Sergei Bakeshin commented to DP on the attempt of a bankrupt company to recover lost profits from a counterparty
"Intarsia" LLC, a major player in the restoration market that has been declared bankrupt, is trying to recover about RUB 900 mn from "Niforno-Invest" LLC over a project implemented by the parties in the 2010s. An investment agreement was concluded between the companies, which resulted in a property complex for construction and restoration works.…
03.03.2023
Konstantin Boytsov discussed with Pravo.ru Rosreestr's refusals to grant registrations
Despite the rather detailed regulation of the process of registration of rights to real estate and transactions with it, suspensions and even refusals to register are not uncommon. Konstantin Boytsov, Counsel, Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice at Maxima Legal, told the Pravo.ru portal that this can lead to a noticeable delay or…
21.02.2023
Pravo.ru-300 ranking has personally mentioned 7 lawyers of Maxima Legal
Pravo.ru-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practicing in various fields of law. According to the results of the 2022 survey, personal recognition in 13 areas of law was awarded to 7 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects between September 2021…
21.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented for Mashnews on the dispute between companies related to Alexander Yebralidze
Europe's largest producer of glued laminated timber, "Sovremennye Tekhnologii Obrabotki Drevesiny" LLC (STOD), is demanding the invalidation of three transactions with the company "Talion" JSC worth more than RUB 27 bn. Both companies, as well as their beneficiary - St. Petersburg billionaire Alexander Yebralidze - are in bankruptcy proceedings.…
17.02.2023
Nikita Deynega helped RBC Pro compile the top 10 most interesting tax cases considered by the Russian Supreme Court in 2022
In 2022, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considered on the merits, granted or sent for retrial 18 out of 970 cassation appeals against court decisions on taxation issues. Specially for RBC Pro, Nikita Deynega, Counsel, Head of Tax and Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, helped select the most interesting ones. The expert noted…
14.02.2023
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for AG the position of the Supreme Court on the recovery of lost profits in case of intellectual property rights infringement
Chanel SARL and Christian Dior Couture S.A. - the right holders of the Chanel and Christian Dior trademarks, respectively, filed a lawsuit to recover from individual entrepreneur Olga Prudnikova the loss of profit in the amount of RUB 125.5 thousand. According to the plaintiffs, the losses were caused by the defendant's sale of counterfeit goods…
14.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented for DP on the attempt of the seller of real estate in the Yard Residence apart-hotel to litigate a number of contracts with the final buyers of the apartments
Maxima Legal's team is supporting a lawsuit which, according to experts, may have a significant impact on the real estate market. "Yard Stroy" LLC seeks to invalidate a number of agreements with individuals, on the basis of which the latter purchased apartments in the apart-hotel Yard Residence. Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute Resolution…
08.02.2023
Dmitry Uryakin commented for LIA on the Supreme Court's conclusions on the right of owners of dead animals to moral damage compensation
In 2019, Saransk resident Oleg Skorokhododov hit a dog belonging to Yulia Antipova to death at a pedestrian crossing. The district court recovered compensation for moral damage from the offender, but the cassation board cancelled this decision, stating that "compensation for moral damage caused by the death of a dog through the fault of another…
06.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented for DP on the transport company's attempt to recover lost profits from the Mariinsky Theatre
The Gatchina-based company "Markatek" LLC took part in an public tender for the provision of transport services for the Mariinsky Theatre. After losing half a point to the winner, the company initiated a lawsuit to challenge the results. The appeal recognised that the tender had been conducted with violations, but the claim was not satisfied…
03.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin told Novy Prospect about the application of the canon law in a commercial dispute
"Dostupnoe Zhiliyo" LLC ("Affordable Housing" LLC) concluded an agreement with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, under which the organisation undertook to obtain the return of a church complex in Moscow to the church believers. Under the terms of the agreement, the property was to be sold, and the company was to be paid half the value of the…
24.01.2023