Monopoly of lawyers for representation in court: the position of the ECtHR

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to comply with the statement on the violation of Ukraine's right to a fair trial in terms of failure to secure a cassation appeal by introducing a monopoly of lawyers for representation in the courts.

Different writing of the name of a testator is not a reason to extend the deadline for acceptance the inheritance

The Supreme Court made a conclusion according the appropriateness of setting an additional time for the adoption of the inheritance in connection with the unequal writing of the name of the testator in official documents.

EU adopts Annual Human Rights Report

he Council of the European Union adopted and published its Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World. 

The size of the audit fee is set in favor of the public oversight body

The Cabinet determined the amount of the contribution paid by the subjects of audit activity in favor of the Public Audit Office. The relevant rules were approved by Government Decree No. 313 of April 10, 2019.

How to defend legitimate interests in case of illegal actions of registrars?

Cases of unlawful seizure of someone else's property now occur primarily due to incorrect information in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individuals-Entrepreneurs, Public Formations, and the State Register of Real Property Rights in Real Estate. This occurs both through deliberate actions of the state registrar (official of the executive body of local self-government or state administration, notary, public or private executor), or because of his inattention.

The Commercial Court will not adjudicate the case if the parties have entered an arbitration agreement

The plaintiff appealed to the Commercial Court to recover the debt due to improper performance of the terms of the contract. For its part, the defendant requested that the proceedings be suspended on the ground that he had entered an agreement with the defendant, on which disputes between them were settled in the arbitral tribunal.

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