Choice of court agreements

Resolution of the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine, dated September 15, 2015, case No. 911/539/15. Available at http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/50706939 The lower courts ascertained that the plaintiff in this case had filed the action against the defendant on the ground of the right of subrogation under the contract of cession, dated March 03, 2014. The plaintiff is a…

Protection of trade names

Resolution of the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine, dated December 22, 2015, case No. 910/20889/13. Available at http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/54538286 A trade name is the name used by a legal entity or an individual, who is an entrepreneur, in order to distinguish themselves in the market or for their identification in business relations. Ukrainian legislation does not require…

Contract interpretation

Resolution of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, dated July 01, 2015, case No. 3-195гс15 (910/24029/13). Available at http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/46803652 The contract interpretation option available under Article 213 of the Ukrainian Civil Code may be implemented before the parties to a contract commence fulfilling the contract, and not after they have been fulfilling the contract over a…

Legal remedies: theory and real life

Resolutions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, dated May 21, 2012, case Nos. 6-18цс11, 6-69цс11, 6-20цс11. Available at http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/24976430, http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/24976440,  http://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/24704776 In addition, the court did not take into account that limitation of ways to protect civil rights or interests shall be applied in compliance with the provisions of Articles 55, 124 of the Constitution…