Sergei Bakeshin has outlined to Delovoy Peterburg the prospects of challenging the results of the expert review of the increase in the cost of state contracts

Last year, the Russian government allowed the cost of state contracts already awarded to be increased by up to 30% of the original estimate due to the rising cost of construction materials. In addition, the possibility was separately established to recalculate the contract estimate for work completed and accepted by the customer in 2021. Thanks to…


Sergei Bakeshin has assessed for Kommersant and RBC the impact of interim measures against the investor on the listed building

Commercial court of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region forbade the winning bidder for the Konyushennoye Vedomstvo building to reconstruct the building. Interim measures were imposed on an application by a company seeking a review of the results of the auction to lease the listed building to the investor. The plaintiff insists that starting…


Natalia Diatlova has told Novy Prospect about restrictions on foreigners in the agricultural sector

According to Novy Prospect online publishing, there are no agricultural producers among the foreign companies that are fully or partially winding down their business in Russia. The market players attribute this to the fact that the majority of the largest agricultural holdings are controlled by domestic entrepreneurs due to legislative…


Sergei Bakeshin has explained Delovoy Peterburg newspaper how courts determine the sales price of real estate 

Bank Saint-Petersburg has won a dispute for almost $50 million with three entities from Moscow. At the bank's request, the Moscow Commercial Court also foreclosed on a non-residential building. The initial selling price was set at the level of 953.3 million RUB, and according to public cadastral map, the cadastral value of the facility is 1.22…


Maxim Ali shared with DP his opinion on a draft law on restricting access to extracts from the Unified State Register of Immovable Property

On 25 May, the Russian State Duma will consider a draft law restricting access to extracts of information on property owners. It provides for amendments to the Federal Law "On Personal Data" and also affects the Federal Law "On State Registration of Real Estate". The Draft Law implies prohibition of extracts from the Unified State Register of…


Maxima Legal has been recognised in all areas of Pravo.ru's Private Equity research

Pravo.ru legal media has studied in detail the market for services for HNWI-clients for the first time. As a result, the media has identified 7 most relevant areas of legal support, for each of which specific services and law firms providing them have been singled out. Maxima Legal has become one of 4 companies out of 76 which cover the whole…


Winners of the "Jurtop: Team Score" rating told "Business Petersburg" about the principles of teamwork

On April 13 Delovoy Peterburg summarized the results of its annual ranking " Jurtop: Team Score". A dispute over the distribution of property of a liquidated legal entity, which was accompanied by Maxima Legal lawyers, became the winner in the "Process of the Year" nomination. The project team included Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner at Maxima…


Maxima Legal won the "Process of the Year" nomination in the Delovoy Peterburg team legal ranking

On 13 April Delovoy Peterburg announced the results of its annual ranking "Jurtop: Team Score" marking the strongest teams among the city's law firms. Maxima Legal team including managing partner Maxim Avrashkov, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice Sergei Bakeshin and Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice Konstantin Boytsov…


Dmitry Uryakin analysed for Pravo.ru the legal nuances of defining zones with special use of territory

One of the most common categories of court cases is land disputes relating to the location of land plots in areas with special use. And sometimes the laws and regulations establishing urban planning restrictions are drafted in such a way that defining the boundaries of a protective zone causes difficulties not only for a land plot owner but also…


Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 36 nominations of its own legal rating

Kommersant Publishing House has published its own annual research of legal business in Russia. According to the results, Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation of one of the leading legal advisors in Russia with 34 rating nominations. In particular, the Kommersant has included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 13 practice…