Nikita Deynega has told Finam.ru what Russian investors should do about blocked securities in Europe
Nikita Deynega, Head of Tax & Administrative Law practice at Maxima Legal, has analyzed the situation with the blocking of Russian investors' securities by EuroClear and has spoken about possible ways to solve the problem specially for Finam.ru financial portal. "This spring Russians were faced with the fact that transactions with their…
22.08.2022
Maxima Legal experts have discussed with Delovoy Peterburg the nuances of opening personal and corporate accounts abroad
According to Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, about 85% of Russians who had accounts abroad until March 2022 kept money mainly in banks in Austria, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland and several other European countries. However, against the backdrop of sanctions, Russian citizens began to massively open personal or corporate bank accounts in…
21.08.2022
Nikita Deynega told Secret Firmy whether it makes sense for Russian investors to sue over the blocking of foreign assets
At the end of February 2022, following the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the EU Council adopted the first restrictive measures against assets of Russian investors located abroad. Among other things, the European depositories blocked about €4.5-7bn held in the accounts of the National Settlement Depository (NSD). In August 2022,…
15.08.2022
Natalia Demina commented for Forbes on the UK's introduction of a new Register of Overseas Entities
The UK has launched a Register of Overseas Entities, under which all foreign companies owning property in the country are required to disclose their real owners by 31 January 2023. The real beneficiaries are defined as those who own at least 25% of the shares in the legal entity that owns the property. The register was introduced under the new…
01.08.2022
Maxim Ali told RAPSI about the amount of compensation for moral damages awarded by the courts
Recently, the problem of personal data leaks has become more and more urgent. For example, in 2019 information about Sberbank cardholders, in 2020 information about Muscovites who have contracted the coronavirus, and in 2022 information about customers of the Yandex.Food delivery service appeared on the web. At the same time, it should be taken…
01.08.2022
Dmitriy Uryakin commented to Novy Prospect on the restriction of access to personal data of the property owner in the Unified State Register of Real Estate
The State Duma in its third and final hearing adopted amendments to the law "On State Registration of Real Estate" which introduce a ban on the release of data from the Unified State Register of Real Estate with the personal data of the owner. Now the data on the object and its owner is available to anyone, from March 1, 2023 this information can…
27.07.2022
Natalia Demina has explained to Forbes how the sanctions imposed on mr Potanin could affect his divorce
On 27 June 2022, Vladimir Potanin, the second richest man in Russia, challenged in the Supreme Court of the UK a decision to have his divorce proceedings heard by a British court. On 29 June 2022, the UK authorities imposed personal sanctions on the billionaire. This measure might influence on the venue and prospects of the dispute over the…
11.07.2022
Alina Esmanskaya has explained to Novy Prospect what could happen to the shareholding of the deceased co-owner of one of the largest agricultural producers in the North-West of Russia
Adept Group, one of the largest companies in the agro-industrial complex and meat processing industry in the North-West of Russia, has undergone a change in ownership structure. The main asset of the Group, is Novgorodsky Bacon LLC , which was co-owned by Gennady Nisanov, Vladimir Vasiliev and Andrey Titarenko with a 33.33% stake each. After…
04.07.2022
Nikita Deynega has told Delovoy Peterburg about the differences of the 4th Wave of Capital Amnesty in Russia
On March 14, 2021, the 4th wave of Capital Amnesty (a voluntary legalization of previously hidden foreign assets without prosecuting their owners because of violations of the law) was launched in Russia. Nikita Deynega, Senior Associate, Head of Tax and Administrative law practice at Maxima Legal, told Delovoy Peterburg that the main differences…
07.06.2022
Elizaveta Pastushenko has told Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist about the inheritance of the business in terms of jurisprudence
Elizaveta Pastushenko, Associate of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, has considered for Ekonomika I Zhizn — Jurist (Economy & Life — Lawyer) the main problems of inheritance of shares in the business and as well as has prepared recommendations on how to do it correctly. "Estate planning is becoming more and…
02.06.2022