As of October 1, the courts of general jurisdiction will begin to consider collective claims
02.08.2019 The chapter devoted to cases on protection of rights and legitimate interests of a group of persons was introduced into the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation ten years ago. The Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation, adopted in 2015, also provided for the possibility of applying to the court of a…
02.08.2019
Sergei Bakeshin has commented on the insolvency of Petroholod JSC
NBK-Construction LLC petition for the insolvency of Petroholod JSC, affiliated with the St. Petersburg ice cream factory of the same name. According to the case file, the amount of claims is 244.5 million rubles. At the same time, shortly before receiving the petition for insolvency, Petroholod JSC decided to dissolve itself. Sergei Bakeshin, Head…
03.07.2019
Maxima Legal lawyers have participated in the preparation of the international review of Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings
The International Lawyers Network Association has engaged Maxima Legal's lawyers in the preparation of an international reference publication Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings. Specially for the thematic brochure, assosiate at Maxima Legal Dmitry Uryakin and the Head of the Insolvency practice Sergei Bakeshin described the…
14.06.2019
Sergei Bakeshin has commented to RBC about the end of a conflict between restaurateurs
Over the past few years, co-owner of the restaurant holding Ginza Project, Vadim Lapin, and his former business partner, Vladimir Spirin, filed around 20 claims against each other with the district and commercial courts. The conflict arose in connection with Spirin’s financial claims, amounting to several tens of millions of roubles, for the…
14.06.2019
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Russia // Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings - May 2019
The International Lawyers Network Association has engaged Maxima Legal's lawyers in the preparation of an international reference publication Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings. Specially for the thematic brochure, associate at Maxima Legal Dmitry Uryakin and the Head of the Insolvency Practice Sergei Bakeshin described the…
14.06.2019
Maxima Legal has strengthened its position as a regional leader in litigation
Legal website Pravo.ru has again included Maxima Legal's dispute resolution team among the best lawyers in the field of litigation. According to the Russian-wide study of the market of litigation for 2018, the firm was included amongst the top 25 regional firms recommended for court disputes. At the same time, amongst St. Petersburg firms, Maxima…
16.05.2019
Sergey Bakeshin has provided his comments on an appeal decision to review a case of subsidiary liability
The Commercial Court of the North-Western District has overturned a decision of the St Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court which refused to impose subsidiary liability on Alexander Kashin for the debts of EnergoCapital Investment Company, a stockbroker which went bankrupt owing around 1.5 billion rubles to creditors. At the same time,…
07.05.2019
Sergey Bakeshin has talked to participants from the business group Equium about subsidiary liability
Head of the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, Sergey Bakeshin, has given a presentation at the business breakfast for business group Equium in St Petersburg. During the event, Sergey explained the mechanism of subsidiary liability, commented on the list of controlling persons, the grounds and timing for imposing…
12.04.2019
International rating Legal500 has again included Maxima Legal
Independent international rating agency, the Legal500, has published the results of its research into the legal market in 2018 and has included Maxima Legal among the leaders in the Russian legal market. The rating has for a number of years included Maxima Legal in its list of experts in the commercial and corporate law, M&A, public-private…
10.04.2019
Sergey Bakeshin has joined the Insolvent Club
The Head of the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency department at Maxima Legal, Sergei Bakeshin, has joined the national association of insolvency specialists and administrators for problematic assets called the Insolvent Club. The association brings together leading Russian lawyers, administrators and academics who specialise in insolvency and…
02.04.2019