Statements and declarations of the Ukrainian Bar Association
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The Ukrainian Bar Association has expressed concern over the changes proposed by the Draft Law № 7025 with regard to the bar
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) addressed the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding the Draft Law № 7025 «On Self-Regulatory Organizations» (the Draft Law), the final and transitional provisions of which provide for significant amendments to the Law of Ukraine «On the Bar and Practice of Law».
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UBA have urged INTA and AIPPI to Deprive all existing Russian Belarussian members of INTA and AIPPI membership
Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) officially addressed the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
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UBA urges EU institutions to strengthen economic and trade restrictions with regard to both Russia and Belarus
On 30 March 2022, Politico published an interview with Mr Timur Suleimenov, First Deputy Chief of Staff to the Kazakh President. In the interview, Mr Suleimenov informed about the intent of Kazakhstan to become an intermediary between international companies and the Russian Federation so that to continue indirect trade of the said companies with RF. According to the article, “the European Commission has given its blessing to the arrangement… after meeting EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis in Brussels”.
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UBA urged international law firms, legal associations, and regulators to terminate the provision of legal services to companies operating in Russian Federation
Ukrainian Government and people welcome such an approach since economic isolation of the Russian Federation is the only alternative to a lengthy and exhausting war and consequent occupation of the Ukrainian territory.
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UBA urges international companies to completely withdraw from Russia
The Ukrainian Bar Association stresses that Ukraine needs full economic isolation from the Russian Federation, which is the only way to finally stop the war by peaceful means.
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Ukrainian legal market has united: a common position on cooperation with international companies that continue doing business in russia
Following other UBA initiatives, more than 70 leading law firms have united and expressed their position to cease providing legal services to international companies that are still doing business and maintain their presence in russia.
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Ukrainian Bar Association urges the Saint-Gobain Group to immediately stop any activities with Russian businesses
UBA believes that cooperation with Russia and financing of Russian economy enable Russian Government to continue and most importantly finance the war and all the atrocities that are being committed in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Bar Association urged governments worldwide to audit assets of the Russian Federation so that to secure funds for future damages claims
The Ukrainian Bar Association urged Governments of European Union member countries, as well as Governments of the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore and Turkey to audit assets of the Russian Federation and its state-owned enterprises (where the state’s share is 51% or more) in their countries.
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UBA calls on the Solicitors Regulation Authority to update guidelines for solicitors in view of the war in Ukraine
Ukrainian Bar Association addressed the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with a request to update Guidelines for Legal Practitioners and indicate that business relations with Russian clients who are affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation is against the rule of law principle and objectives of the sanctions imposed by the British Government.
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Ukrainian Bar Association urges the ACC to immediately stop any activities with Russian businesses
While hundreds of international corporations and associations are terminating all cooperation with the Russian Federation, it seems like the American Chamber of Commerce in the Russian Federation not only continues its business as usual but also reaffirms its partnership with Russian commercial associations.
