Please note that from January 1, 2024, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Court Fees” and the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2024”, court fee rates will change. The Law of Ukraine “On Court Fees” defines that a court fee is a fee charged throughout the territory of […]
Dear lawyers! Ukraine welcomes the new 2024 year of the Dragon, the year of energy and fire. A fire in which all our enemies should burn! Let the power of this beast overcome all troubles and give you the pleasure of life. The passing year was difficult and difficult, but let’s be grateful for all […]
Today, the lawyer, deputy chairman of the Kyiv Region Bar Council, chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Guarantees of Legal Practice Civakov Leonid Mykolayovych is celebrating his birthday. Please accept our most sincere birthday wishes! We wish you good health, personal happiness, inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm in all your affairs. May peace and […]
In connection with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, the attention of practitioners and scientists is focused on committed war crimes and crimes against the foundations of the national security of our state. The issue of the need to amend the Criminal Code of Ukraine to strengthen criminal liability […]
Lawyers, law offices and bar associations become specially defined subjects of primary financial monitoring only when they accompany certain transactions. Therefore, they should ensure the organization and conduct of primary financial monitoring. The relevant provisions are contained in the Law “On prevention and counteraction of legalization (laundering) of proceeds obtained through crime, financing of terrorism […]
The constitutional right to rest is ensured, in particular, by granting annual leave. Its minimum duration, as well as other conditions for exercising this right, are determined by law. But self-employed persons, including lawyers, cannot exercise this right today. People’s deputies proposed to correct this situation in draft No. 10357 dated 18.12.2023 “On Amendments to […]
It seems that not so long ago, Advocacy Day was the main holiday of all lawyers. On this day, there were always jokes about the fact that St. Nicholas must visit the lawyers with obligatory gifts for the defenders. And the very meaning of the word “protector” was different. Without a military color, but certainly […]
Modern society needs an understanding of the principle of good faith. It would be much easier to live if this principle was observed by as many people as possible, and ideally by everyone. Good faith (Clause 6, Article 3 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine) is a certain standard of behavior characterized by honesty, […]
Dear lawyers! We sincerely congratulate all of you on the Day of the Ukrainian Bar Association! In these difficult times, I would like to, at least for the first time, move away from officialdom and templates and talk about our lawyer’s memory. About the memory that preserves hundreds of articles of law, thousands of facts […]
KAS VS noted that, according to the content of para. 2 hours 8th century 18 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, persons who have registered official electronic addresses in EUITS, submit procedural and other documents, written and electronic evidence, perform other procedural actions in electronic form exclusively with the help of EUITS, using their own […]
The issue of statute of limitations has already been raised several times, but the development of legislation and the practice of its legislation, even under martial law, is so dynamic that it requires additional attention and analysis. Limitation of action as an institution of private law connects subjective substantive law with a logical chain, the […]
In 2014, in connection with the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the Anti-Terrorist Operation was launched and the territories on which it takes place were determined. However, there is a list of settlements where the activities of state authorities are temporarily not extended. Who is responsible for the death of people in the territory […]
The Law Enforcement Committee recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt in the second reading the draft Law “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding the criminalization of smuggling of goods and excise goods, as well as false declaration of goods” No. 5420 . During the consideration […]
On December 6, 2023, a video call was held between the Kyiv Region Bar Council and representatives of the Bar Association of Kyiv. Florence (Ordine degli Avvocati di Firenze, https://www.ordineavvocatifirenze.eu/). On behalf of the lawyers of the Kyiv Region, the Chairman of RAKO Petro Boyko together with the council members Leonid Sivakov and Oleg Chernobay […]
The Committee on Youth and Sports recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt as a basis, taking into account the Committee’s proposals, the draft Law on the improvement of the mechanism of prevention and countermeasures against domestic violence and gender-based violence No. 10249 , which provides: – to make changes to the legislation in order to […]
Copyright and intellectual property rights are important components of the sphere of legal regulation, which ensure innovative development of society and protection of intellectual creativity. Ukraine, as a member of the world community, complies with international obligations and national legislation in this area. Abuse of rights to intellectual property objects, their illegal use and violation […]
The practice of courts applying the law on limited and additional liability companies has always attracted the attention of lawyers and businesses. Summarizing the results of the current year, it is possible to single out several legal positions of the Commercial Court of Cassation on key aspects of corporate disputes. Actions to ensure the claim […]
With the most sincere gratitude, pride and respect, we congratulate our defenders on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – a holiday that has truly become a national holiday. Last year, at the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the Russian aggressor did not believe that our army was capable of offering such incredible […]
Tetyana Viktorivna Varfolomeeva , Doctor of Law, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine since 2002, is celebrating her birthday today. — Rector of the Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine. Dear Tetyana Viktorivna! Accept sincere congratulations on the occasion of your birthday! The highest professionalism, talent, boundless […]
The law has been published, which specifies that from January 30, 2024, for the duration of martial law in Ukraine, the statute of limitations, defined by the Civil Code, is suspended. On January 30, 2024, the law will enter into force, which determines that the statute of limitations, defined by the Civil Code, is suspended […]
