Golaw has successfully represented international cosmetics manufacturer Evyap Trading Ukraine in a tax dispute worth over UAH 65 million.
According to Golaw, Ukraine's tax authority imposed sanctions on Evyap Trading Ukraine for using its parent company trademark rights free of charge, as well as providing free advertising services to its non-resident parent company by using its trademark to conduct business.
Golaw established to the court that the tax authority's conclusions had not been based on a correct interpretation of the Tax Code of Ukraine, nor on the general principles of Ukraine's Civil Code regarding the use of trademarks and advertising rules.
The Golaw team was led by Partner Iryna Kalnytska and included Senior Associate Olena Sulyma.