New Litigation Rules In Ukrainian Courts As Of 15 December 2017

On 3 October 2017 the Ukrainian Parliament passed a law (the Law), which amends and restates the Commercial Procedural Code of Ukraine, the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine and the Administrative Litigation Procedure Code of Ukraine, and which came into force as of 15 December 2017.

The Law introduces many important changes aimed at improving the litigation process in Ukraine, in particular:

Arbitrability of disputes

The Commercial Procedural Code clearly states that generally any dispute, which is subject to jurisdiction of commercial courts, can be resolved by commercial arbitration, save for cases set out in the law (disputes in respect of state registration of property rights to immovable property (trademarks), disputes in respect of public procurement agreements, etc.).