Dmitry Uryakin commented to the Russian Legal Information Agency on the draft law on the external management of companies with foreign participation

A draft law on the external management of companies that are at least 25% owned by investors from unfriendly countries has been submitted to the State Duma. At the same time, the document complies with internationally accepted legal norms and does not threaten foreign companies with losses. In particular, the draft law proposes to limit the…


Pravo.ru once again ranked Maxima Legal among the leaders in the quantitative bankruptcy ranking

Pravo.ru legal online publishing has ranked the law firms which are more active and successful than their colleagues in such disputes. The research was based on the statistical analysis of more than 8,000 final decisions made by commercial courts from January 1 to December 31, 2021.  The  research of  Pravo.ru once again certified…


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…


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…


Dmitriy Uryakin commented to Novy Prospect on the restriction of access to personal data of the property owner in the Unified State Register of Real Estate

The State Duma in its third and final hearing adopted amendments to the law "On State Registration of Real Estate" which introduce a ban on the release of data from the Unified State Register of Real Estate with the personal data of the owner. Now the data on the object and its owner is available to anyone, from March 1, 2023 this information can…


Dmitry Uryakin explained to Kommersant and RBC the prospects of a court challenge to the delay in leasing the Russko-Vysotskaya poultry farm

Voronezh-based CBS Commodities group and the owners of the Russko-Vysotskaya poultry farm agreed on a long-term lease of the enterprise in exchange for payment of about 300 million rubles in debt for the supply of fodder. However, the deal has still not been closed. The investor believes that the process is being deliberately delayed by one of the…


Dmitry Uryakin told Pravo.ru how to prepare a successful court speech

The Pravo.ru legal portal questioned how to prepare a successful court speech. To answer this question, the publication interviewed experienced litigators who explained what to pay attention to when working on a speech, from writing abstracts to selecting the "right" pose for the speech. According to Dmitry Uryakin, Associate at Maxima Legal, it…


Dmitry Uryakin has discussed with Pravo.ru the impact of postal errors on litigation

Pravo.ru legal edition has drawn attention to how the actions of postal staff affect the length of court proceedings or even on court decisions. For example, a breach of the retention period for court items can play a significant role, with the incorrect calculation of which a defendant is not considered to have been duly notified of the time…


Dmitry Uryakin commented to Pravo.ru on the prospects of a dispute over the return of budget funding in the Russian Supreme Court

This week, the economic panel of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will consider case No. A40-133808/2020, in which the state budgetary institution Mosremont is trying to recover RUB 32.2 million from Moskapstroyengineering JSC. In 2018, the defendant performed landscaping work that was accepted by the plaintiff and paid in full. A year…


Dmitriy Uryakin explained to Pravo.ru how to recover legal costs after a penalty is cancelled

Having successfully contested the parking fine, the driver decided to recover legal costs and compensation for moral damage from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The claim was dismissed by the courts of three instances because there was no evidence that the traffic police officer was guilty. The case was then heard by the Supreme Court. As a…