In a discussion on RBC TV relating to the new bill on the activity of collectors Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner of Maxima Legal, described existing problems and nuances in this area and its legal regulation, and also touched on the question of the legal and business culture in our country.

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Since August 2015 lawyers from Maxima Legal have been representing the interests of the "Trust" National Bank in a number of legal disputes.

The "Trust" National Bank, founded in 1995, is one of the largest retail banks in Russia in terms of its assets. Since 2015 it has been part of the "Otkritie" Financial Holding. In conjunction with the "Otkritie" Banking Group (the "Otkritie" Financial Corporation and the "Otkritie Khanty-Mansiysk" Bank), "Trust" forms a major private banking business with assets exceeding 3 trillion roubles, around 4 million private customers and about 190,000 legal entities. As part of "Otkritie" "Trust" is developing as a universal retail bank.

Maxima Legal acted as a partner in a working breakfast on the subject of "Innovative Practices in Education" held at the "Benua 1890" Creative Space on 9 September.

Those taking part in the event were heads of schools, higher education establishments, creative spaces and museums, as well as developers of innovative methods and programmes. A variety of matters were raised during the discussion, including:

• alternative teaching: advantages and disadvantages;

• innovative programmes for young people: practical experience and solutions;

• teaching through entertainment: the use of interactive and other methods.

Natalya Zelentsova from Maxima Legal described ways of protecting the copyright of developers of innovative educational programmes.

Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner of Maxima Legal, took part in the annual regional meeting of the International Lawyers Network (ILN) in Glasgow, Scotland from 10 to 13 September. The organisation encompasses over 5,000 lawyers from over 70 countries representing companies and market leaders with positive records.

The latest edition of Maxima Legal's "Doing Business in Russia", which has already been highly rated by Russian diplomatic posts abroad and by the country's regional authorities, is now out.

All the information contained in the book has been carefully revised and expanded to reflect the latest amendments in Russian legislation (as of May 1 2015), as well as the provisions of the most important bills and trends in various branches of Russian law.

"Doing Business in Russia" is aimed at foreign businessmen and investors wishing to invest their resources in developing a business in Russia. The book contains a short synopsis of key aspects of corporate, tax, customs, employment and immigration legislation, contract rights, legislation in the real estate and construction sector, regulation of commercial activity, insolvency, intellectual property and defence of competition.

Work is currently under way on specialized publications tailored to specific foreign countries.

The book is edited by Vladimir Kilinkarov and Maxim Avrashkov, partners of Maxima Legal, and has been published since October 2010.

The latest edition is available here.