Protecting against defamation and libel in the commercial courts: A russian approach // Corporate Disputes Magazine - January-March 2019
The quarterly Corporate Disputes magazine published an article by Maxim Ali `Protecting against defamation and libel in the commercial courts: A russian approach`, Senior Associate, Head of IP/IT Maxima Legal Practice. As part of the material, the expert reviewed the Russian court practice of business reputation protection. The material is…
09.01.2019
Russian's leading legal ranking agency Pravo.ru 300 has again ranked Maxima Legal strongly
On 5 December the results of Pravo.ru 300's research of the legal services market in Russia for 2018 was published; Maxima Legal was again included in the list of leading law firms in six areas of law. Maxima Legal was ranked as a leader in the corporate law/M&A and commercial property and construction categories, being placed in the first…
06.12.2018
451° of procedural reform
More than a year ago, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation developed a draft law substantially reforming the procedural legislation. In the process of consideration by the State Duma of the Russian Federation the document was amended, but most of the novelties included in it remained in the final text signed by the President. The amended…
28.11.2018
Dmitry Uryakin has provided a retrospective of the Russian Supreme Court’s decisions for Pravo.ru
The Russian Supreme Court recently issued a decision in favour of a family which the authorities wanted to relocated from a dilapidated house to a smaller apartment. The authorities had suggested that the new living conditions would not be worse and from a safety point of view, would be better than the family’s current living arrangements. Dmitry…
01.11.2018
Putin`s Rector vs. Mass Media: Why the case of Vladimir Litvinenko is dangerous // Forbes Russia - October 2018
Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of St Petersburg Mining University, demanded 65 million rubles from the editorial staff and journalists of Delovoy Peterburg as well as the human rights organization Transparency International. The court of first instance found companies guilty of distributing false information about the activities of the university,…
25.10.2018
Delovoy Peterburg has included lawyers from Maxima Legal as leaders of the season for Summer 2018
Partner at Maxima Legal, Natalia Diatlova, and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice, Sergey Bakeshin, have been included in the rating ‘Lawyer of the Season – Summer 2018’ which is presented by business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg. Natalia Diatlova headed the list in the nomination for transactions with her work in the sale of a Russian…
25.09.2018
Konstantin Boytsov has provided his comments to Pravo.ru on the law on adverse possession/’squatter rights’
Pravo.ru has published an article on the topic of individuals or entities acquiring rights to agricultural property. According to the law it is necessary to conscientiously, openly and continuously hold the property for at least 5 years and for real estate for at least 15 years. Nevertheless, according to current regulations, this rule does not…
13.09.2018
Maxima Legal has succeeded in getting a client’s tax bill lowered by three times
As part of an appeal procedure in the regional department of the Federal Tax Service, lawyers from Maxima Legal were able to prove that part of the claims resulting from a tax audit were groundless and achieved a reduction of the claims against the client for taxes, penalties and fines by almost 500 million roubles. “Paying taxes on time is a…
13.08.2018
The Dispute Resolution Practice at Maxima Legal has received an award from Acquisition International
Maxima Legal has received an award from the publication, Acquisition International, in the category of Best Corporate Dispute Resolution Practice — Russia & Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2018 — St Petersburg. The British financial-analytical publication noted that our firm has shown a high level of professionalism with consistent positive…
14.06.2018
Maxima Legal has been included in a national ranking of litigators
Pravo.ru has included Maxima Legal in its list of Russian litigators. The firm took 19th place on the basis of its success, 20th place for the number of cases in arbitration and 23rd place for the total value of claims. "This is the first year that Maxima Legal has taken part in the Russian-wide rating of litigators. In all likelihood this is the…
17.05.2018