Maxima Legal has added a criminal law practice led by Leonid Filanovsky
The Maxima Legal team has been joined by Leonid Filanovsky, a lawyer specialising in various aspects of criminal law for more than 20 years. As a partner, Leonid will lead a new practice area for the firm - the Criminal Law Practice. “The creation of Criminal Law Practice is connected with the increasing demand of our private and corporate clients…
17.02.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for RBC on the forced hospitalisation of a suspected coronavirus
The Petrogradsky District Court of St Petersburg upheld the claims of the city’s Chief State Sanitary Officer for the forced hospitalisation of a patient who could have contradicted the coronavirus; however, the defendant’s lawyer intends to appeal the decision. “The court in each case must assess the validity of claims, the level of danger to…
17.02.2020
Maxim Ali has talked with the Kaliningrad news portal about registering trademarks
The administration of a cathedral, one of the iconic sights of Kaliningrad, has registered the cathedral as a trademark. Since 2019, businesspeople who wish to use the image of the cathedral for commercial purposes are required to purchase rights to do so; the cost of which depends on the retail cost of the product and varies from 2.5 to 10…
14.02.2020
Leonid Filanovskiy has discussed with RBC the prospects of a criminal case against the owner of the failed retail chains SPAR and Narodnaya 7ya Semya
A number of suppliers for the now-defunct SPAR and Narodnaya 7ya Semya stores have turned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia with a request to conduct an investigation against Mikhail Abdullaev, Head of Intertorg. The results of an investigation may be criminal proceedings for fraud, which can result in up to 10 years imprisonment. The…
10.02.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the proceedings with the Sever-Metropol franchise for Delovoy Petersburg
In 2017 entrepreneur Vadim Dolgoborodov acquired the right to use the Sever-Metropol trademarks and the secret to the production of branded products. In February last year, representatives of the brand identified a number of alleged breaches and, despite their prompt resolution, sought to terminate the contract unilaterally. In the court of first…
05.02.2020
Maxim Ali has commented for Pravo.ru on the position of the armed forces in relation to online reviews of doctors
The Supreme Court ordered a case to be reheard which involved a doctor who sought to delete a profile, shown on a review site, Prodoctorov.ru. The lower courts sided with the defendant, taking into account the public nature of the information used about the full name, position and place of work, as well as the registration of the site as a media…
03.02.2020
Darina Lysachkina has prepared for ILN and JD Supra a review of key changes in the regulation of the Russian IP / IT sector for 2019
At the request of the International Lawyers Network, Darina Lysachkina, Junior Lawyer of Intellectual Property and Information Law Practice of Maxima Legal, has prepared for JD Supra a review of the most significant IP / IT events that occurred in Russia in 2019. In particular, Darina wrote about the emergence of a new object in the intellectual…
30.01.2020
News Highlights: IP&IT Novelties In Russia Of 2019 // JD Supra — January 2020
At the request of the International Lawyers Network, Darina Lysachkina, Junior Lawyer of Intellectual Property and Information Law Practice of Maxima Legal, has prepared for JD Supra a review of the most significant IP / IT events that occurred in Russia in 2019. In particular, Darina wrote about the emergence of a new object in the intellectual…
30.01.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has assessed the effectiveness of seizure of Intertorg property in a case with Sberbank
The Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region seized the property of Trading House Intertorg, which managed the Spar and Narodnaya 7ya Semya retail chains. Interim measures apply to movable and immovable property of the company and rights to it, as well as to funds in accounts for about 500 million roubles. The initiator of the…
24.01.2020
Konstantin Boytsov has provided his comments to Kommersant on the situation around obtaining the status of a guaranteeing organisation
On 1 January 2020 Vodokanal was appointed as the guaranteeing organisation of the village of Novogorelovo, Lomonosov district, Leningrad region. However, in mid-January, the company filed a claim against the administration of Villoz, as it considers that the decision to grant it status does not comply with the law. In particular, in accordance…
23.01.2020