Maxim Ali has reminded Pravo.ru of the specifics of dealing with appeals against acts of lower instance courts
A court decision may be amended or overturned by an appeal or cassation. Courts` decisions that have not yet entered into force may be lodged against in an appeal courts. Appeal courts has the right to check whether the first instance court has correctly applied the law and established the facts that are relevant to the case s well as assess the…
14.06.2022
Maxim Ali told Novy Prospect how to avoid fines for public performance of musical works
Under current legislation, the public use of musical works requires payment of royalties, the collection of which is delegated to collective rights management organisations (CMOs), including the Russian Authors' Society (RAO), the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) and others. Entrepreneurs can be charged hundreds of thousands…
10.06.2022
Elizaveta Pastushenko has told Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist about the inheritance of the business in terms of jurisprudence
Elizaveta Pastushenko, Associate of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, has considered for Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist (Economy & Life — Lawyer) the main problems of inheritance of shares in the business and as well as has prepared recommendations on how to do it correctly. "Estate planning is becoming more and…
02.06.2022
Ekaterina Abakumova has helped Sphere Magazime understand the intricacies of divorce with minor children
The number of divorces in Russia is increasing year by year. Couples with minor children, who almost always complicate the divorce process, are also deciding to divorce. "If spouses have common minor children, the marriage can only be dissolved in court, even if both spouses agree to the divorce. There are only a few cases where it is not…
23.05.2022
Natalia Demina explained to Delovoy Peterburg the business prospects in the absence of legacy planning
The newspaper "Delovoy Peterburg" has pointed out that entrepreneurs prefer not to rush into decisions on transferring assets to heirs. At the same time, there are more and more "high-profile" inheritance disputes. Among the latest examples are numerous lawsuits between heirs of Natura Siberica cosmetics production, dispute between relatives of…
17.05.2022
Alina Esmanskaya told Pravo.ru about the judicial practice of not recognising heirs as unworthy
In accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, an heir may be declared unworthy and deprived of the right to inherit as by law as by will. In the majority of cases, however, this requires the commission of actions against the testator, the wrongfulness of which must be confirmed by a court decision. At the same time, the vast…
16.05.2022
Maxim Ali has told Pravo.ru about court practice in digital currency disputes
Russian legislation defines digital currency as a collection of electronic data that can be accepted as a means of payment or investment. Digital currencies have been recognised as property for the purposes of enforcement proceedings and "anti-money laundering" legislation since 2021 . In February 2022, the Central Bank announced that it was…
11.05.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to the DP on the trademark dispute over a blood substitute medicine
The Intellectual Rights Court has accepted the application of Igor Maslennikov, a St Petersburg businessman, who requests the protection of several pharmaceutical company Grotex`s trademarks to be terminate due to non-use. Disputed trademarks related to the blood substitute drug Perftoran. Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima…
06.05.2022
Maxima Legal has been recognised in all areas of Pravo.ru's Private Equity research
Pravo.ru legal media has studied in detail the market for services for HNWI-clients for the first time. As a result, the media has identified 7 most relevant areas of legal support, for each of which specific services and law firms providing them have been singled out. Maxima Legal has become one of 4 companies out of 76 which cover the whole…
27.04.2022
Dmitriy Uryakin explained to Pravo.ru how to recover legal costs after a penalty is cancelled
Having successfully contested the parking fine, the driver decided to recover legal costs and compensation for moral damage from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The claim was dismissed by the courts of three instances because there was no evidence that the traffic police officer was guilty. The case was then heard by the Supreme Court. As a…
25.04.2022