Sergei Bakeshin assessed for Kommersant the possibility for Eurograd to challenge the claims of the developer Seven Suns Development
Seven Suns Development Group has recovered RUB 50 mn from the company Evrograd for the failure to meet the deadlines for the construction of an exit from the Ring Motorway. This obligation arose under a deal to sell the developer 17.3 hectares of land in the village of Bugry in the Leningrad region. Evrograd in a counterclaim tried to get Seven…
19.04.2024
Sergei Bakeshin assessed for DP the impact on bankruptcy practice of the amendments to the bankruptcy law proposed by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
On the 12th of March, the State Parliament passed in the first reading a bill introduced by the Supreme Court amending the law of bankruptcy. Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, assessed the impact of these amendments on the insolvency practice development specially for Delovoy Petersburg…
15.04.2024
Sergei Bakeshin analysed for Novy Prospect the attempt by the PESC to bankrupt a St. Petersburg manufacturer of meat products
An insolvency petition filed by St. Petersburg Power Supply Company (PESC) against Parnas-M, a large St. Petersburg producer of meat products, has been registered in the file system of arbitration cases. The reason is the debt for consumed electricity. The amount of claims in the statement is RUB 8.3 mn. In total, at the beginning of April the…
11.04.2024
Sergei Bakeshin commented for RBC on what the court's decision to seize shares of the Plant from private investors may be based on
On 22 March 2024, Commercial Court of the Perm Region satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office to seize shares from all private investors of Solikamskiy Magnieviy Zavod plant (Solikamsk Magnesium Plant). The reason was the illegal privatisation of the enterprise in 1992. The court's decision for the first time also extended to minority…
03.04.2024
For the fifth time Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers
Pravo-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the survey for 2023, personal recognition in 11 areas of law was given to 8 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…
19.03.2024
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for NP on the bankruptcy of Plant named after Filatov
Pharmaceutical Plant named after Filatov is in bankruptcy proceedings. In 2022, external management was introduced at the plant, and in early 2023, the Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region granted the application of Dialog LLC on its intention to repay the claims of the company's creditors in the amount of RUB 1.2 bn.…
11.03.2024
At the request of DP, Sergei Bakeshin named factors that may lead to an increase in the number of corporate bankruptcies
Due to the introduction of moratoriums on bankruptcy, the development of non-bankruptcy practice of bringing to subsidiary liability, as well as the desire of businesses to settle debt problems before trial, the number of corporate bankruptcies in St Petersburg has been steadily decreasing over the past three years. Last year commercial courts…
05.03.2024
Sergei Bakeshin told Pravo.ru whether a bankruptcy trustee has the right to obtain data on the movement of a debtor's cars
Irina Vasilega, a bankruptcy trustee of the bankrupt company Stroytransservice, tried to obtain data on the movements of the debtor's vehicles over the past few years, but the State Automobile Inspectorate refused to provide it. Ms Vasilega appealed against the refusal in a court. Three instances sided with her, but the Supreme Court of the…
28.02.2024
Sergei Bakeshin told Novy Prospect whether the debtor plant will be able to realise property to replenish the bankruptcy estate
Supervision has been introduced at Nikolskiy Oil Regeneration Plant on the application of the Federal Tax Service. The debt of the enterprise amounts to RUB 650 thousand. The debtor's bankruptcy estate can be replenished by selling its property, including real estate and land plots. However, the plant will not be able to realise it…
27.02.2024
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the attempt to declare the company managing Pyaterochka retail chain bankrupt
Voronezh-based Soyuz LLC filed a bankruptcy petition against Agrotorg LLC, which operates Pyaterochka retail chain. Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, reminded Novy Prospect that the amount of Agrotorg's capital and retained earnings at the beginning of last year totalled almost RUB 77…
17.01.2024