Ukraine and Cyprus have signed the Protocol to the Convention on avoidance of double taxation
Dmytro Perevozchykov, Head of kyiv office, Michael Kyprianou & Co Ukraine LLCOn December 11, 2015 the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Ms. Natalia Yaresko and the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus have signed the Protocol to the Convention on avoidance of double taxation. In general the main idea of Convention was saved and reserved the possibility to pay the taxes only i...
Interim measures in the process of enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Ukraine
Participation in international trade carries a number of risks, the main among which is to ensure the proper fulfillment by non-resident counterparties of their commitments. Often, to resolve the dispute and protect their legitimate interests the creditors have to apply to international commercial arbitration or foreign court. However, even if the case is resolved in favor of the creditor, in reality the enforcement ...
Ukrainian freight forwarder’s liability in international cargo transportation by road
FIATA states that freight forwarding companies get involved in nearly 80 % of international transportations by all types of vehicles. The official concept of “freight forwarding and logistic services” adopted on 29.10.2004 jointly by FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association) and CLECAT (European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Customs Service) includes the following: servi...
Enforcement of commercial (maritime) foreign arbitral awards in Ukraine
Resolution of maritime disputes by reference to international commercial arbitration is a typical situation in a modern globalized world. Under the reference in Clause 1 of Article 1 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006 (United Nations documents А/40/17, Annex I, and А/61/17, Annex I), the term commercial arbitration should be given a wide interp...
Interlegal experts initiated proceedings upon enforcement of the award made by Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Interlegal experts, acting in the Client’s interests,initiated proceedings upon enforcement of the award made by MaritimeArbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Inthe framework of proceedings, sea-going vessel located in Ukraine and belongingto the debtor – a foreign shipowner, was arrested as claim security. Interlegal experts provided complex defense ofclaimant’s interests and, pur...
Baker & McKenzie supports National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy team that won the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2016
Baker & McKenzie Kyiv supported the team from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy that won the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2016 which took place from 19 to 21 May 2016 in The Hague, the Netherlands. This is the first time a Ukrainian team has won this competition in the history of independent Ukraine. Taras Varava, Associate, Baker & McKenzie Kyiv, acted as the coach of the win...
Interlegal settled the problem concerning payment delay for the supplied goods
The Client, foreign trader, filed a request to Interlegal upon the Buyer’s overdue payment of the supplied lot of barley on FOB terms port of Ukraine. When Interlegal received the request, the vessel, on board which the goods were supplied, already commenced to discharge the cargo in one of the North African ports. Original cargo documents were released by the Bank to the Buyer. Bills of lading were endorsed to thir...
Wash out regarding export of agricultural products from Ukraine
In the light of volatility of the international agricultural market, the Ukrainian exporters and their foreign counteragents face more often failure of scheduled supplies caused by unfair actions committed by third persons – final consignees. The client, one of large foreign traders in Ukraine, filed the relevant request to Interlegal. Aiming to settle amicably the issue of failure to supply goods, the parties decide...
Recognition and enforcement ofaward of the ICAC at the UCCI in the Turkish Republic
The Ukrainian enterprise, one of the largest East European manufacturer of abrasive material, applied to Interlegal upon enforcement of award made by ICAC at the UCCI against the Turkish debtor, acting as abuyer under the sales contract. Having received a positive arbitration award, the Client faced the need in its enforcement against the foreign counteragent outside Ukraine. This process was subject to hard control ...
Interlegal assessed the scope of the Ukrainian forwarder’s responsibility for cargo shortage in containers at the port of discharge
Interlegal consulted one of the leading container cargo freight forwarders in Ukraine upon the scope of responsibility for cargo shortage detected in the country of destination. In particular, at the Client’s request, Interlegal experts performed complex analysis of transportation chain and obligations of engaged parties in respect of cargo safety on the route to the port of discharge. The analysis included assessmen...
Blacklist: 260 vessels called at the Crimean ports during annexation
Monitoring group of the Public Association “The Maidan of Foreign Affairs” and BSNews publishing center drafted the blacklist of vessels called at the Crimean ports of Yevpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta, Feodosia and Kerch after annexation of the Crimea by Russia. As stated at BSNews website, the database contains information about 260 vessel calls from March 18, 2014, till August 15, 2016. The blacklist does not contain ...
Interlegal experts drafted the Agreement on vessel management services
The large foreign tanker operator applied to Interlegal on drafting the necessary Agreement on vessel management services, in order to provide technical and crewing management services to the foreign tanker fleet. The work upon request included analysis of the existing legal risks of providing technical and crewing management services and other related operations. Special attention was drawn to vessels’ navigation a...
Европейские нормы регистрации лекарственных средств. Два пути для Украины
Илья Костин, партнер ЮК "Правовой Альянс"Наталья Модленко, юрист ЮК "Правовой Альянс"Гармонизация условий допуска фармацевтической продукции с европейскими не является простой “галочкой”, которую надо выполнить в работе над адаптацией украинского законодательства к нормам ЕС.Уже неоднократно писалось о разнице стоимости лекарств в Украине и ЕС. Разница, к сожалению, не в нашу пользу.Какова причина этого? И, соответс...
Анализ современных проблем международного морского контейнерного судоходства и пути их решения
В последнее время в международном морском контейнерном судоходстве наблюдается значительный спад активности, вызванный главным образом снижением темпов развития экономики Китая, и, соответственно, объемов выработки экспортируемых им товаров, транспортировка которых осуществляется преимущественно с использованием контейнеров. Кстати в предыдущие годы импорт из Китая обеспечивал до 40 % морских контейнерных перевозок....
История проформы Gencon
Исторически рейсовый чартер возник в ХVІ в., когда начало формироваться трамповое судоходство современного типа, то есть отделение роли купца от роли шкипера. Таким образом, потребовалось оформление договорных отношений между ними путем заключения договоров фрахтования. Проформы же стали разрабатываться в ХІХ в. с развитием промышленной революции. Специализированные и универсальные проформы Договор фрахтования суд...
Ответственность экспедитора при международной перевозке грузов автомобильным транспортом
По оценкам ФИАТА около 80 % международных перевозок всеми видами транспорта осуществляется с привлечением транспортно-экспедиторских компаний. В соответствии с официальным описанием понятия «экспедиторские и логистические услуги», принятым 29.10.2004 г. совместно ФИАТА (Международной федерацией экспедиторских ассоциаций) и КЛЕКАТ (Европейской ассоциацией по оказанию экспедиторских, транспортных, логистических и тамож...
Enforcement of commercial (maritime) foreign arbitral awards in Ukraine
Resolution of maritime disputes by reference to international commercial arbitration is a typical situation in a modern globalized world. Under the reference in Clause 1 of Article 1 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006 (United Nations documents А/40/17, Annex I, and А/61/17, Annex I), the term commercial arbitration should be given a wide interp...
Commercial Court Practice upon Ship Arrest in Ukraine
Having studied the Ukrainian court practice regarding ship arrest, we have detected issues of correction and legal gaps the judges faced during proceedings and proposed the possible ways of settlement. Procedure on ship arrest in Ukraine is governed by the Commercial Procedural Code of Ukraine, the Merchant Shipping Code of Ukraine and the 1952 International Convention for the unification of certain rules relating t...
Пленум ВССУ принял постановление «О судебной практике по делам о снятии ареста с имущества»
Суддя, секретар пленуму ВССУ Дмитро Луспеник у своїй доповіді обґрунтував необхідність прийняття постанови Пленуму «Про судову практику в справах про зняття арешту з майна», зазначивши, що питання, пов’язані з розглядом справ про звільнення майна з-під арешту, мають особливе значення, оскільки право власності є абсолютним правом, якого ніхто не може бути позбавлений, крім випадків, передбачених Конституцією та закона...
Специалисты Interlegal разработали проект Договора на предоставление услуг по управлению судном
Клиент, крупный иностранный танкерный оператор, обратился в Interlegal с поручением разработать необходимый проект Договора на предоставление услуг по управлению судном для целей предоставления услуг технического и крюингового менеджмента иностранному танкерному флоту. Работа над запросом заключалась в проведении анализа существующих правовых рисков предоставления услуг технического и крюингового менеджмент, а также...
