Maxim Ali has assessed for RBC the prospect of using insolvency in relation to the violation of intellectual property rights
Two years ago, the British company Entertainment One UK Limited, which owns the rights to the characters in the animated series “Masked Heroes” through the court, won more than 1 million rubles in compensation for the illegal use of its images. However, Baltic Circus, which violated the intellectual property rights, is still evading payments, and…
28.02.2020
vc.ru has quoted Sergei Bakeshin in an article on the possible closure of the Ulmart online store
The online publication for businesses, startups, innovations, marketing, vc.ru has reported that in the near future the internet retailer Ulmart may cease trading. In 2019, against the background of a constant drop in turnover and revenue, Ulmart owed suppliers more than half a billion roubles. In the winter of 2020, the Commercial Court of St…
27.02.2020
Konstantin Boytsov has discussed with Novy Prospekt the key points of a dispute between the residents of an apartment building and its developer
In St Petersburg, a dispute lasting almost a year between the tenants and the developer of the Toyve has reached a conclusion. The owners of the apartments demanded a survey of the land under their homes, as well as the subsequent sale of part of the territory and non-residential premises in the residential complex to a private investor was…
27.02.2020
Konstantin Boytsov has talked with Novy Prospekt about the current practice of resolving disputes regarding the division of land plots
Residents in Toiva are involved in a complex dispute over the legality of the division of the land on which their homes stand. In the residents’ opinion, any land transactions should be agreed with the owners of the apartments, since the land automatically passes into their shared ownership. Among the co-defendants in the claim is the developer…
17.02.2020
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