO of its Russian division Andrei Baev, and Alexei Dokuchaev, the CEO of Individuum and Popcorn Books, whose majority shares were also owned by the parent foreign brand, to be foreign-agent media. According to book…
10.11.2022
Maxim Ali helped Kommersant understand what a high alert mode means for data centres and communication networks
On 19 October, the Southern and Central Federal Districts of the country introduced a high alert mode involving, among other things, "the imposition of control over communications and communication, computing centres and automated systems". This could affect the operation of critical information infrastructure, including communication networks and…
21.10.2022
Sergei Bakeshin has commented on the presidential decree introducing basic preparedness levels in a number of regions
St Petersburg has been included in the list of Russian regions where, the level of basic preparedness has become effective since 20 October 2022 by a decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As part of the security measures, an operational headquarter under Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St Petersburg, is to ensure widespread strengthening…
21.10.2022
Maxim Avrashkov has explained to Delovoy Peterburg the pricing of dispute resolution
The geopolitical situation, which has changed dramatically over the last six months, has affected all sectors of the economy. One of the key factors affecting the legal services market has been the withdrawal of foreign business from Russia. This has led to the almost complete disappearance of the high-cost sector, which was predominantly handled…
20.09.2022
Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for CRE magazine the impact on business of the draft law on recognising the effects of sanctions as force majeure
The Russian State Duma may adopt a law recognising the consequences of sanctions as force majeure. In this way, the legislator is trying to specifically regulate the relations of market participants affected by restrictions imposed by foreign states and international organisations. Dmitry Uryakin, Associate at Maxima Legal, suggested that the law…
19.09.2022
Nikita Deynega has told Pravo.ru how a lawyer should write a CV
Specially for Pravo.ru legal portal? Nikita Deynega, Senior Associate, Head of Tax & Administrative Law practice at Maxima Legal, explained what a lawyer should look out for when drafting a CV. Thus, according to Nikita, there is no need to resort to career specialists. For lawyers, distinguished by the ability to articulate their…
07.09.2022
Dmitry Uryakin assessed for CRE the idea of marketplaces to create a unified information system to track counterfeit products
After the government's decree on liability of electronic trading platforms for distribution of counterfeit and unbranded products from March 1, 2023, leading e-commerce players (Wildberries, Yandex Market and Ozon) announced the creation of a unified information system with mandatory placement of data on incidents of illegal goods, their…
30.08.2022
Maxim Ali has commented for Forbes on amendments to legislation restricting banking for businesses selling through blocked websites and social media
On 6 July 2022 a bill amending the federal law on combating money laundering and terrorist financing was submitted to the State Duma. The proposed amendments would prohibit banks and other financial institutions from serving companies providing services through websites to which access is restricted. The sites would also have to be included in the…
13.07.2022