Natalia Demina has helped RIA Novosti consider the issues around anonymously owning property
News agency RIA Novosti as part of its property supplement has published an article on the mechanism which enable owners of flats and homes to conceal their names. One of the experts quoted in the article was Natalia Demina, Senior Associate and Head of the Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal. According to Natalia the most common routes to…
11.09.2018
Hereditary fund: a new instument for succession law in Russia
On 1 September this year regulations in the Russian Civil Code relating to hereditary funds came into effect, which created a new instrument for succession planning. A hereditary fund is a special legal entity that is similar to trust structures used in many Western countries and which can be used as an instrument for succession planning to…
03.09.2018
Unfriendly hobbits: why it will be harder to buy a house in New Zealand // Forbes Russia - August 2018
Specially for the Russian Forbes, Maxima Legal's associate, a qualified solicitor for England and Wales, Robert Houchill, studied one of the latest laws of New Zealand. The recently adopted legal act of the government of the country significantly limits the possibility of acquiring real estate from abroad. Changes to the legislation were made…
28.08.2018
Robert Houchill has written an article for Forbes about a new property law in New Zealand
Robert Houchill, Associate at Maxima Legal, has written an article for Forbes Russia on the recent law passed in New Zealand. The new legislation introduced significant restrictions on foreign buyers purchasing property in New Zealand, which includes banning the purchase of certain homes by most foreign buyers who are not resident in New Zealand.…
28.08.2018
Robert Houchill has provided his comments to Forbes
Solicitor from the Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal, Robert Houchill, has provided his comments for Forbes on the relocation of British billionaire Sir James Ratcliffe to Monaca. According to Robert, the businessman’s decision to relocate is likely due to the favourable tax regime in the principality. Robert noted that in Monaco capital…
14.08.2018
South China Morning Post has published an article written by Robert Houchill
South China Morning Post, an English-language business newspaper in Hong Kong, has published an article written by Robert Houchill. The article covers issues surrounding Western sanctions against Russia and the resulting shift by some Russian companies to consider other markets, including for legal services, and what opportunities this might…
11.07.2018
Maxima Legal has strengthened its position on the legal map of St Petersburg
Business newspaper, Delovoy Peterburg, has published the second part of its research into the legal market of St Petersburg for 2017. The publication compared 54 St Petersburg-based law firms on the basis of the number of hours billed, lawyers and activities in various areas of practice. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal took…
20.06.2018
Britain got that taste: Why Russians Will Be Chased in the Kingdom // Forbes Russia - June 2018
Robert Houchill, a solicitor and head of Maxima Legal's immigration law department, highlighted the main provisions of the British Criminal Finances Act especially for Forbes. As you know, in early February, the British authorities received new powers to control the purity of financial transactions, introducing into law enforcement practice the…
08.06.2018
Forbes has published a new column written by Robert Houchill
Associate at Maxima Legal, Robert Houchill has written a column for Forbes about the main provisions of the UK legislation, the Criminal Finances Act. In the beginning of February, the British authorities obtained new powers to issue orders against assets purchased with funds from unexplained sources, called Unexplained Wealth Orders. The orders…
08.06.2018
Abramovich`s situation: Will the billionaire solve the problem with the British visa // Forbes Russia - May 2018
Maxima Legal's associate, qualified solicitor of England and Wales, Robert Houchill, has studied the situation with the delay in the extension of the British visa for Forbes Russia, Roman Abramovich. Perhaps the most famous Russian resident of London Roman Abramovich applied for an extension of the investor's visa even before the expiration of the…
22.05.2018