Maxima Legal is again recognised by Pravo.ru in the national ranking of lithigators
Based on the All-Russian statistical research of the lithigation market, analysts of Pravo.ru have once again included Maxima Legal among the best lawyers in the field of litigation. The company was included in 47 regional firms recommended by the rating, ranking 3rd in terms of the total amount of claims, 12th in terms of the number of cases and…
05.06.2024
Dmitry Uryakin explained to Novy Prospect Baltiysky Zavod's reluctance to make timely payments to counterparties
LLC Sanesta-Metal Pipe Company, one of the largest suppliers of industrial steel pipes in the North-West, has filed six lawsuits against JSC Baltiysky Zavod in the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region since the end of November 2023. The plaintiff's claims in all cases are similar: the company is trying to recover from the…
30.05.2024
St Petersburg legal community named Maxima Legal one of the best law firms in the city, and Leonid Filanovskiy was named the Advocate of the Year
For the fourth time Delovoy Peterburg newspaper summarised the results of "Yurtop: Team Scoring" the rating, a survey of St Petersburg based law companies on the assessments of the market participants. The opinion of the professional community once again confirmed the level of Maxima Legal's expertise. The company was ranked among the…
24.04.2024
Sergei Bakeshin assessed for Kommersant the possibility for Eurograd to challenge the claims of the developer Seven Suns Development
Seven Suns Development Group has recovered RUB 50 mn from the company Evrograd for the failure to meet the deadlines for the construction of an exit from the Ring Motorway. This obligation arose under a deal to sell the developer 17.3 hectares of land in the village of Bugry in the Leningrad region. Evrograd in a counterclaim tried to get Seven…
19.04.2024
Sergei Bakeshin commented for RBC on what the court's decision to seize shares of the Plant from private investors may be based on
On 22 March 2024, Commercial Court of the Perm Region satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office to seize shares from all private investors of Solikamskiy Magnieviy Zavod plant (Solikamsk Magnesium Plant). The reason was the illegal privatisation of the enterprise in 1992. The court's decision for the first time also extended to minority…
03.04.2024
Kirill Katkov has commented for DP on Aeroflot's attempt to prohibit Riga Airport from suing Rossiya Airlines in a foreign court
Rossiya Airlines intends to seek an injunction in a foreign court against continuing its dispute with Riga International Airport. At the same time, another claim is listed first on the commercial case card: "annulment of the arbitral tribunal's decision". So far, the claim has not been accepted for proceedings: first, the claimant sent the court…
28.03.2024
Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for Pravo.ru the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the issue of joint and several liability for reimbursement of court expenses
In a recent dispute, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reminded us that the separate filing of complaints by different persons when their claims have not been satisfied does not entail a joint and several liability to reimburse expenses. In this case, the money should be recovered on a shared basis, taking into account the procedural…
27.03.2024
Kirill Katkov has helped Novy Prospect to understand why the Rostr shipyard may end up bankrupt
Energoservice LLC, which is engaged in the reconstruction and repair of capital construction projects, has filed a bankruptcy petition against Rostr Shipyard from the Leningrad Region. Kirill Katkov, Associate at Maxima Legal, explained to Novy Prospect online edition that the insolvency petition appears to be based on Energoservice's claim for…
21.03.2024
Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Pravo.ru on the dispute over legal protection of similar brands that reached the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Molodie i Krasivie LLC, which develops "Lepim and Varym" (Mould and boil) international chain of dumplings restraunts and owns a series of combined service marks "Lepim and Varym svezhie pelmeni" (Mould and boil fresh dumplings), asked a court to prohibit Spar cookery shops from using the word combinations "Lepim Varym" and "Pelmeni…
21.03.2024
For the fifth time Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers
Pravo-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the survey for 2023, personal recognition in 11 areas of law was given to 8 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…
19.03.2024