1. Essence of the decision in 3-5 sentences:
The case concerns the mass disorder and fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014, which resulted in 48 deaths and numerous injuries. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 2 of the Convention by failing to prevent and stop the violence, ensure timely rescue measures, and conduct an…
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1. Subject of Dispute: Recovery of a tax debt from LLC "Promremmorstroi" for land lease payment in the amount of 284,555.58 UAH.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
- The Company is registered in Mariupol and has a tax debt for land lease payment for the period from January 2018 to January 2019.
- The…
Subject of the Dispute: Claim by PERSON_1 against PJSC "Terra Bank" on consumer rights protection.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Supreme Court established that the courts of previous instances incorrectly closed the proceedings in the case, as they did not investigate the circumstances of legal succession of PJSC "Terra Bank". In particular, it was established…
Analysis of the Court Decision:
1. Subject of Dispute: Recovery of damages from the state budget due to unlawful seizure and sale of sunflower seeds from the 2018 harvest.
2. Main Court Arguments:
- The Prosecutor's Office and ARMA improperly arrested and sold 304.54 tons of sunflower seeds belonging to LLC "Agrofirma "Shabolat"
- The arrest order was canceled…
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1. Subject of Dispute: The bank's right to challenge the ruling on closing proceedings in a natural person's insolvency case.
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
- The court confirmed the bank's right to challenge the judicial decision, as the debtor previously indicated the bank among its creditors
- The Supreme…
Subject of Dispute: Invalidation of Decisions of the General Shareholders Meeting of JSC "Chornomornaftogaz" and Recovery of Court Expenses.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Supreme Court established that the appellate court showed excessive formalism by returning the appeal of PJSC "Gaztek" due to the court fee being paid by another legal entity. The court emphasized…
Subject of Dispute: Recognition of the Pension Fund's Refusal as Unlawful to Grant a Pension for Length of Service to a Person Dismissed from the Penitentiary Service.
Main Court Arguments: The Supreme Court confirmed that for personnel of the penitentiary service, the preferential length of service calculation (one month of service counted as 40 days) is…
Subject of Dispute: Energy Plus LLC attempted to obtain a VAT budget refund in the amount of 9,686,612 hryvnias.
Main Arguments of the Court: The court established that the real estate purchase and sale agreements, based on which the Company formed a tax credit, were declared invalid by the economic court's decision. According to the Tax…
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1. Subject of the dispute: Invalidation of the lease agreement for hard surface area of 56.58 m2 and obligation to vacate the land plot.
2. Main arguments of the court:
- Lease agreement may relate to hard surface as a separate individually defined property
- There are no indisputable evidence that…
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1. Subject of Dispute: The Prosecutor's Office challenged the order of the Kharkiv District State Administration regarding the withdrawal of land plots from the state enterprise "Research Farm 'Kutuzivka'" and their transfer to lease to the private agricultural enterprise "Demetra".
2. Main Arguments of the Court:
- The disputed land plots are not particularly…
Subject of Dispute: Recovery of Expenses Related to Maintaining a Cadet at the Land Forces Academy Who Prematurely Terminated Studies.
Main Arguments of the Court: The Supreme Court established a technical error in the email address of the Land Forces Academy, which prevented the court from sending a notification to the academy about the need to…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging a Tax Notification-Decision on Imposing Penalties for Late Registration of Tax Invoices.
Main Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court clearly defined that Law No. 2876-IX does not have retroactive effect. Reduced penalties can only be applied to tax invoices drawn up and registered after its entry into force or to invoices whose…
Subject of Dispute: Recovery of Average Earnings for the Period of Delay in Settlement upon Dismissal of a Military Serviceman from June 27, 2019, to January 24, 2023.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The Supreme Court drew attention to the change in the wording of Article 117 of the Labor Code of Ukraine from July 19,…
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Subject of Dispute: Recovery of credit debt from an individual under a credit agreement concluded in 2007.
Key Arguments of the Court:
1. The bank did not comply with the mandatory pre-trial procedure for resolving the issue of early repayment of funds under a consumer loan, as provided by the law "On Consumer Protection".
2.…
Subject of Dispute: Invalidation of an Apartment Donation Agreement, which, in the plaintiff's opinion, should have actually been a Lifetime Maintenance Agreement.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The plaintiff is an elderly woman with a disability who entered into an apartment donation agreement with her son, believing it to be a lifetime maintenance agreement.
2. The court…
Subject of Dispute: Recognition of Immovable Property as a Subject of Mortgage under an Agreement between Legal Entities.
Main Arguments of the Court:
The Supreme Court established that this dispute is subject to consideration in an economic, rather than a civil court, as it concerns legal relations between legal entities related to a credit agreement and mortgage.…
Subject of Dispute: Challenging a Tax Notification-Decision on Applying Penalties for Late Registration of Tax Invoices.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The Supreme Court revealed significant procedural violations in the decisions of previous instances, in particular, insufficient clarification of the case circumstances and reasons for late registration of tax invoices.
2. The courts of previous instances did…
Subject of Dispute: Invalidation of the Certificate of Inheritance Rights and Recognition of Ownership of a Portion of Inherited Property.
Main Arguments of the Court:
1. The court deviated from the previous position of the Supreme Court regarding inheritance terms and recognized that a three-year statute of limitations applies to claims for invalidation of the certificate of…
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Subject of Dispute: Recovery of debt under the agreement for electric energy transmission services, including 3% per annum for payment delay.
Key Court Arguments:
1. According to Article 625 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, a debtor who has delayed a monetary obligation is obliged to pay 3% per annum from the delayed amount.
2.…
Subject of the Dispute: PrivatBank is attempting to invalidate real estate transactions and recover debt under a credit agreement.
Main Arguments of the Court:
The court pointed out that when determining the jurisdiction of the case, it is insufficient to use only the formal criterion of participants. The nature of legal relations is decisive. In this case,…