Sergei Bakeshin helped Delovoy Peterburg to understand the desire of the ex-head of Baltinvestbank and Deposit Insuranse Agency to settle the dispute amicably
In 2019, the former chairman of the board of directors of Baltinvestbank, Yury Rydnik, was declared bankrupt. According to the decision of the courts of the first two instances, the businessman's financial manager should sell Rydnik's country house, which is pledged by Gazbank, also declared insolvent, with the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA)…
01.11.2023
Maxim Avrashkov commented for Delovoy Peterburg on Maxima Legal's experience in unblocking assets in Euroclear and shared his vision for the development of this practice
In February 2022, three months before the EU imposed sanctions on the Russian national depository (NSD), the Belgian depository Euroclear suspended any transactions with NSD, which resulted in the "freezing" of Russian investors' securities and funds. However, cases of both unblocking of assets by obtaining individual licences from the Belgian…
30.10.2023
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
Maxima Legal has received the first positive decisions on unblocking assets in EuroClear
Maxima Legal together with the firm`s European partner has received the first licences from the Belgian Treasury to unblock funds for the European residence permit/ passport and account holders. At the same time, despite the fact that earlier media wrote that applications for licences could be submitted only until 7 January 2023, in reality,…
27.09.2023
Nikita Deynega participated in the fourth Legal Masters Forum
Nikita Deynega, Counsel, Head of Tax and Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, took part in the Legal Masters Forum, which took place from 14 to 16 September in Voronezh. The expert spoke about the peculiarities of taxation of individuals and the problems faced by HNWI-clients in the current environment. The forum was held for the fourth…
17.09.2023
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
Elizaveta Pastushenko has assessed for Pravo.ru changing the law establishing the procedure for leaving and entering Russia
The State Duma has approved an amendment to the Federal Law "On the procedure for exit from and entry into the Russian Federation". The document introduces 15 causes to invalidate a foreign, diplomatic or service passport. One of the amendments` purposes is to transfer reliable information about stolen and lost passports to other countries.…
23.05.2023
Three Maxima Legal experts were recognised by the city-wide Rating of Lawyers of Vecherniy Sankt-Peterburg newspaper
Vecherniy Sankt-Petersburg newspaper summarised the results of its first city-wide Rating of Lawyers. Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, won in the main nomination – "Best Lawyer". The recognition of the rating was also given to Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate at Maxima Legal, and Ekaterina Abakumova, Advocate at Private Wealth practice at…
19.05.2023
Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 42 nominations of its own legal ranking
Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal advisors by receiving recognition in 42 rating categories. In particular, the ranking included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 15 categories…
05.04.2023