New currency resident
A new law has been published which provides for changes to currency residency; the objective of the changes is to simplify currency control for some categories of Russian citizens. According to the changes made on 28 December 2017 to the law titled ‘About currency regulation and control’, Russian citizens will no longer be required to notify tax…
29.12.2017
Automatic exchange of financial information has been activated
The Russian Federation’s participation in the system of automatic exchange of tax information (the Common Reporting Standard), as part of the de-offshorisation process initiated the country’s leadership a few years ago, is one of the most significant recent legal events. The automatic exchange of information about bank accounts is intended to…
22.12.2017
Sergey Bakeshin has represented the interests of the Trust bank in the St Petersburg City Court
On 14 June, the St Petersburg City Court reached a decision in favour of Maxima Legal’s client, Trust bank, in respect of a dispute concerning credit notes. On hearing the appeal of the bank, the court overturned an earlier decision of Oktyabrisky regional court, which had been in favour of the holder of credit notes, and declined in full the…
16.06.2017
Natalia Demina has helped the Trust bank win a dispute with the holders of credit notes
The St Petersburg City Court granted an appeal by the Trust bank against the decision of the Kuybyshevsky Regional Court of St Petersburg regarding a significant case concerning credit notes. Previously the Court of First Instance had approved a claim from a former holder of credit notes, Mark Vybornov. The Court held that documents used in the…
01.03.2017
Conference at the Law Faculty of St Petersburg State University
On 18 November, Natalia Demina, Associate at Maxima Legal, attended the conference titled ‘Problems with cooperation between participants of legal aid systems and issues of public control’. Natalia gave a presentation on the topic of ‘Pro bono practice or a few words about the social responsibility of Russian law firms’. Participants in the…
20.11.2016
Conference at the Law Faculty of St Petersburg State University
On 18 November, Natalia Demina, Associate at Maxima Legal, attended the conference titled ‘Problems with cooperation between participants of legal aid systems and issues of public control’. Natalia gave a presentation on the topic of ‘Pro bono practice or a few words about the social responsibility of Russian law firms’. Participants in the…
19.11.2016