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LITIGATION · KYIV AND ALL OF UKRAINE
Court disputes: representation at every level of the court system
Civil, commercial and administrative cases, and criminal proceedings. We handle a case from assessing the prospects through to enforcing the decision. We work across Ukraine, including through the Electronic Court.
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Received a claim or a summons?
Do not wait: the deadlines for a response and an appeal are short. Call us or leave your contacts and we will assess the situation and the first steps.
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WHAT MATTERS
Why deadlines decide court cases
3 years
General limitation period
Miss the deadline for going to court and you can be turned down on that ground alone, even if you are right on the merits.
30 days
To lodge an appeal
That is usually all you have to appeal a court decision. After that it comes into force, and changing anything becomes far harder.
Response
The court will hear the case without you
If you do not file a response in time, the case can be decided on the other side evidence alone, and a default judgment then has to be set aside separately.
The deadlines are stated in general terms and differ between categories of case. We will work out the exact deadlines in your situation at the consultation.
TRANSPARENT TERMS
Ways we work on court cases
WHERE TO START
Confidential consultation
We analyse the documents and tell you honestly what the prospects are: whether litigation is worth it, what the risks are and what the budget will be. The terms go into the agreement.
Online or at the office
ONE-OFF SERVICE
A document or a single step
Pay per action
✓ Assessment of the case prospects
✓ Statement of claim or response
✓ Appeal
✓ Attendance at one hearing
✓ Claim letter or settlement agreement
POPULAR CHOICE
FULL CASE SUPPORT
First instance, full service
Payment by stages
✓ Strategy and all documents
✓ Filing the claim or defending it
✓ Attendance at every hearing
✓ Work on evidence and expert reports
✓ Court decision and writ of execution
FULL CYCLE
Through to the result, appeal included
Individual budget
✓ Everything in the full case support format
✓ Appeal proceedings
✓ Support through enforcement
✓ Several related cases handled together
✓ Priority contact with your lawyer
CHECKLIST
Served with a claim: what to do at once
01
Do not ignore the papers: without your participation the court can give a default judgment.
02
Record the date you received them: the deadlines for a response and objections run from it.
03
Collect everything connected with the dispute: contracts, correspondence, payment records, acts, receipts.
04
Do not discuss the case with the other side without a lawyer: what you say and write will be used against you.
05
Go to a lawyer straight away: the first procedural steps often shape the whole case.
CLEAR AND STEP BY STEP
How we work
01
Assessing the prospects
We study the documents and the case law. We tell you honestly about the chances, the risks and the budget before anything starts.
02
Strategy and documents
We prepare the claim or the response, the evidence and the motions. We build the position with an appeal already in mind.
03
Representation in court
We conduct the hearings and work with witnesses and expert reports. After each hearing you get a report.
04
Decision and enforcement
We obtain the decision, appeal it if needed, and support the enforcement proceedings through to the result.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
The law lets you represent yourself. But the court does not prompt the parties, and procedural mistakes at the start often cost people the case. At the very least, take a one-off consultation before your first step.
First instance: usually from a few months. It depends on the complexity, how busy the court is and how the parties behave. We give you a realistic forecast after reviewing the documents.
It depends on the type of claim and its value, and some categories of case carry exemptions. We work out the exact amount at the consultation, along with the other costs.
Yes. If you win, the court can order your opponent to pay your legal costs within reasonable limits. To make that possible we draw up the engagement and the cost evidence properly.
Yes, across Ukraine: the Electronic Court, taking part in hearings by video, and travel where it is needed.
It depends on the format: a one-off service, full case support, or the full cycle. We name an honest budget after the analysis and fix it in the agreement.
OUR EXPERIENCE
Case examples
✓ DEBT RECOVERED
Claim granted in full
Situation: the debtor had not repaid the money under the contract for years and ignored the claim letters.
Actions: we built the evidence base, filed the claim and argued the position at the hearings.
Result: the claim was granted in full, and both the debt and the legal costs were recovered.
✓ CLAIM DISMISSED
Defendant fully protected
Situation: a claim with substantially inflated demands was filed against our client.
Actions: we took the claimant position apart at its weak points and filed a reasoned response with counter-evidence.
Result: the claim was dismissed in full.
✓ APPEAL WON
First-instance decision set aside
Situation: the client came to us after losing at first instance, where he had defended himself.
Actions: we found procedural breaches and evidence the court had not taken into account, and prepared the appeal.
Result: the decision was set aside and a new one was given in the client favour.
Cases are anonymised. Every case is individual, the outcome depends on the specific circumstances and is not guaranteed.
LEAD LAWYER FOR THIS PRACTICE
Vitalii Petryk
LAWYER · Litigation practice · 15 years of experience
For 15 years I have represented clients in court: civil, commercial and administrative cases. I build a position so that it holds up on appeal as well.
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTES
Ilona Melnychuk
LAWYER · Commercial and civil cases · 15 years of experience
I handle civil and commercial disputes: contracts, debts, property, real estate. My strength is meticulous work with the documents and the details of a case.
CRIMINAL CASES IN COURT
Oleksii Kobets
LAWYER · Criminal law and procedure · 25+ years of experience
I represent clients in criminal proceedings: the court of first instance and appeal, defence at every stage of the process.
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WE WILL ASSESS THE PROSPECTS HONESTLY
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