Dmitry Uryakin analysed for Pravo.ru the courts' positions on unilateral refusal of a transaction by marketplaces
The Supreme Court considered a case in which a consumer challenged a cancellation of his order by the marketplace Ozon (Internet Solutions Ltd.) due to the lack of the required goods. Ozon's terms and conditions of sale allowed for unilateral cancellation of the transaction and a refund to the buyer, but the plaintiff did not agree with them. The…
25.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has commented on the Novy Prospect demand by Soyuzmultfilm for compensation for the use of Cheburashka's image
Soyuzmultfilm is demanding RUB 100,000 through a court from Robohud compsny of St Petersburg businessman Vladimir Tsimberg. The cartoonists considered that the robot-artist created by Robohud drew Cheburashka based on a famous cartoon image and infringed their copyright. Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate, Head of General Business Law Practice…
19.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin told Telesputnik magazine about the norms for locating a communication station and the legal grounds for demanding its dismantling
Telesputnik magazine, while studying the Commercial Courts Database, found seven lawsuits, where budgetary institutions are listed as plaintiffs and mobile operators as defendants. The disputes are united by the subject matter - the premises where the operators placed their base stations. At the request of Telesputnik, Dmitry Uryakin, Senior…
11.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has explained whether it is legal to use facsimiles in documents
Dmitry Uryakin, Senior associate, Head of General Business practice at Maxima Legal, has explained specifically for Agentstvo Pravovoy Informatcii (Legal Information Agency) whether it is possible to sign documents using a facsimile and insert a graphic signature into the scans of documents sent. "The parties to a handwritten agreement have the…
09.10.2023
Maxima Legal was ranked among the best regional bankruptcy firms
Pravo.ru, the leading federal online legal media, has presented the results of the Russian insolvency market research. In particular, based on statistical analysis of 7172 final decisions made by commercial courts from 1 January to 31 December 2022 in bankruptcy cases, the editors have compiled a ranking of law firms that are more active and…
04.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for Pravo.ru the likely position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in a dispute over the exclusion of one of the participants from the company
This week, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will consider a dispute over the expulsion of one of the participants from Yugons-Agro. In 2017, the organisation's director Georgy Nurakhmetov sold his share to his partner Vladimir Sorokin. The latter in 2019 transferred all the property of the enterprise to other companies at a price five…
02.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Mashnews on the Ministry of Industry and Trade's attempt to challenge the sale of the bankrupt plant's production complex
The Ministry of Industry and Trade demanded that results of the auction for the sale of the bankrupt Machine-Building Plant under named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky in Perm, be declared invalid. The plant had been purchased by PSK Spetsproektstroy at a price five times lower than the starting one. Due to the fact that by the time the Ministry of…
30.05.2023
Three Maxima Legal experts were recognised by the city-wide Rating of Lawyers of Vecherniy Sankt-Peterburg newspaper
Vecherniy Sankt-Petersburg newspaper summarised the results of its first city-wide Rating of Lawyers. Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, won in the main nomination – "Best Lawyer". The recognition of the rating was also given to Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate at Maxima Legal, and Ekaterina Abakumova, Advocate at Private Wealth practice at…
19.05.2023
Maxima Legal is again recognised by Pravo.ru in the national litigation ranking
Pravo.ru legal media has again mentioned Dispute Resolution practice team at Maxima Legal among the best litigation lawyers. According to the All-Russian Litigation Market Survey for 2022, the company was included in 46 regional firms recommended for defending interests in courts. Among St Petersburg players, Maxima Legal ranked 5th in terms of…
11.05.2023
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for AG the position of the Supreme Court on the recovery of lost profits in case of intellectual property rights infringement
Chanel SARL and Christian Dior Couture S.A. - the right holders of the Chanel and Christian Dior trademarks, respectively, filed a lawsuit to recover from individual entrepreneur Olga Prudnikova the loss of profit in the amount of RUB 125.5 thousand. According to the plaintiffs, the losses were caused by the defendant's sale of counterfeit goods…
14.02.2023