Subject of Dispute: Recognition of the Communal Enterprise's Inaction as Unlawful Regarding Maintenance of Civil Protection Shelter in Improper Technical Condition.
Main Court Arguments:
1. The Prosecutor does not have the right to replace the authorized state authority in implementing state supervision measures during martial law.
2. The State Emergency Service and the Regional Military Administration do not…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Recognition of the actions of the Main Directorate of the State Geocadastre as unlawful regarding the change of land plot purpose on the Borzhava meadow and their lease to LLC "Atlas Volovets Energy" for wind power plant construction.
2. Main Court Arguments:
The court pointed out several fundamental violations in…
Subject of Dispute: Criminal Case Regarding a Person Who Committed Several Thefts and Illegal Intrusions into Private Possessions during Martial Law.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Court established that for one of the theft episodes (theft of a bicycle worth 950 hryvnias), criminal liability is absent due to changes in legislation that raised the threshold…
Here's a detailed analysis of the ECHR decision in Girginova v. Bulgaria:
1. Essence of the decision in 3-5 sentences:
The case concerns a journalist's request for access to the reasons for acquittal of a former Minister of Internal Affairs in Bulgaria after the high-profile criminal case against him was classified. The Court found that the refusal…
Subject of Dispute: Declaring the Order on Suspension of Employment Contract Illegal and Recovering Average Earnings for the Period of Forced Absence.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Supreme Court established that the appellate court incorrectly calculated the employee's average earnings by taking into account calendar days instead of working days. The court noted that when…
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1. Subject of Dispute: The prosecutor filed a lawsuit demanding that the Narkevychi Village Council bring the protective structure - radiation shelter - to a state of readiness.
2. Main Court Arguments:
The Supreme Court concluded that the State Emergency Service does not have legally established powers to independently file lawsuits about bringing protective…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Dispute regarding the calculation and payment of a pension to a person affected by the Chornobyl disaster, in the amount of 6 minimum old-age pensions.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court established that the law adopted in 2021 does not comply with the decision of the…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging the Return of a Statement of Claim Due to Doubts Regarding the Lawyer's Authority.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. Returning a statement of claim that is drawn up in accordance with procedural law and signed by a lawyer constitutes a violation of the right to judicial protection.
2. The presence of a certificate…
Subject of Dispute: Declaring Unlawful and Cancelling the Decision of the Executive Committee of Svitlovodsk City Council on Permission for Apartment Reequipment and Installation of Individual Heating.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The court noted that the provisions of Procedure No. 169 do not prohibit disconnecting apartments from centralized heating, but establish limitations - allowing this…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Challenging the actions of the State Geocadaster regarding the cancellation of state registration of a land plot and its transfer to the archival layer.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
- The State Geocadaster canceled the land plot registration due to the absence of property rights registration within a year
-…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging the Decisions of the Political Party "Civic Position" on Recalling a Deputy of the Ivano-Frankivsk United Territorial Community.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The decision of the local party organization's conference on proposing the recall of a deputy is an internal organizational matter and cannot be challenged in an administrative court.
2. The…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging the Decision of the State Migration Service Regarding Refusal to Recognize a Belarusian Citizen as a Refugee or a Person in Need of Subsidiary Protection.
Main Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court confirmed the previous legal position that a person who is a combatant (military serviceman) cannot simultaneously be an asylum seeker.…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Consumer rights protection in a case regarding non-commissioning of a multi-apartment residential building and recovery of penalty sanctions for delay.
2. Key Court Arguments:
- The court recognized that the developer cannot be forcibly compelled to commission the facility
- It was established that the defendant's fault in delay is not…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging a Tax Notification-Decision on Additional Accrual of Value Added Tax.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The courts of previous instances did not conduct a comprehensive analysis of primary documents and circumstances of economic transactions, focusing only on formal signs (presence of criminal proceedings, lack of labor resources among contractors).
2. The Supreme Court…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Recalculation of pension for a person with disability as a result of the Chornobyl disaster to the level of 6 minimum old-age pensions.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
- The Supreme Court established that the Law of Ukraine dated June 29, 2021, No. 1584-IX does not comply with…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Partial Invalidation of a Spousal Will and Recognition of Property Rights to a Land Plot through Statutory Inheritance.
2. Key Court Arguments:
The Supreme Court deviated from its previous legal position and formulated new conclusions regarding joint spousal wills. Key arguments:
- A joint spousal will may only concern property that…
Subject of Dispute: Recognition of the Pension Fund's actions as unlawful regarding non-payment of a full pension to a person with a disability resulting from the Chornobyl catastrophe.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the norm delegating the Cabinet of Ministers the right to establish minimum pensions for Chornobyl catastrophe victims.
2. Law…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Recovery of Average Earnings for the Period of Delay in Settlement upon Dismissal of a Military Serviceman.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court established a unique approach to calculating compensation by dividing the period into two stages due to legislative changes. Until July 19, 2022, previous…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging a Tax Notice-Decision on Penalty Accrual for Violation of Currency Legislation in Foreign Economic Activity.
Key Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court deviated from previous legal positions and established that penalties for violation of currency legislation during quarantine do not fall under the preferential provisions of the Tax Code. The Court pointed…
Subject of Dispute: Removal of Obstacles in Using a Residential Premises by Settling the Plaintiff into a House Belonging to His Mother and Daughter.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. Previous instance courts improperly examined evidence and case circumstances, in particular, they did not interrogate the defendants as witnesses and did not provide a motivated assessment of…