The Maxima Legal partner Vladimir Kilinkarov tells how PPP will change in 2016. The article is available for viewing on the publishers' website. (available in Russian language only)

The struggle against sanctioned food products has already become a show. It is actively promoted by regulatory bodies and polititians alike, as well as by average men who split into those that support the governmental policies and those who do not. However, the morality argument of burning food products casts a shadow onto the question of the legitimacy of the act itself. Meanwhile, even superficial research into the problem shows that all is not that smooth in that area.

Developing the topic, the Maxima Legal Lawyer Natalia Zelentsova commented once again on the unlawfulness of administrative pursuit of vendors for the sale of sanctioned products, both online and offline. The lawyer supported her comment by stating the recent "Magnit" retail chain precedent, where the issue of a fine to the company, for the resale of french cheese, the Arbitrazh Court of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has deemed unlawful.

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The Cathedral of the Savior on Spilled Blood and St. Isaac's cathedral can both be allocated into management to the Russian Orthodox Church. A number of public figures took stand against the reform. Which is better for you: an orthodox cathedral or a museum and a cultural heritage monument in these edifices?

Evgeny Druzhinin, the Head of "Real Estate and Construction" practice at Maxima Legal, gave his unbiased commentary as an answer to the reporter's query. The lawyer highlighted that the originality of these edifices will remain intact regardless of the side that will manage them. 

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There are over 50 projects declared in and around Saint-Petersburg, which involve the erection of toenhouses (i.e. blocked houses divided into several sections, each of which has a separate entrance from outside)

Evgeny Druzhinin, the Head of "Real Estate and Construction" practice at Maxima Legal, indicated the exact letter of the law on the matter of blocked house construction.

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The longstanding disagreement between "Rubezh" development company, which is busy with its "Pribrezhny District" project in Lisiy Nos, and the administration of the Primorsky district of Saint-Petersburg will continue in the Supreme court.

The regulatory authorities will only permit the erection of the "Pribrezhny District" townhouse settlement in Lisiy Nos provided that the land is surveyed in advance.

As Evgeny Druzhinin, senior lawyer, the Head of "Real Estate and Construction" practice at Maxima Legal put it, in this case the investor is victim to the contradiction of the federal and regional legislation.

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