Dmitry Uryakin attended the SPIBA conference on contract enforcement during the financial crisis
Today the Legal Committee of the St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a conference on "Enforcement of contracts during the next financial crisis: what to consider and how to protect oneself". The experts discussed the experience of previous crises in Russia and previous court practice on contract law issues, the…
05.04.2022
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for Pravo.ru the legal nuances of defining zones with special use of territory
One of the most common categories of court cases is land disputes relating to the location of land plots in areas with special use. And sometimes the laws and regulations establishing urban planning restrictions are drafted in such a way that defining the boundaries of a protective zone causes difficulties not only for a land plot owner but also…
05.04.2022
Maxim Ali told Izvestia how to get compensation for personal data leakage
The Zamoskvoretsky District Court has registered the first claim against Yandex.Food in connection with the recent leak of personal data of its users. Maxim Ali, Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, specifically for Izvestia evaluated the prospects of such cases and the chances of obtaining financial compensation from the company. In the case…
31.03.2022
Maxim Ali has expalained to the DP how to minimise the risk of patent disputes
According to experts polled by Delovoy Peterburg , in Russia patent disputes are most common in the pharmaceutical, instrument making and metallurgy industries. As a rule the disputes are associated with unfair competition or disputing authorship or rights to inventions. At the same time, the media drew attention to the possibility of an increase…
22.03.2022
Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 36 nominations of its own legal rating
Kommersant Publishing House has published its own annual research of legal business in Russia. According to the results, Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation of one of the leading legal advisors in Russia with 34 rating nominations. In particular, the Kommersant has included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 13 practice…
21.03.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to AG on rejection of a British company's lawsuit over anti-Russian sanctions
A British company applied to the Kirov Regional Commercial Court with a claim against the individual entrepreneur Ivan Kozhevnikov for compensation for infringement of its exclusive rights to works of fine art and the relevant trademarks. The claim was considered in summary proceedings and a decision was made to dismiss the claims. Motivating the…
14.03.2022
Konstantin Boytsov has told Novy Prospect the terms of recovery of over RUB 1.7 billion from Rosseti Lenenergo in favour of LOESK
LOESK electricity grid company is trying to recover almost RUB 1 billion in debts for electricity transmission from Rosseti Lenenergo distribution grid company. Rosseti Lenenergo estimated the cost of the services rendered in December 2021 at RUB 0, due to the lack of an individual tariff to calculate the price. However, LOESK believed that…
09.03.2022
Maxima Legal has launched Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel
Dear All! Due to the current unstable situation and constant changes in the legal field Maxima Legal team has launched a special Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel for prompt legal assessment of changes in the legislation and other significant events. For transparent navigation in the information field there are hashtags, by clicking on…
05.03.2022
Alina Esmanskaya told Pravo.ru how to challenge a bank transfer
If a money transfer has been made by mistake, it may be disputed. This applies both to transactions between individuals and to unjustified debits from organisations' current accounts. Alina Esmanskaya, Associate of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, spoke specifically for the industry portal Pravo.ru about the extrajudicial mechanism of…
22.02.2022
Sergei Bakeshin analysed for Pravo.ru the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the necessity of verification of arbitration court decisions by state courts
An organisation applied to the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC) to recover the guarantee money from the Republic of Belarus. The rights of claim against the state were obtained from the bank under an assignment agreement. The claim was settled and the Belarusian government was…
16.02.2022