"In Ukraine, the huge need for attorneys has been artificially created," says Oleg Malinevskiy, an EQUITY partner.

In pursuit of good intentions, such as fighting corruption and bringing national legislation in line with the requirements of the European Union, a whole range of measures have been implemented in Ukraine to introduce the institute of management of property derived from crime. This process was marked by the creation of a special body - ARMA and by the beginning of its active work. However,in the projection of Ukrainian realities, even honest owners of property have found themselves in  the risks zone, their rights and legitimate interests in most cases have actually become unprotected.

The role of phantoms in the appellate procedure, the appeal by the "phantom" to the decision of the appellate instance reversing  the decision of the court of first instance and making a new decision, as well as the extent of their rights – this is what Oleg Malinevskiy told to participants of Legal High School.

EQUITY senior associate and attorney Dmytro Tylipskyi told the audience of the Restructuring and Bankruptcy School about the new Bankruptcy Code, institution of proceedings in a bankruptcy case, grounds, time limits and powers of the court at the stage of preparatory proceedings.

EQUITY partner Taras Poshyvanyuk told the participants of the School of Criminal Practice about liability of investigators and prosecutors.

Bogdan Slobodian spoke at Legal High School about the nuances and problems of the application of Article 382 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which establishes criminal liability for willful failure to comply with court decision.

Andriy Ivaniv, EQUITY senior associate and attorney spoke at the Second Tax Forum of AAU "Tax & Business Talks". Andriy broached practical issues in tax disputes and told about "unconventional" means of proof. The attorney noted that in order to get a positive decision, it is necessary to employ all means to collect evidence and to precisely determine the algorithm of further actions and of each step.

Bogdan Slobodian, EQUITY senior associate and attorney reviewed the national court practice and gave examples of cases where guilt is/is not a compulsory ground for the application of financial sanctions.

Maksym Saliy, an EQUITY lawyer, commented on the proposed mechanism to combat raiding and identified the disadvantages of the Draft "Raiders STOP!"

Bohdan Slobodian, EQUITY Senior Associate, comments about the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Observance of Rights of Criminal Proceeding Participants and Other Persons by Law-Enforcement Agencies in the course of Pre-trial Investigation.”