{"id":3383,"date":"2026-07-03T12:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/administrativni-spravi\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:54:30","slug":"administrativni-spravi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/administrativni-spravi\/","title":{"rendered":"Administrative lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Administrative proceedings have a rule found in no other process: <strong>the burden of proving that a decision was lawful rests on the state authority<\/strong> (<span class=\"sb-art\">Art. 77(2) CAP<\/span>). You do not have to show the authority was wrong: it has to show it acted lawfully, on the grounds and in the manner prescribed by law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sb-quote\"><p>That is why the state loses in court more often than people assume. An administrative lawyer is there to use that advantage: to frame the claims, meet the deadline and stop the authority substituting new reasons once the case is in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We handle disputes with the tax authority, customs, recruitment offices, the migration service, the Pension Fund, local councils, the construction inspectorate and other bodies, at every instance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-call\"><a class=\"sb-call__link\" href=\"tel:+380955545424\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 4h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 5 5L15 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2z\"\/><\/svg><span>+38 095 554-54-24<\/span><\/a><span class=\"sb-call__note\">legal consultation<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Areas of work<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sb-ilist\"><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/advokat-z-podatkovyh-sporiv\/\">Tax disputes<\/a>: challenging tax notices-decisions, blocked tax invoices, audits<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/mytni-spory\/\">Customs disputes<\/a>: customs value adjustments, classification of goods<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/vijskovyj-advokat\/oskarzhennya-shtrafu-tczk\/\">Challenging recruitment-office fines<\/a> and medical board decisions<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/advokat-po-pensijnyh-spravah\/\">Pension cases<\/a>: Pension Fund refusals, recalculation, service record<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/migraczijnyj-advokat\/\">Immigration cases<\/a>: migration service refusals, entry bans<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/advokat-iz-zemelnyh-pytan\/\">Land disputes<\/a>: council refusals, privatisation<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/advokat-z-neruhomosti\/dozvil-na-budivnycztvo\/\">Construction permits<\/a>: refusals and inspectorate orders<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12l4 4L19 7\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/kryminalne-pravo\/kompensacziya-shkody-zavdanoyi-organamy-vlady\/\">Compensation for harm caused by the state<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<p>We also handle: challenges to local council decisions, to bailiffs\u2019 actions, to refusals of administrative services, to inspection orders and to rulings in administrative offence cases.<\/p>\n<h2>What can be challenged<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sb-cards sb-cards--3\"><article class=\"sb-card\"><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 3h8l4 4v14H6z\"\/><path d=\"M14 3v4h4M9 12h6M9 16h6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"sb-card__title\">Decisions<\/h3><div class=\"sb-card__body\"><p> An order, a ruling, a tax notice-decision, a council decision, a refusal to issue a document.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sb-card\"><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"7\"\/><path d=\"M20 20l-4-4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"sb-card__title\">Actions<\/h3><div class=\"sb-card__body\"><p> What the authority did \u2014 for example carried out an inspection unlawfully, seized assets, removed documents.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sb-card\"><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 3h12M6 21h12\"\/><path d=\"M8 3v3l4 5 4-5V3M8 21v-3l4-5 4 5v3\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"sb-card__title\">Inaction<\/h3><div class=\"sb-card__body\"><p> What the authority <strong>failed to do<\/strong> although it was obliged to: did not consider an application, did not reply, did not act within the set period.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"sb-note sb-note--info\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 11v5M12 8v.4\"\/><\/svg><div class=\"sb-note__body\"><p>Inaction is challenged in the same way as a decision. The court can declare it unlawful and <strong>order<\/strong> the authority to consider the matter on the merits (Art. 245 CAP), and after such a judgment cases that have been stuck for years usually start moving.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/administratyvni-spravy-infografika-en.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5478\" src=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/administratyvni-spravy-infografika-en.svg\" alt=\"Administrative cases lawyer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Deadlines for going to court: where cases are most often lost<\/h2>\n<p>A missed deadline is the most common reason administrative cases never reach the merits. The main deadlines under Art. 122 of the Code of Administrative Procedure and special laws:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-tablewrap\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Situation<\/th>\n<th>Deadline for going to court<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General rule<\/td>\n<td><strong>6 months<\/strong> from the day the person learned, or should have learned, that their right was infringed (Art. 122(2) CAP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>After administrative (pre-court) appeal<\/td>\n<td><strong>3 months<\/strong> from service of the decision on the complaint (Art. 122(4) CAP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tax notices-decisions after a complaint to the tax service<\/td>\n<td><strong>1 month<\/strong> from the end of the administrative appeal procedure (Art. 56.19 of the Tax Code)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Public service disputes<\/td>\n<td><strong>1 month<\/strong> from the day the person learned of the infringement (Art. 122(5) CAP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A ruling in an administrative offence case (recruitment-office fines, traffic fines and the like)<\/td>\n<td><strong>10 days<\/strong> from the date of the ruling (Art. 289 of the Code of Administrative Offences, Art. 286 CAP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"sb-note sb-note--warn\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 3 2 20h20z\"\/><path d=\"M12 10v5M12 17.6v.4\"\/><\/svg><div class=\"sb-note__body\"><p>The trap is that a pre-court complaint replaces the general deadline with a new and shorter one. Someone complains to a higher authority \u201cjust to try\u201d, receives a refusal two months later, calmly prepares a claim \u2014 and finds that in a tax dispute only a month was left. So we decide on pre-court appeal immediately, having first calculated the court deadline that follows a refusal.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Court fees in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons is <strong>3,328 UAH<\/strong>. The rates are calculated from it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-tablewrap\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Claimant and type of claim<\/th>\n<th>Rate<\/th>\n<th>Amount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Individual, non-monetary claim<\/td>\n<td>0.4 of the subsistence minimum<\/td>\n<td><strong>1,331.20 UAH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Company, non-monetary claim<\/td>\n<td>1 subsistence minimum<\/td>\n<td><strong>3,328 UAH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Individual, monetary claim<\/td>\n<td>1 % of the value of the claim<\/td>\n<td>from 1,331.20 to 16,640 UAH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Company, monetary claim<\/td>\n<td>1.5 % of the value of the claim<\/td>\n<td>from 3,328 to 33,280 UAH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Challenging a ruling in an administrative offence case<\/td>\n<td>0.2 of the subsistence minimum<\/td>\n<td><strong>665.60 UAH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Appeal \/ cassation<\/td>\n<td>150 % \/ 200 % of the claim rate<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Filing through the Electronic Court means <strong>the rate \u00d7 0.8<\/strong>: a non-monetary claim by an individual costs 1,064.96 UAH. If you win, the court fee and legal costs are <strong>recovered from the state authority<\/strong> (Art. 139 CAP).<\/p>\n<h2>Interim relief: suspending a decision<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sb-note sb-note--warn\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 3 2 20h20z\"\/><path d=\"M12 10v5M12 17.6v.4\"\/><\/svg><div class=\"sb-note__body\"><p><strong>Filing a claim does not by itself suspend the decision being challenged.<\/strong> While the case runs, the recruitment office can enforce a fine, the tax authority can debit accounts, the construction inspectorate can halt building work and the migration service can start removal proceedings.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>So an <strong>application for interim relief<\/strong> is filed with the claim: suspending the individual act or prohibiting the authority from taking certain steps until the case is decided (Art. 150\u2013151 CAP). The court grants it where otherwise the future judgment would become impossible or much harder to enforce, so the application sets out precisely which funds would be debited or which project halted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-case\"><div class=\"sb-case__head\"><span class=\"sb-icobox\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 3l8 3v6c0 5-3.5 8-8 9-4.5-1-8-4-8-9V6z\"\/><path d=\"M9 12l2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"sb-case__title\">A case from our practice<\/h2><\/div><p>In 2025 a businessman from Kyiv came to us after the tax authority assessed around 640,000 UAH of VAT and penalties following a documentary audit. He had complained to the tax service himself, been refused, and arrived four days before the one-month deadline for filing. In two days we prepared the claim and the interim relief application; the court suspended the tax notices-decisions and, on the merits, annulled the assessment because the audit procedure had been breached. First instance took eight months and the appeal another four; the court awarded part of the legal costs against the authority (details changed).<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>When you can manage without a lawyer<\/h2>\n<p>If the refusal is purely formal and the authority is missing a single document, supply it yourself: that is faster and cheaper than any dispute. A complaint against a ruling imposing a fine of a few thousand hryvnias can also be filed without us after a consultation.<\/p>\n<p>An administrative lawyer is needed when:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-dark\"><ul class=\"sb-rlist\"><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 21s-6-5.5-6-11a6 6 0 0 1 12 0c0 5.5-6 11-6 11z\"\/><path d=\"M10 8l4 4M14 8l-4 4\"\/><\/svg><span>the authority <strong>refused<\/strong> on the merits and has no intention of changing its decision;<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\/><\/svg><span><strong>the deadline is running out<\/strong>, or it is unclear when it started;<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"10\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M8 10V7a4 4 0 0 1 8 0v3\"\/><\/svg><span>you need to <strong>suspend the decision<\/strong> for the duration of the case: debits, halted works, removal from the country;<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 3h12M6 21h12\"\/><path d=\"M8 3v3l4 5 4-5V3M8 21v-3l4-5 4 5v3\"\/><\/svg><span><strong>inaction<\/strong> has continued for months and a court order to act is required;<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M3 5l6 6 4-4 8 8\"\/><path d=\"M15 15h6V9\"\/><\/svg><span>the consequences are <strong>significant<\/strong>: tax assessments, confiscation, a halted business, a lost pension;<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 4v17M5 21h14\"\/><path d=\"M12 7 5 9M12 7l7 2\"\/><path d=\"M5 9 2.5 15h5zM19 11l-2.5 6h5z\"\/><\/svg><span>the other side is the <strong>legal department of a state authority<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>How we work<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"sb-proc\"><li><strong>We calculate the deadline<\/strong> from the date the decision was served, taking special rules into account.<\/li><li><strong>We analyse the decision<\/strong>: was there authority, was the procedure followed, is it reasoned.<\/li><li><strong>We choose the route<\/strong>: pre-court appeal or straight to court, given the deadlines.<\/li><li><strong>We prepare the claim<\/strong> with correctly framed relief (declare unlawful and annul, order the authority to act).<\/li><li><strong>We apply for interim relief<\/strong> so the decision is not enforced while the dispute runs.<\/li><li><strong>We run the case<\/strong> at every instance and recover costs from the authority.<\/li><\/ol>\n<h2>Cost of services<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sb-price\"><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Consultation<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>1,500 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Legal opinion: assessment of the prospects of a challenge<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>5,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Pre-court appeal, application to the authority<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>5,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Preparation of a statement of claim and procedural documents<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>5,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Participation in one court hearing<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>3,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Court representation<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>10,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row sb-price__row--hi\"><span>Comprehensive handling of an administrative case<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>30,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><div class=\"sb-price__row\"><span>Enforcement support<\/span><b><i>from<\/i>3,000 UAH<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The court fee is paid separately: 1,331.20 UAH for a non-monetary claim by an individual, 3,328 UAH for a company, 665.60 UAH to challenge a ruling in an administrative offence case; if you win, the authority reimburses it.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sb-related\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/cziny-poslug\/\"><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg>Full price list<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Questions and answers (Administrative lawyer)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sb-faq\"><details class=\"sb-faq__item\" open><summary><h3>What if the six months have already passed?<\/h3><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"sb-faq__body\"><p>File the claim together with an application to restore the deadline and evidence of good reasons (Art. 121 CAP): illness, being abroad or in a combat zone, late service of the decision. Without that application the court will leave the claim without consideration (Art. 123 CAP). If the decision was never properly served on you, time may not have started running at all \u2014 and that is the first thing we check.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"sb-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Can the claim be filed and hearings attended remotely?<\/h3><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"sb-faq__body\"><p>Yes. The claim, applications and evidence are filed through the Electronic Court with a discount on the fee, and you can attend the hearing by video link from your own device. For clients in other cities and abroad we run administrative cases without them coming to Kyiv.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"sb-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Will the authority\u2019s costs be awarded against me if I lose?<\/h3><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"sb-faq__body\"><p>The risk is limited: an authority can claim legal costs only where it engaged an advocate under a contract, not for the work of in-house lawyers, and in practice such claims are rare. The court fee you paid is not refunded if you lose, which is why we assess the prospects before it is paid.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"sb-faq__item\"><summary><h3>What documents should I bring to the consultation?<\/h3><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 5v14M5 12h14\"\/><\/svg><\/summary><div class=\"sb-faq__body\"><p>The decision being challenged, your application to the authority and its reply, documents confirming your right, and proof of when the decision was received (the envelope, the delivery note): the deadline runs from that date.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div><div class=\"sb-closing\"><h2>Contact an administrative lawyer at Svarog<\/h2>\n<p>Send us the authority\u2019s decision and the date you received it. The lawyer will first calculate the deadline, then assess the prospects and tell you whether the decision needs to be suspended for the duration of the case and what the matter will cost.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sb-meta\"><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 4h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 5 5L15 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2z\"\/><\/svg><span><a href=\"tel:+380955545424\">+38 095 554-54-24<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 21s-6-5.5-6-11a6 6 0 0 1 12 0c0 5.5-6 11-6 11z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2.4\"\/><\/svg><span>Kyiv, 7 Khoriva Street (Podil)<\/span><\/li><li><svg class=\"sb-ico\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\/><\/svg><span>Mon\u2013Fri 9.00\u201318.00<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Administrative proceedings have a rule found in no other process: the burden of proving that a decision was lawful rests on the state authority (). 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