For the last couple of years the Ukrainian Parliament and Government are constantly making efforts to simplify regulations for import and certification of drugs on the territory of Ukraine. The latest development is adoption of the law on simplification of…

Das seit langer Zeit in der Ukraine angekündigte Privatisierungsverfahren soll schon im Juli 2016 auf den Weg gebracht werden. Die Dringlichkeit dieses Verfahrens ist zum einen mit der Knappheit an Mitteln in der ukrainischen Staatskasse, und zum anderen mit der…

On 2 June 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law “On authorities and officers which enforce court judgments and decisions of other authorities”, which introduced a mixed system of enforcement of court judgments and other authorities’ decisions consisting of state…

In this publication in English Igor Dykunskyy, LL.M., and Andrii Zharikov, LL.M., specify the process for legal due diligence of companies and its benefits, and also provide valuable advice for optimization of the appropriate procedure by way of identification of…

On 15 April 2016, DLF attorneys-at-law successfully obtained approval for economic concentration (M&A) for a transaction, which encompassed acquisition of banking assets of the European banking and insurance group by one of the largest banks in Hungary. It is worth…

In its letter No. 8923/6/99-99-19-03-02-15 dated 20 April 2016 the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine clarified peculiarities of taxation of abroad employment intermediaries. Thus, the procedure for VAT taxation of transactions regarding intermediary abroad employment services depends on the place…

On 11 May 2016, the Supreme Court of Ukraine at its joint meeting of civil and criminal chambers decided the matter on invalidation and cancellation of resolution of the district state administration and invalidation of the land lease agreement. Thus,…

On 17 May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted changes to the Labour Code of Ukraine in relation to probation period. Thus, the Law extended the list of categories of employees which are not subject to probation period. These include: individuals…

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On 1 May 2016, the Law of Ukraine regarding certain changes in relation to protection of investors’ rights became effective. The Law provides for changes in the Commercial Procedural Code of Ukraine and introduces the new category of disputes: disputes…