Winners of the "Jurtop: Team Score" rating told "Business Petersburg" about the principles of teamwork
On April 13 Delovoy Peterburg summarized the results of its annual ranking " Jurtop: Team Score". A dispute over the distribution of property of a liquidated legal entity, which was accompanied by Maxima Legal lawyers, became the winner in the "Process of the Year" nomination. The project team included Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner at Maxima…
15.04.2022
Maxima Legal won the "Process of the Year" nomination in the Delovoy Peterburg team legal ranking
On 13 April Delovoy Peterburg announced the results of its annual ranking "Jurtop: Team Score" marking the strongest teams among the city's law firms. Maxima Legal team including managing partner Maxim Avrashkov, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice Sergei Bakeshin and Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice Konstantin Boytsov…
14.04.2022
Dmitry Uryakin analyzed for the DP the procedure for collecting debts from individuals
In St. Petersburg there has been an increase in the number of cases of collection of debts from individuals by banks and microfinance organizations. At the same time the number of disputes for amounts up to 50 thousand rubles increases most rapidly. Experts refer this statistic to an increased demand for microloans during the pandemic of…
11.04.2022
Dmitry Uryakin attended the SPIBA conference on contract enforcement during the financial crisis
Today the Legal Committee of the St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a conference on "Enforcement of contracts during the next financial crisis: what to consider and how to protect oneself". The experts discussed the experience of previous crises in Russia and previous court practice on contract law issues, the…
05.04.2022
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for Pravo.ru the legal nuances of defining zones with special use of territory
One of the most common categories of court cases is land disputes relating to the location of land plots in areas with special use. And sometimes the laws and regulations establishing urban planning restrictions are drafted in such a way that defining the boundaries of a protective zone causes difficulties not only for a land plot owner but also…
05.04.2022
Maxim Ali told Izvestia how to get compensation for personal data leakage
The Zamoskvoretsky District Court has registered the first claim against Yandex.Food in connection with the recent leak of personal data of its users. Maxim Ali, Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, specifically for Izvestia evaluated the prospects of such cases and the chances of obtaining financial compensation from the company. In the case…
31.03.2022
Maxim Ali has expalained to the DP how to minimise the risk of patent disputes
According to experts polled by Delovoy Peterburg , in Russia patent disputes are most common in the pharmaceutical, instrument making and metallurgy industries. As a rule the disputes are associated with unfair competition or disputing authorship or rights to inventions. At the same time, the media drew attention to the possibility of an increase…
22.03.2022
Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 36 nominations of its own legal rating
Kommersant Publishing House has published its own annual research of legal business in Russia. According to the results, Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation of one of the leading legal advisors in Russia with 34 rating nominations. In particular, the Kommersant has included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 13 practice…
21.03.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to AG on rejection of a British company's lawsuit over anti-Russian sanctions
A British company applied to the Kirov Regional Commercial Court with a claim against the individual entrepreneur Ivan Kozhevnikov for compensation for infringement of its exclusive rights to works of fine art and the relevant trademarks. The claim was considered in summary proceedings and a decision was made to dismiss the claims. Motivating the…
14.03.2022
Konstantin Boytsov has told Novy Prospect the terms of recovery of over RUB 1.7 billion from Rosseti Lenenergo in favour of LOESK
LOESK electricity grid company is trying to recover almost RUB 1 billion in debts for electricity transmission from Rosseti Lenenergo distribution grid company. Rosseti Lenenergo estimated the cost of the services rendered in December 2021 at RUB 0, due to the lack of an individual tariff to calculate the price. However, LOESK believed that…
09.03.2022