Natalia Demina commented for Forbes on the UK's introduction of a new Register of Overseas Entities
The UK has launched a Register of Overseas Entities, under which all foreign companies owning property in the country are required to disclose their real owners by 31 January 2023. The real beneficiaries are defined as those who own at least 25% of the shares in the legal entity that owns the property. The register was introduced under the new…
01.08.2022
Konstantin Boytsov told CRE about the challenges of terminating rental contracts
At the end of June 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law giving owners of retail facilities the right to demand full rents from companies that have suspended operations or are withdrawing from the Russian market or to unilaterally terminate their contracts without penalties. In the autumn the Russian State Duma may also pass a law…
20.07.2022
Natalia Demina has explained to Forbes how the sanctions imposed on mr Potanin could affect his divorce
On 27 June 2022, Vladimir Potanin, the second richest man in Russia, challenged in the Supreme Court of the UK a decision to have his divorce proceedings heard by a British court. On 29 June 2022, the UK authorities imposed personal sanctions on the billionaire. This measure might influence on the venue and prospects of the dispute over the…
11.07.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to Advokatskaya Gazeta newspaper on the reversal in appeal of the famous Peppa Pig case
The Second Commercial Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling of The Kirov Regional Commercial Court which denied protection of intellectual property rights to the characters of Peppa Pig animated series. As a reminder, in March 2022 Entertainment One, the British company that owns the rights, tried to recover about RUB 40, 000 from a…
05.07.2022
Natalia Diatlova has told Novy Prospect about restrictions on foreigners in the agricultural sector
According to Novy Prospect online publishing, there are no agricultural producers among the foreign companies that are fully or partially winding down their business in Russia. The market players attribute this to the fact that the majority of the largest agricultural holdings are controlled by domestic entrepreneurs due to legislative…
05.07.2022
Natalia Diatlova shared with Novy Prospect her views on the need for businesses to exit offshore in the face of sanctions
Natalia Diatlova, Head of International Projects Group at Maxima Legal, analysed the current situation especially for the Novy Prospect online edition and told which businesses would benefit from exiting offshore in the face of sanctions, and which should not make hasty steps. To read the full article (in Russian) please visit Novy Prospect…
28.06.2022
Natalia Diatlova moderated one of the sections of the St. Petersburg Entrepreneurs' Forum
The St. Petersburg Entrepreneurs' Forum took place on 26-28 May 2022, where participants discussed business development in today's realities, necessary support measures and economic changes. Natalia Diatlova, Partner, Head of International Investment and International Projects Group at Maxima Legal, moderated the section "FEA. Working with Foreign…
30.05.2022
Maxima Legal has been recognised in all areas of Pravo.ru's Private Equity research
Pravo.ru legal media has studied in detail the market for services for HNWI-clients for the first time. As a result, the media has identified 7 most relevant areas of legal support, for each of which specific services and law firms providing them have been singled out. Maxima Legal has become one of 4 companies out of 76 which cover the whole…
27.04.2022
Natalia Diatlova discussed the nuances of working with "friendly" countries at the "Ideas Club" business dinner
Natalia Diatlova, Head of International Investment and International Projects Group at Maxima Legal, discussed the legal nuances of working with China, Turkey and CIS countries at the business dinner organized by the Business Club "Ideas Club". The experts analyzed current situation and peculiarities of cooperation with the above jurisdictions,…
13.04.2022
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