Maxim Ali has spoken to RBC about the options to remove defamatory stories from the internet
Russian Business Channel (RBC) has published an article on the topic of potential measures to combat defamatory content on the internet. Amongst the main recommendations was one put forward by Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali. Maxim commented that one of the variants could be making a claim directly against the owner of the…
15.08.2018
Maxim Ali has studied the FSB’s response to Telegram’s appeal
The Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation has provided to the management of Telegram its comments on the appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s decision recognised the lawfulness of the Bureau’s request to be provided with information necessary for it to decode the electronic messages of Telegram users.…
08.08.2018
Maxim Ali has provided his comments on the landmark case of the Court of Intellectual Rights on Big Data for Pravo.ru and Advokatskaya Gazeta
The Court of Intellectual Rights (CIR) issued a decision in a dispute between Vkontakte and the start-up Double Data, which had been using data from users accounts on the social network to evaluate the creditworthiness of potential and current clients of banks. The Court ruled that the social network has an exclusive right to information users’…
02.08.2018
Maxim Ali has provided his comments to Vesti FM on potential changes to consumer law
The Russian Parliament has passed at second reading changes to the federal law on consumer protection, which introduces liability for price comparison websites when providing inaccurate or incomplete information about goods or services. The draft new law also provides consumers with a right to claim refunds from websites in the event that the…
23.07.2018
Maxima Legal has advised a financial blockchain platform during its ICO launch
The team from the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal in the first half of 2018 provided extensive legal support to a financial blockchain platform Zodiaq during its ICO launch. The ultimate goal for the platform is to become a crypto-currency bank and exchange as well as a hedge-fund and universal payment system. The initial stage of the ICO, from…
04.07.2018
Maxim Ali has provided his comments on the introduction of administrative liability for providing links to blocked websites
On 27 June, Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduced fines for operators of search engines which provide links to websites banned in Russia. According to the Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali, the changes to the legislation will not impact the issue of access to prohibited resources as it will to the sharing of information…
29.06.2018
Maxim Ali has provided his comments to TASS on the provisions of a new bill with penalties for ‘anonymizers’
The Russian Parliament has passed at its third reading a bill which will introduce civil penalties of up to 700,000 roubles for providing links to websites which are banned in Russia as well as to anonymizers, which allow users to get around restrictions. Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali clarified that for the news agency TASS…
06.06.2018
Maxim Ali has talked about the legal aspects of ‘telemedicine’
Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali has given a presentation at a conference titled ‘IT in healthcare: the development continues’. The organiser of the conference was a leading Russian internet publication on cutting-edge technology, CNews. Maxim talked about the problems and prospects of the law in telemedicine in Russia, which…
06.06.2018
Maxima Legal together with the BRLA has hosted an English law event in St Petersburg
On 17 May, Maxima Legal and the British Russian Law Association hosted an English law-focused event in the Four Seasons hotel in St Petersburg. The event was well-attended by Russian and international lawyers. Maxim Ali from Maxima Legal gave a presentation on the pertinent issues to be considered when parties connected to Russia wish to enter…
18.05.2018
Maxim Ali has commented on the dispute on the ownership of personal profiles on the social network Vkontakte
Vkontakte is with a legal dispute with a start-up called Double Data which, without permission, had been using the personal data of users of the social network to assess the creditworthiness of potential and current bank customers. According to Vkontakte, the information that is publicly available forms part of its social network database and as…
18.04.2018