Anastasia Samusenko has commented for RBC Pro on reorganisations recognised by the court as a sham transaction
RBC Pro has studied how the courts practice of recognising sham and pretended transactions is shaping up. For example, the media drew attention to a dispute concerning a reorganisation of aLLC by heirs. Due to a "technical error" of a notary, only two out of four heirs were entered into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. Before the…
18.10.2023
Maxima Legal obtained a licence for securities blocked in EuroClear
In October 2023, Maxima Legal received its first licence from the Belgian Treasury for both cash and securities of a Russian private investor. It should be recalled that earlier favourable decisions were only for funds. In our application to the Belgian regulator on behalf of a Russian client with a Cypriot residence permit and account, we asked…
12.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin told Telesputnik magazine about the norms for locating a communication station and the legal grounds for demanding its dismantling
Telesputnik magazine, while studying the Commercial Courts Database, found seven lawsuits, where budgetary institutions are listed as plaintiffs and mobile operators as defendants. The disputes are united by the subject matter - the premises where the operators placed their base stations. At the request of Telesputnik, Dmitry Uryakin, Senior…
11.10.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for Pravo.ru the likely position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in a dispute over the exclusion of one of the participants from the company
This week, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will consider a dispute over the expulsion of one of the participants from Yugons-Agro. In 2017, the organisation's director Georgy Nurakhmetov sold his share to his partner Vladimir Sorokin. The latter in 2019 transferred all the property of the enterprise to other companies at a price five…
02.10.2023
Sergey Tarasevich has commented to Dairy News on the potential consequences of the Perm dairy plant losing the dispute with the Federal Tax Service
The Seventeenth Court of Appeal did not satisfy the appeal of Yugoslavskiy Kombinat Molochnikh Productov (Yugovskaya Kombinat Dairy Products) LLC against the decision of the first instance, which recognised the actions of the Federal Tax Service in imposing additional charges of RUB 110 mn on the company as lawful. In the opinion…
29.09.2023
Sergei Bakeshin has commented "Kommersant" on the settlement of the conflict between the buyer and seller of a former plant1s territory
n 2021, PSK Group announced a deal to acquire a former territory of Petrokholod plant in St Petersburg. The land plot belongs to SZ Polyustrovsky 87 company, which is equally owned by entrepreneur Andrei Skoblov and the CEIF managed by Svinyin & Partners managing company. Disagreements regarding the terms of the deal were the reason for PSK…
30.08.2023
Vedomosti, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Forbes, DTF, Championat.com and other media quoted Maxim Ali's comment on the judicial defence of PlayStation brand in Russia
Key Russian media drew attention to Kommersant newspaper`s article about dozens of lawsuits filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a Japanese company that produces PlayStation game consoles, against Russian individual entrepreneurs. At the same time, the media also quoted Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, as…
29.08.2023
Ekaterina Abakumova has analysed for Pravo.ru the position of the Supreme Court on the lawfulness of reducing alimony when the payer's income decreases
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has pointed out that a change in a financial situation of a paying parent is not an unconditional argument for maintenance reducing. It must be established that it is not possible to pay the same amount, taking into account all types of income. This conclusion was reached in a case in which an ex-spouse…
29.05.2023
Maxima Legal is again recognised by Pravo.ru in the national litigation ranking
Pravo.ru legal media has again mentioned Dispute Resolution practice team at Maxima Legal among the best litigation lawyers. According to the All-Russian Litigation Market Survey for 2022, the company was included in 46 regional firms recommended for defending interests in courts. Among St Petersburg players, Maxima Legal ranked 5th in terms of…
11.05.2023
Maxim Ali has commented for DP on the dispute between two publishing houses
Court for Intellectual Property Rights has accepted a lawsuit EMA publishing house accusing Russkiy Scanword company of unfair competition. According to the case materials, EMA is trying to challenge the competitor's registration of the rights to the "Krupnaya Kletka" ("Large Blocks") brand in 2017. If Russkiy Scanword loses the rights to the…
13.04.2023