Law No. 4292-IX, passed as bill No. 12089, has been in force since 9 April 2025. It gave Article 388 of the Civil Code a new wording: the state or a territorial…
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Free privatisation covers 21 sq m of total floor area for the tenant and for each family member, plus 10 sq m for the household, and the right may be used once…
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The Criminal Procedure Code provides five preventive measures: a personal undertaking, personal surety, bail, house arrest and detention (Article 176). The investigating judge chooses among them, and detention is permitted only where…
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After a flood in your flat, call the building manager, the owners’ association or the housing office and insist on a commission report on the flooding: without it a court cannot establish…
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The annual confirmation of ultimate beneficial owner details has been abolished: in 2026 a company files them on every change of owners or structure — within 30 working days of the change…
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Agricultural land in 2026 can be bought by a Ukrainian citizen or by a company registered in Ukraine whose participants are all citizens, the state or a territorial community. The ceiling for…
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A notary’s enforcement endorsement is set aside not by complaining to the notarial chamber but by a separate civil claim to declare it unenforceable. The court fee for an individual is 1,331.20…
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Most customs disputes in Ukraine begin with a decision adjusting the customs value under Article 55 of the Customs Code and a refusal card. It can be challenged before a higher customs…
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An employee has three months to take an individual employment dispute to court, and only one month in dismissal cases — time runs from the day the copy of the order or…
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Recourse factoring is funding against the assignment of a monetary claim in which the risk of non-payment stays with the supplier: the factor pays out 70–90 % of the invoice within days,…
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