AGA Partners and Avellum have announced that the two Ukrainian firms, which merged almost two years ago, will officially separate, continuing their relationship as an alliance.

In the European Commission’s January 8 Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries, Ukraine was identified as a Priority 2 country. This category includes countries with systematic problems in the area of intellectual property protection and enforcement, causing significant harm to EU countries.

As of November 2019, certain RES producers have been intermittently forced to reduce their output or halt production of electrical energy altogether under the commands of Ukraine’s transmission system operator, NEC Ukrenergo. DTEK, along with several other large market players led the call for limitations. Many of the country’s RES producers have become alarmed.

Before being elected President of Ukraine last May, Volodymyr Zelensky had virtually no experience in public office. Despite his inexperience – or perhaps because of it – over 73% of the electorate concluded that the comedian and entertainer was the right man to replace Petro Poroshenko, the previous President, and now Zelensky finds himself, at 41, leading an entire nation.

Quarantine restrictions implemented by the Ukrainian Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a sensible impact on the business in Ukraine, which can’t disappear without any trace. A lot of companies tried or are still trying to find a reasonable solution in order to reduce expenses on staff, as well to optimize their business processes and revise organizational structures.

Integrites has advised Sibelco on the acquisition of Ukrainian clay producers Euromineral LLC and Kurdyumovsky Plant PrJSC. The seller was advised by in-house counsel Yana Petrova.

Ukraine's Esquires law firm has successfully defended the interests of Diezelmashservice KR LLC in the first-instance Dnipropetrovsk District Administrative Court and then the Third Administrative Court of Appeal in a VAT dispute with Ukraine's tax authorities.

Ukraine's Antika law firm has successfully defended the interests of the Persha insurance company in a dispute involving the recovery of funds by subrogation.

Kinstellar has advised UMG Investments on the acquisition of a minority stake in Feednova LLC, a Ukrainian company focusing on the production of feed additives for farm animals and pets, and the subsequent establishment of a joint venture with Effective Investments Group and other stakeholders of Feednova.

Vasil Kisil and Partners has successfully represented the interests of the applicant, Czech national Vasil Sadocha, in a case against Ukraine before the European Court of Human Rights.

Ukraine's LCF Law Group has become a legal partner of the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy.

Golaw has successfully represented international cosmetics manufacturer Evyap Trading Ukraine in a tax dispute worth over UAH 65 million.

Sayenko Kharenko has successfully defended the interests of pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer AG before the Supreme Court of Ukraine regarding a patent dispute over the drug Rivaroxaban.

VB Partners has successfully represented the interests of educational start-up SkyEng in a trademark registration proceeding in Ukraine.

GOLAW team is gathering and updating constantly the information on the legal aspects of the combating COVID-19 in Ukraine. Laws and regulations adopted by the central government introduce specific extraordinary measures affecting both businesses and everybody personally. Brief summary of the latest legislation aimed at preventing and combating COVID-19 is laid down below.

On March 31, 2020 Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine enacted the Law of Ukraine "On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning turnover of the agricultural land" (Bill No. 2178-10) (hereinafter referred to as the "Law"). The Law is set for signature of the President of Ukraine and will take effect on July 1, 2021.

Everlegal has advised UDP Renewables on the development and construction of the 20 MW Terslav solar power plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.

On March 17, 2020 a law (bill No. 3219) came into force that included quarantine established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the list of force majeure events. Will this be a tool that allows Ukrainian businesses to drop their obligations without any consequences? In most cases – no, because force majeure is not as easy as it might seem at first glance.