Dmitry Uryakin commented for Kommersant the conflict around the construction of a shopping and restaurant complex in Murino

The administration of Murino once again cancelled the permit for construction of a retail-restaurant complex previously issued to Renta Invest LLC. Last year the company bought a plot of land with a set of design and permission documents for the construction of a commercial pavilion in Murino. After starting construction work, Renta Invest faced…


International ranking of Best Lawyers has ranked 8 Maxima Legal lawyers in 20 areas of law

Best Lawyers, the oldest international ranking, has presented its annual list of Russian lawyers recommended in various areas of law. 8 Maxima Legal experts, providing legal support in 20 different areas, received professional recognition. Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner and Head of General Business Law Practice, was once again ranked as one of…


Maxima Legal has supported Global Legal Run 2021 charity run

Maxima Legal has traditionally participated in Legal Run charity run, which was once again held in a flashmob format due to the extension of restrictions on public events because of the pandemic. From 22 May to 1 June, the event was supported by more than 100 Russian and foreign law firms, raising about 3 million rubles to help the wards of …


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the dispute over an unilaterally terminating a tenancy agreement

Lenteplopribor, a major manufacturer of microelectronics for the military, has won a dispute with the Federal Property Management Agency, which has unilaterally terminated the lease of premises in Zelenkov Lane in St Petersburg. "While the case was pending, the court took precautionary measures against the premises, which prohibited the eviction…


Maxim Ali has talked to InFocus Press about the specifics of electronic signatures in Russia

In 2020, the number of electronic signatures issued in Russia increased by 15%. At the same time, there are two types of the signatures: qualified signatures produced by accredited organizations and simple ones, which are valid in cases specified by law or by agreement of the parties. Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal,…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented to the Pravo.ru on the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on exclusion from the bankruptcy estate of the share of a posthumously declared bankrupt debtor in the only housing of the heir

Posthumous bankruptcy proceedings were instituted against a debtor. The heir succeeded in having the portion of the debtor's claim excluded from the bankruptcy estate, which was the heir`s only residence. The final point in the case was put by the Supreme Court which stressed that since the disputed flat was not a communal flat the sale of the…


Maxima Legal expanded its accreditation of the TRUST National Bank

Maxima Legal team has confirmed high level of expertise in insolvency as well as in real estate, land and construction area. So the firm has joined the list of qualified counterparties to be invited by the Trust National Bank to participate in tenders for legal services in these spheres. As a reminder, Maxima Legal was also accredited by the Trust…


Kommersant Publishing House confirms Maxima Legal's expertise in 34 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…


Pravo.ru-300 ranking recommends 4 Maxima Legal lawyers in 6 areas of law

The key Russian legal rating Pravo.ru-300 has published individual ratings of lawyers practicing in different fields of law. As a result of the research, personal recognition was given to 4 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly ranked projects between September 2019 and September 2020: Maxim Ali, Partner…


Konstantin Boytsov has explained for the Kommersant how changes of territorial planning documents effect on construction permits

The Committee of a town-planning policy of the Leningrad region has approved new land use and development rules of Murino town. A land plot on which Renta Invest developer has planned to build a restaurant complex was changed its allowable use by a new edition of the document. The implementation of 200 million rubles project is on hold now. А…