The Law ‘On the Participation of St. Petersburg in State-Private Partnerships’ has been in operation since the end of 2006. The new Federal Law ‘On State-Private Partnerships, Municipal-Private Partnerships...’ (224-Ф3) which is coming into force may complicate the implementation of agreements on state-private partnerships already signed by St. Petersburg (the Western High-Speed Diameter, Pulkovo, etc.).

Vladimir Kilinkarov, a Maxima Legal partner and Head of the Public-Private Partnership Department, gave his opinion on the possible legal consequences of the new law for state-private partnerships in St. Petersburg.

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Evgeny Druzhinin, Head of Maxima Legal’s Real Estate and Construction Department, told the newspaper the reasons for these ‘long-term builds’.

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Evgeniy Druzhinin, Head of Maxima Legal’s Real Estate and Construction Department, commented on the situation with problem debtors.

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In the current situation of the rotation of lessees the owners of shopping centres and retailers use various schemes for maintaining the level of vacancies. Some make concessions and offer discounts in order to retain lessees, while others are obliged to seek new ways of attracting clients.

One of the possible solutions for a lessee may be to move to a different shopping centre. Evgeniy Druzhinin, Head of Maxima Legal’s Real Estate and Construction Department, told the newspaper what faces lessees in that situation.

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The ‘Best’ Group of Companies and Maxima Legal organized a working breakfast on ‘Interactive Technologies in Public Places’ at the ‘Benua 1890’ creative space. Among the institutions which shared their experience were the Museum of Street Art, the Leningrad Centre, the Museum of Water and the Erarta Museum and Contemporary Art Gallery.

The article is available at:http://www.dp.ru/a/2015/10/28/V_Benua1890_obsudili_in/