EQUITY defended a client in the case on compensation for non-pecuniary damage

The Civil Cassation Court of the Supreme Court of Ukraine has made a final decision in the case of compensation for damages to EQUITY's client caused by illegal actions and decisions of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the Main Department of the National Police of the Chernihiv Region and the State Treasury of Ukraine.

Earlier, the firm's client had been acquitted by the Chernihiv District Court on five counts of receiving undue benefits by official (Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The defendants (state bodies) objected to the satisfaction of the claim for non-pecuniary damage and also to the duration of the moral suffering associated with the client's stay under investigation and trial for 5 years.

As a result of the trial, the court decided to recover UAH 600,000 from the State of Ukraine for the benefit of the plaintiff at the expense of the State budget of Ukraine. The plaintiff will transfer this money to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This is a great victory and an important precedent for further defence and a fair investigation.

The client's interests were represented by partners at EQUITY Olexandr Lysak and Taras Poshyvanyuk.

The full text of the decision of the CCU of the Supreme Court in case No. 752/7098/22 (case No. 61-173123) will be available in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.