Maxima Legal invites you to a business breakfast ‘Time to buy: when acquiring an office becomes more profitable than renting’
Maxima Legal and Colliers International invites participants to take part in a business breakfast titled ‘Time to buy: when acquiring an office becomes more profitable than renting’. Date: 27 February, Wednesday Location: SO/ Sofitel St Petersburg, Voznesensky prospekt, 6, So Lounge Time: 10.00 — 12.00 Despite a deficit in premium office space,…
11.02.2019
Lawyers from Maxima Legal have joined an expert centre for development in the Leningrad region
The Leningrad regional department of Delovaya Rossiya has established an expert panel for development and construction matters in the Leningrad region. The organisation provides support to companies in the property market on the basis of being a ‘single window’: from due diligence of land plots, drafting and obtaining planning approval to…
23.11.2018
Konstantin Boytsov talks about the practice of renting listed buildings in St Petersburg
Property legislation in the Russian Federation may be amended to allow protected and listed properties to be included in concession and PPP agreements. A precondition for the use of such properties will be the requirement to renovate the property and improve its condition for modern use. Head of the Property and Construction department at Maxima…
15.11.2018
Konstantin Boytsov has provided his comments to Pravo.ru on the law on adverse possession/’squatter rights’
Pravo.ru has published an article on the topic of individuals or entities acquiring rights to agricultural property. According to the law it is necessary to conscientiously, openly and continuously hold the property for at least 5 years and for real estate for at least 15 years. Nevertheless, according to current regulations, this rule does not…
13.09.2018
Konstantin Boytsov has provided his comments to RBC on changes to the rights of investors in commercial buildings
The Ministry of Construction and Dom.ru have prepared changes to legislation that will improve the rights of buyers and investors in the commercial property, providing them with compensation in the event that a property developer becomes insolvent. Previously the law provided such protection only to the buyers of residential property. According to…
04.09.2018
The Dispute Resolution Practice at Maxima Legal has received an award from Acquisition International
Maxima Legal has received an award from the publication, Acquisition International, in the category of Best Corporate Dispute Resolution Practice — Russia & Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2018 — St Petersburg. The British financial-analytical publication noted that our firm has shown a high level of professionalism with consistent positive…
14.06.2018
Konstantin Boytsov has provided his assessment on amendments to the federal law on cultural heritage
Head of the Real Estate and Construction Practice at Maxima Legal, Konstantin Boytsov, has provided his comments for Stroitelnij Ezhenedelnik on a bill that will introduce changes to the federal law that regulate cultural heritage. The changes will bring the law on obtaining approval for constructions in UNESCO-protected cultural and historical…
08.06.2018
Delovoy Peterburg has published a column written by Konstantin Boytsov about issues surrounding the legal regulation of connecting to electricity networks
Konstantin Boytsov, Head of the Energy and Utilities department at Maxima Legal, provided an analysis for Delovoy Peterburg on a precedent from the economic division of the Supreme Court. At the end of last year, the Court issued a judgment in a dispute with an electricity network which had unilaterally refused to comply with a contract to join…
24.05.2018
Legal asymmetry in networks. How to solve problems with technological connection of new buildings // Delovoy Peterburg - May 2018
Konstantin Boytsov Head of the Maxima Legal Energy and Natural Recourses Practice reviewed the decision of his economic colleague, the Supreme Court, which set a precedent on the pages of Delovoy Peterburg. At the end of last year, the agency won the dispute with the company's grid company, which unilaterally refused to fulfill the contract for…
24.05.2018
Maxima Legal has been included in a national ranking of litigators
Pravo.ru has included Maxima Legal in its list of Russian litigators. The firm took 19th place on the basis of its success, 20th place for the number of cases in arbitration and 23rd place for the total value of claims. "This is the first year that Maxima Legal has taken part in the Russian-wide rating of litigators. In all likelihood this is the…
17.05.2018