Kirill Katkov commented for Pravo.ru on the Supreme Court of Russia case regarding reduction of environmental impact fees
At the end of July, the Supreme Court of Russia will hear a case concerning the application of a reduction coefficient by JSC "Severnoye Mashinostroitelnoye Predpriyatie" (Severodvinsk Machine-Building Enterprise, Sevmash) when calculating fees for negative environmental impact.…
28.07.2025
Maxima Legal was again recognised by Pravo.ru in the national ranking of lithigators
Based on a nationwide statistical survey of the litigation market, Pravo.ru has once again included Maxima Legal among the best teams in the field of litigation. The firm was listed among 45 recommended regional firms, ranking 10th in total claim amount, 11th in number of cases, and 15th in average claim amount.…
20.05.2025
Kirill Katkov has commented for Novy Prospect on Yandex's disputes with a Swiss company over the Ultima brand
Yandex is trying to have the Ultima trademark cancelled in Russia through the courts. The brand is registered to Ultima Capital, a Swiss luxury housing operator, which is engaged in leasing elite residences, chalets and villas in Switzerland, France and Greece. The Ultima brand is used by Yandex for Yandex Go luxury taxis, food delivery from…
13.03.2025
Kirill Katkov commented to Mashnews on the dispute between IT company BeringPoint and Segezha Group over a mistake in digital transformation work
The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered IT company BeringPoint, which carried out work to unify Segezha Group's business processes on the basis of a unified SAP S/4HANA platform, to pay RUB 430 m. to the customer. Initially, the lawsuit was initiated by BeringPoint, which demanded to recover RUB 834 m. from the customer, of which RUB 390 m. were…
27.01.2025
Kirill Katkov has commented for Vecherniy Sankt-Peterburg newspaper on the changes in regional legislation on the Red Book
In 2024, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg introduced about ten amendments to the city's Environmental Code, including one of the adopted laws concerning the maintenance of the regional Red Book. Kirill Katkov, Associate, Head of Ecology Law practice at Maxima Legal, explained to Vecherniy Sankt-Peterburg newspaper that by…
14.12.2024
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommended 12 Maxima Legal lawyers in 12 areas of legal support
For the second time, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own ‘Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies’. According to the newspaper, ‘getting into the rating is the result of recognition of the quality of work and reputation of a particular specialist’: more than 2,000 applications…
05.12.2024
Kirill Katkov explained to Vecherny Petersburg in which cases automated calls to clients are permissible
The newspaper Vecherny Petersburg has drawn attention to the growing number of automated calls from various companies. Most of them are advertising calls. The use of voice robots for such calls is legal only if the client has given his consent to be offered advertising. At the same time, as noted by Kirill Katkov, an Associate at Maxima Legal,…
29.10.2024
Kirill Katkov analysed for Vestnik Arbitrazhnogo Suda Moskovskogo Okruga magazine a dispute that raised the issue of determining the terms of tort liability of the owner of premises in the event of a fire
Especially for Vestnik Arbitrazhnogo Suda Moskovskogo Okruga magazine, Kirill Katkov, Associate at Maxima Legal, reviewed the positions of the parties and expressed his professional opinion on the case on recovery of material damage caused by a fire in a non-residential building. It should be noted that the case in question also raised the issue…
17.10.2024
Kirill Katkov explained to Telesputnik whether information disseminated by foreign agents is considered to be knowingly false by default and whether it is possible to remove such information
Telesputnik magazine drew attention to the numerous lawsuits for protection of business reputation filed by individuals and businesses against VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, which was recognised by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent in July 2024. At the request of the publication, Kirill Katkov, Associate at Maxima Legal, helped to understand…
15.10.2024
Kirill Katkov assessed for Pravo.ru the chances of Vladislav Bakalchuk to obtain the rights to the domain name wb.ru
The portal Pravo.ru analysed the main events in the intellectual property sphere in August. One of them is an attempt by Vladislav Bakalchuk, who owns 1% of Wildberries, to register the trademark ‘VB Vladislav Bakalchuk'. According to the businessman, the marketplace was named after the first letters of his name, and therefore he intends to…
12.09.2024