Olga Novinskaya spoke with RIA Nedvizhimost fake government websites,and how to recognise them
Among the most innocuous scenarios of accessing a website mimicking the page of a government organization are paying for a free service, receiving a low-quality service or not receiving it at all, Olga Novinskaya, junior lawyer at Maxima Legal, told RIA Nedvizhimost. According to the expert, more serious risks are associated with leaving the…
14.05.2021
Nikita Deinega explained for Novy Prospect how the Russian Federal Tax Service's attitude to business tax abuse has changed
Nikita Deinega, Senior Associate and Head of Tax and Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, has told Novy Prospect online edition how the attitude of the Federal Tax Service to the topic of business tax abuse has changed. To read the full article (in Russian), please see Novy Prospect website >>>
13.05.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the dispute over an unilaterally terminating a tenancy agreement
Lenteplopribor, a major manufacturer of microelectronics for the military, has won a dispute with the Federal Property Management Agency, which has unilaterally terminated the lease of premises in Zelenkov Lane in St Petersburg. "While the case was pending, the court took precautionary measures against the premises, which prohibited the eviction…
13.05.2021
Sergei Bakeshin for Novy Prospect has analysed the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on the possibility of seizing a debtor's one residence
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has issued a ruling allowing courts to echange a debtor's one but "luxury housing" to "reasonably sufficient" one. Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, explained the logic behind this decision and its possible consequences specially for Novy…
05.05.2021
Maxim Ali has talked to InFocus Press about the specifics of electronic signatures in Russia
In 2020, the number of electronic signatures issued in Russia increased by 15%. At the same time, there are two types of the signatures: qualified signatures produced by accredited organizations and simple ones, which are valid in cases specified by law or by agreement of the parties. Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal,…
04.05.2021
Nikita Deinega has discusses the application of Article 54.1 of the Tax Code at the #SPIBAtaxTalks event
On 27 April, the Finance Committee of the St Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a discussion on "Article 54.1 of Tax Code of the Russian Federation : Current Application Practice". The event was dedicated to the resonance Letter № BV-4-7/3060@ of the Russian Federal Tax Service dated 10.03.2021, in which Article 54.1 of the…
27.04.2021
Maxima Legal has strengthened its team and expanded its tax practice expertise with administrative law issues
Nikita Deynega, an expert in Russian and international taxation as well as customs and antimonopoly regulation, has joined Maxima Legal. As a Senior associate, Nikita led the firm's tax practice, which started also cover a wide range of administrative law matters. Nikita has more than 12 years' experience in the legal sphere. Prior to joining…
26.04.2021
Maxima Legal and JLL held a joint discussion on "The Pandemic. One Year Later".
On April 15 Maxima Legal and international consulting company JLL held a joint discussion about how COVID-19 pandemic has influenced on business environment, including the large-scale development of remote working format. Thus, JLL representatives spoke about trends that will shape commercial real estate market in 2021 and transformation of…
15.04.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented to the Pravo.ru on the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on exclusion from the bankruptcy estate of the share of a posthumously declared bankrupt debtor in the only housing of the heir
Posthumous bankruptcy proceedings were instituted against a debtor. The heir succeeded in having the portion of the debtor's claim excluded from the bankruptcy estate, which was the heir`s only residence. The final point in the case was put by the Supreme Court which stressed that since the disputed flat was not a communal flat the sale of the…
12.04.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Novy Prospect on the bankruptcy case of the Lebyazhye poultry farm
The commercial court has introduced supervision the Lebyazhye poultry farm, which used to hold almost 50% of the meat chickens production segment. The procedure was initiated on the basis of an application of Torg VS LLC. However, a little later Torg VS LLC was replaced by Valentin Petrovich Zanin in the lawsuit to recover the debt from the…
07.04.2021