The Ukrainian Bar Association, with the support of the Association for the Development of Judicial Self-Government of Ukraine, invites you to the online event "Enforcement of judgments of national courts to recover damages from the Russian Federation in foreign jurisdictions: challenges and prospects", which will be held on June 22, 2023 online (Zoom).

Please note that the event will be held in Zoom only. No video recording will be provided.

Time: 17:00 - 19:00 Kyiv time (EEST)

Audience: private practice lawyers, judges

Language of the event: Ukrainian

Agenda:

Dmytro Hudyma, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine

Some aspects of the refusal of jurisdictional immunity of the Russian Federation in the practice of the Supreme Court

Maria Kostytska, Partner in the Paris and Washington, DC offices of Winston & Strawn LLP, Barrister of England and Wales

How and where to circumvent jurisdictional immunity: a comparative analysis of judicial immunity of the defendant state in the legal systems of the United Kingdom, the United States and France in the context of recognition and enforcement of Ukrainian court judgements on compensation for damages caused by the war.

Tetyana Nesterchuk, barrister of England and Wales, Fountain Court Chambers, London

How to ensure due process/natural justice in war damage claims: the English perspective. Are there any prospects for the enforcement of Ukrainian court judgments recognized in England at the expense of frozen Russian assets?

Svitlana Starosvit, S.J.D., Harvard University, USA

Prospects for the enforcement of Ukrainian judgments against the Russian Federation in the United States. Key issues and arguments to prove compliance with due process in Ukraine.  Are there any grounds for using frozen Russian assets for recovery under a Ukrainian judgment against the Russian Federation?

Moderator: Yuliya Atamanova, Doctor of Law, Attorney at Law, Partner at LCF Law Group, Ukraine

To participate in the event, registration is required.

Registration is open until June 21 inclusive. Your participation will be confirmed by a separate letter from the event coordinator.

* Participation in the event is free of charge, but you can support the UBA institutional activities with a donation.

For more information about the event, please call: +38 (096) 742-71-07 (WhatsApp, Telegram) or email: kpyshchyk@uba.ua. The contact person is Kateryna Pyshchyk.