Sergey Nikitenko has told the Legal Information Agency about the peculiarities of granting loans between individuals on the security of real estate
Specially for the Legal Information Agency, Sergey Nikitenko, Associate of the Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, told whether a flat can be pledged as collateral for a loan between private individuals and how such an encumbrance is removed: ‘The legislation does not prohibit loans between individuals, including loans secured by real estate.…
23.12.2024
Valeria Gulyakina has commented on Novy Prospect draft law on extrajudicial collection of tax debts from individuals
From 1 November 2025, the tax inspectorate may be able to collect tax arrears from citizens out of a court. In this case, the bill provides for informing debtors through the taxpayer's personal account, an account on Gosusugi, or, in their absence, by registered letter. However, as Valeria Gulyakina, Junior Associate of Tax & Administrative…
12.12.2024
Pravo-300 rating once again has confirmed Maxima Legal’s leading position in the Russian legal services market
On 5 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. Maxima Legal once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, have received professional recognition in 15 areas of research. At the same time, more than half of the company's awards were ‘gold’.On 5 December, the results…
06.12.2024
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommended 12 Maxima Legal lawyers in 12 areas of legal support
For the second time, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own ‘Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies’. According to the newspaper, ‘getting into the rating is the result of recognition of the quality of work and reputation of a particular specialist’: more than 2,000 applications…
05.12.2024
Olga Finogenova has commented for Pravo.ru on a dispute that reached the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation regarding the recovery of losses incurred due to the cancellation of an international flight in 2022
In early March 2022, in connection with the recommendations of Rosaviatsia dated 5 March 2022 to suspend international flights due to the threat of aircraft arrest abroad, Aeroflot notified passengers of the cancellation of the Maldives-Moscow flight and refunded the money for the tickets. After returning to Russia, the passengers demanded…
05.12.2024
Elizaveta Pastushenko told BCS Express what is important to know when transferring a business by inheritance
Elizaveta Pastushenko, Senior Associate of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, has told BCS Express what is important to know when inheriting a business in the form of JSC, LLC and sole proprietorship, as well as what to pay attention to in case the successors are not interested in entrepreneurial activity and in case of the business…
06.11.2024
Arina Merkureva explained to Vecherny Peterburg whether the lack of permanent registration affects the rights and freedoms of citizens
Vecherny Peterburg newspaper drew attention to the fundamental difference between the Soviet registration at the place of residence and the modern one. In the USSR, the registration-imposed restrictions on movement within the country: it required a serious reason, such as marriage registration or a new job. Nowadays, the right to freedom of…
25.10.2024
Sergey Tarasevich explained to Cbonds Weekly News how the bond taxation changes under consideration will affect the debt market and bondholders
In early October, media reported on two tax initiatives related to bonds at once. Firstly, the Ministry of Finance proposed to charge personal income tax on gifts of all types of securities and derivative financial instruments to non-close relatives. Secondly, the State Duma may consider introducing a tax deduction for holders of people's bonds…
10.10.2024
Elizaveta Pastushenko discussed with BCS Express the difficulties in the process of accepting inheritance, as well as the specifics of inheriting various personal assets
Elizaveta Pastushenko, Senior Associate of Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal, explained specially for BCS Express what difficulties relatives or partners may face in the process of inheritance acceptance, and also the expert told about the peculiarities of inheritance of cash, securities, liabilities, luxury goods and collections, as well as…
25.09.2024
Natalia Demina told BCS Express how Succession Planning works and who needs it
Specially for BCS Express, Natalia Demina, Partner, Head of Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal, explained what Succession Planning is and who needs it. ‘The goals of Succession Planning can be different: someone wants to pass everything to children or a partner, someone wants to give it all to charity, like Bill Gates, David Rockefeller…
11.09.2024