EcoPravda quoted Sergey Bakeshin's opinion on the contradiction in the court's decision on the arrest of shares and property of Petersburg Oil Terminal
The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has arrested all shares, securities, stakes in other companies and property of the joint-stock company JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal. The court prohibited the company from stopping its production activities. EcoPravda quoted the opinion of Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute…
21.01.2025
Sergei Bakeshin assessed for Delovoy Petersburg the impact of the arrest of shares and property of Petersburg Oil Terminal on its operations
According to the information base of Electronic Justice, the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has arrested all shares of JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal (POT), as well as all movable and immovable property and shares of the terminal in any other legal entities and securities owned by the joint-stock company. In addition, the…
21.01.2025
Sergei Bakeshin has explained to Novy Prospect why a settlement agreement in a bankruptcy case may be challenged
The Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has approved a settlement agreement in the bankruptcy case of Udarnik poultry farm. Its terms can be called favourable for the enterprise: the company will be able to repay RUB 2.7 bn of debts within 14 years. However, the banks, which are the main creditors of Udarnik poultry…
16.12.2024
Delovoy Peterburg and Mashnews quoted Sergei Bakeshin's commentary on attempts by the Pella shipyard to recover RUB 2.7 bn from the Russian Ministry of Defence
The Commercial Court of the Moscow District did not reconsider the decisions of lower instances that refused to allow Pella shipyard to recover RUB 700 m from the Russian Ministry of Defence. As follows from the materials of the dispute, this amount is interest for the military's retention of the difference between the actual and contract price…
16.12.2024
Pravo-300 rating once again has confirmed Maxima Legal’s leading position in the Russian legal services market
On 5 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. Maxima Legal once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, have received professional recognition in 15 areas of research. At the same time, more than half of the company's awards were ‘gold’.On 5 December, the results…
06.12.2024
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommended 12 Maxima Legal lawyers in 12 areas of legal support
For the second time, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own ‘Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies’. According to the newspaper, ‘getting into the rating is the result of recognition of the quality of work and reputation of a particular specialist’: more than 2,000 applications…
05.12.2024
Sergei Bakeshin told Delovoy Peterburg about the peculiarities of the institution of representations of circumstances
Delovoy Peterburg newspaper has noted the growing popularity of the institute of representations of circumstances – legally binding statements by the parties to a transaction regarding the relevance of certain facts for a specified period of time. For example, representations of circumstances include guarantees of title purity,…
03.12.2024
Sergei Bakeshin analysed for DP the specifics of disputes between UniCredit Bank and the management company of Pulkovo Airport
The 9th Commercial Court of Appeal has received UniCredit Bank's appeal against the decision of the Moscow Commercial Court, which in September recovered RUB 62.5 m in unjust enrichment and RUB 12.5 m in interest from the financial institution in favour of the St. Petersburg-based Northern Capital Gateway LLC (NCG, management company of Pulkovo…
28.10.2024
‘Pravo.ru’ has again included Maxima Legal among regional leaders in the field of bankruptcy
‘Pravo.ru’, the leading federal online legal publication, based on statistical analysis of final decisions made by commercial courts from 1 January to 31 December 2023 in bankruptcy cases, has compiled a ranking of law firms that are more active and successful than their colleagues in such disputes. According to the results of the research at the…
15.10.2024
Sergei Bakeshin commented for NP on VLK LLC's attempt to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against its parent company
Vyborgskaya Lesopromyshlennaya Korporatsiya (Vyborg Timber Corporation) LLC, which is in bankruptcy proceedings, has filed a lawsuit to declare bankrupt its former owner - Vyborg Limited, a company registered in the USA. According to the Arbitration Case File, the creditor is demanding RUB 780 m. Until 2022, Vyborg Limited was registered on the…
18.09.2024