"Ukrposhta" will change the practice of delivery of court sentences
The Supreme Court, as part of the panel of judges of the Second Chamber of the Court of Cassation Civil Court, ordered "Ukrposhta" to bring the procedure for sending judicial letters by registered letters, in particular with regard to the notes on the reasons for their non-assignment, in accordance with the requirements of civil procedural law.
An attorney has the right to independently certify copies of the power of attorney
Such a conclusion was made by the Supreme Court in the composition of the panel of judges of the Administrative Court of Cassation in its judgment of 17 January in the case № 809/1092/18 .
In the circumstances of the case, the Court of Appeal refused to accept the complaint because of the lack of confirmation of the powers of the lawyer to the representation (the complainant, in the opinion of the court, filed documents not established by the procedural law, and their copies, certified by the lawyer themselves). However, according to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal did not take into account that under Art. 296 KAS of Ukraine submission of original documents for confirmation of authority from the person who signed the appeal, is not provided and certain special requirements for the certification of copies is not established.
When can the contract for the recognition of electronic documents be terminated?
The courts of Ukraine considered the case on the claim of the company to the State Tax Inspectorate with the demand to recognize the unlawful unilateral termination of the contract on recognition of electronic documents for submission of reports and to renew the possibility of filing by electronic means in an electronic form of tax reporting.
The local, appellate, and later Supreme Courts decided to satisfy the claim and ordered the STI to renew the contract.
The SC has returned a cassation appeal due to the "mismatch" of the lawyer's order
The Court of Cassation of the Supreme Court returned a complaint to the lawyer on the grounds that his order indicated the representation of interests in the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
Indemnity of expenses for payment of legal aid should be brought by the party who has submitted the petition
According to the requirements of Article 126 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Ukraine, the costs associated with the legal assistance of an attorney are borne by the parties, except for the provision of legal aid at the expense of the state. According to the results of the consideration of the case, the expenses for the professional legal assistance of the lawyer shall be distributed among the parties, together with other legal expenses.
At the same time, in accordance with Article 129 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Ukraine, the court fee is seized: in disputes arising during the conclusion, modification and termination of contracts - from a party that unreasonably refuses to accept the proposals of the other party, or on both sides, if the court rejected a part of the proposals of each from the parties; in disputes arising from the execution of contracts and for other reasons - from the parties in proportion to the size of the satisfactory claims.
An electronic law office has started working in Ukraine
The website of the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine launches a new functional "Personal cabinet of a lawyer". With the help of this service, the lawyer can pay annual fees, provide information on his activities, qualifications, seniority, work experience, etc.
