Starting 1 July 2025, Ukrainian courts will recognise and enforce judgments of English courts under the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Hague 2019”). The Convention entered into force for Ukraine in September 2023 and will now become fully effective between the UK and Ukraine. Why It Matters Hague 2019…
Read MoreThe Register of Damage for Ukraine, an international mechanism established under the auspices of the Council of Europe, has opened a new category of claims — A3.2. This allows applying for compensation for non-residential immovable property (such as offices or warehouses) that was damaged or destroyed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Who is eligible to submit a claim? You…
Read MoreWe are thrilled to share that our deal advising Arçelik A.Ş. on Ukrainian law matters related to the formation of a joint venture between Arçelik’s subsidiary, Beko B.V., and Whirlpool Corporation’s subsidiary, Whirlpool EMEA Holdings LLC, leading to the establishment of a stand-alone company, Beko Europe, has been recognised as the 2024 IFLR M&A Deal of the Year! We are…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that our deal advising the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on USD 435 million financing to support the merger between the Lifecell group of companies, one of Ukraine’s largest data transmission and mobile communication operators, and Datagroup-Volia, a leading telecommunications provider in Ukraine, has been recognised as the 2024…
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that Redcliffe Partners has once again been recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA 2025! Our firm has received top-tier recognition across multiple practice areas: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets – Tier 1 Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 1 Energy – Tier 1 Competition – Tier 2 Real Estate and Construction – Tier 2 Dispute…
Read MoreWe are pleased to share the latest news that Redcliffe Partners has been recognised in the Chambers Europe 2025. The firm has been recommended in Corporate / M&A and spotlighted in Banking & Finance and Competition / Antitrust practices. We are especially proud that our colleagues Olexiy Soshenko, Managing Partner, Dmytro Fedoruk, Partner, and Anastasia Usova, Partner, have been recognised…
Read MoreOn 28 February 2025, Law No. 4196-IX (the “Law“) became effective which cancels the Commercial Code of Ukraine and introduces extensive changes to corporate governance. The Law will be enacted on 28 August 2025, while certain provisions, such as the prohibition of registration actions in respect of state-owned and municipal enterprises will be enacted on 28 August 2028. The main changes…
Read MoreRecently, during the last months, changes to the rules for booking of employees. As previously, in order to book their employees the companies must be recognised as critical for the economy and the population (the “Critical Companies“). However, these criteria have been slightly changed. According to the latest changes, Critical Companies must update their status until 31 March 2025 in…
Read MoreRedcliffe Partners are proud to be shortlisted for the National Law Firm of the Year (Ukraine) category in the IFLR Europe Awards 2025. Additionally, we are pleased to share that the Arçelik – Beko Europe joint venture transaction, on which our involvement focused on structuring the Ukrainian elements of the transaction and turnkey support for its implementation in our country,…
Read MoreOn 9 January 2025, Ukraine’s Parliament approved Bill No. 6013 “On the Specific Aspects of Business Regulation of Certain Companies and Their Associations During the Transition Period” (the Bill). The Bill is now awaiting the President’s signature. The Bill: invalidates the Commercial Code that has caused many problems for businesses, for example: too many rules for signing business contracts, even…
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