Delovoy Peterburg has published an article by Robert Houchill and Natalia Demina
On 27 April, business newspaper, Delovoy Peterburg, published an article written by Robert Houchill and Natalia Demina on a proposed amendment to a draft bill before the UK Parliament that would require British overseas territories (including the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands) to introduce beneficiary registers for companies. The…
27.04.2018
On the way to offshore jurisdiction in Russia // Delovoy Peterburg - May 2018
On April 27, a new article written by the solicitor Robert Houchill and the head of Private Wealth practice Natalia Demina was published in Delovoy Peterburg. The material is dedicated to the bill submitted to the British Parliament. The bill provides for the creation of an open register, including the names of offshore beneficiaries in the…
27.04.2018
Robert Houchill and Natalia Demina have analysed for Delovoy Peterburg potential measures against wealthy Russians living in the UK
Business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg has published a column written by Robert Houchill and Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina. The article considers the measures that may be available to UK authorities against wealthy Russians living in the UK. In particular the prospect of reviewing investor visas issued previously and the…
18.04.2018
Potential measures against wealthy Russians living in the UK // Delovoy Peterburg — April 2018
Business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg has published a column written by Robert Houchill and Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina. The article considers the measures that may be available to UK authorities against wealthy Russians living in the UK. To read the article in full (in Russian), please see the Delovoy Peterburg website.
17.04.2018
Maxima Legal has strengthened its rating in The Legal 500
Independent international rating agency for leading law firms, the Legal 500 has included Maxima Legal in its list of recommended law firms in three categories. The editors of the rating included Maxima Legal in the category of Private Client, giving a high assessment of the firm’s advisory services for succession planning, personal investment and…
12.04.2018
Foggy Albion. Does Britain remain attractive for Russia’s elite? // Forbes Russia – April 2018
Forbes Russia has published an article written by lawyers from Maxima Legal on the topic of the current economic and legal issues surrounding Russian businessmen in the UK. The article, written by the Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina and solicitor, Robert Houchill, covered the main instruments currently available to the British…
04.04.2018
Forbes has published an article written by Natalia Demina and Robert Houchill
For Forbes Russia the Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina, and solicitor, Robert Houchill, provided their assessment of the recent legislative changes in the UK and recent announcement to review the immigration of Tier 1 Investors, including for Russian citizens, as well as the potential use of Unexplained Wealth Orders. To read…
04.04.2018
Capital amnesty 2.0
A bill has been passed which extends the periods for an amnesty of capital, enabling companies and individuals to take part in the so-called second stage of the capital amnesty (from 1 March 2018 to 28 February 2019). A voluntary declaration of property, as with the first stage of the amnesty, is made by an entity or individual in return for…
22.02.2018
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