Kirill Katkov explained to DP how the case of the cancellation of the agreement between St Petersburg Administration and the company of the billionaire Traktovenko's son can be useful for SEZ residents who find themselves in a similar situation
Baltengineering LLC, according to SPARK data, 24% owned by Vyacheslav Traktovenko, son of billionaire David Traktovenko, planned to invest about RUB 25 mn in the development and production of automated systems for active substances and pharmaceutical substances in the St Petersburg Special Economic Zone (SEZ). However, the project implementation…
10.07.2024
Natalia Demina explained to DP why Russian courts rejected the couple's lawsuit against the Finnish State Council
In 2017, the Ivanov couple purchased a plot of land with a house in Finland for 180,000 euros, which they subsequently used for holidays. However, in 2022, due to the tightened sanctions against Russia, the couple were denied entry to the neighbouring country. This circumstance forced the Ivanovs to file a lawsuit with the Commercial Court of St.…
25.06.2024
Elizaveta Pastushenko assessed for Pravo.ru what position the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation may take in a dispute over the lawfulness of entering into a gift agreement on the basis of a general power of attorney
This week the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will review a dispute in which the defendant has deprived heirs of real estate on the basis of a general power of attorney. The power of attorney was issued while the principal was still alive and was later used by the trustee to enter into a gift agreement. The state registration of the gifted…
24.06.2024
Sergei Bakeshin analysed for RBC how the investigation into the manipulation of SPB Exchange shares may develop
The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under part 2 of article 185.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for manipulation of trading in SPB Exchange shares. The case concerns a situation with a false bankruptcy petition of SPB Exchange, which in November 2023 led to a 35% collapse in the stock prices of the trading…
18.06.2024
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