A simplification of the documentation required when establishing a legal entity

Since 1 January 2017 an entry on the register of companies and entrepreneurs is now the only document required to confirm the registration of a company or entrepreneur. The registers containing such records in Russia are the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) and the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (USRIE). Under…


Sergey Bakeshin takes part in the 8th Annual Legal Forum by Kommersant

On 16 December 2016, the 8th Annual Legal Forum, under the heading of ‘Review of 2016: laws and business’ organised by business newspaper Kommersant, took place at the law faculty of St Petersburg State University. During the forum Sergey Bakeshin, Head of the Dispute Resolution department at Maxima Legal, made a presentation on the topic of…