Judicial practice

We assess the prospects of litigation, develop a strategy and protect your interests at all stages of the trial and in enforcement proceedings.

Our Advantages

15 years of proven experience in the legal services market
Experienced team of legal experts
Professional recognition – ranked 29th among the Top 100 leading law firms in Ukraine
Impeccable reputation and ethical excellence
Extensive network in legal and business fields
Prompt and efficient legal assistance
Transparent and reasonable pricing
Office located in the heart of Odesa
Personalized approach to every client and case

Team

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Yuriy
Kostinyuk

Head of legal practice, lawyer

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Vladyslav
Martynchuk

Lawyer, specialist in military practice, mediator

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Litigation is a direction of activity of the law firm, which consists in protecting the interests of individuals and legal entities in court.

“DE-JURE” has been on the market for a long time, and its specialists have considerable experience in providing legal services for judicial protection. Therefore, in the event of a dispute and the need to defend your rights in court, we recommend consulting with a lawyer from “DE-JURE”. In judicial and pre-trial support, experience is difficult to overestimate: this is already half of the correct conduct of the case and achieving a successful result. Knowledge of procedures that are not very clearly spelled out in the legislation, and the ability to correctly prepare documentation allows you to significantly speed up and facilitate the process of proving your theses and defending the client’s rights.

By contacting “DE-JURE”, the client can be sure, if not of winning (no lawyer can guarantee it), then at least of high-quality, fast and effective conduct of his case.

In what categories of cases do we represent clients in court?

The company “DE-JURE” has vast experience gained in hundreds of lawsuits. There is simply no problem that lawyers cannot solve – in most cases they are able to give recommendations, advise on a solution plan and predict the chances of success. The range of cases in which we represent clients in court includes all common issues:

  • family law (divorce, registration of guardianship, division of property, filing for alimony, etc.);
  • inheritance law;
  • civil legal relations (obligations, contracts, registration of real estate, property disputes);
  • economic disputes between legal entities (for example, regarding land, property, provision or non-provision of services);
  • protection of citizens’ rights from unlawful actions of state bodies;
  • criminal law (traffic accidents, unauthorized abandonment of a part, fraud, etc.).

After the start of a full-scale war, the field of military law is actively developing, where many nuances arise all the time. We quickly pick up on trends, so we carefully study case law, attend seminars, and master innovations in legislation.

Divorce and division of property

Couples who divorce peacefully and are able to find an understanding on their own are extremely rare in practice. In some cases, divorce is carried out exclusively in court, in particular if the couple has a minor child, cannot divide the property and come to an understanding in general. A lawyer for division of property specializes in such cases.

Determination of the amount and collection of alimony

The determination of the amount and collection of alimony in Ukraine is also carried out through the court. Its decision is mandatory for execution throughout the territory of Ukraine, and this is ensured by the police, the bailiff service or other state bodies. The collection of funds is precisely the task of the bailiff service, which can impose a fine on property and bank cards if a person does not want to pay alimony.

Deprivation and restoration of parental rights

A child cannot decide for himself who he wants to stay with and who he does not want to see after the parents’ divorce. Yes, the court is not the only instance – this issue is also dealt with by state guardianship authorities, but their decision is of a recommended nature and is not mandatory. So, ultimately, cases concerning parental rights are concluded in court. In principle, the same happens in other cases of registration of guardianship over an elderly or disabled person.

Establishing a communication order with the child

As in the situation of deprivation of parental rights, the final decision on establishing a communication order with the child is made by the court. In most cases, the case is resolved in favor of the mother, but in the practice of “DE-JURE” there is a case when we achieved an atypical court decision on joint custody. This meant that the child lives alternately with each parent for two weeks. And considering that they lived in the same area of ​​the city, this was convenient for all interested parties.

International Family Disputes

Before the war, international family disputes arose between spouses who filed for divorce, having different citizenships, married in one country and owned property in another. Many Ukrainian families after the Russian invasion found themselves divided by borders, and therefore the issue became even more relevant. We can initiate the legal procedure, synchronize our actions with the lawyers of the country of residence (citizenship) of one of the spouses and organize the document flow. A lawyer from DE-JURE represents the client in court, so it is enough for him to issue a power of attorney and sign a contract.

How is the preparation for the trial going?

At the first stage of preparation for the trial, the lawyer finds out all the circumstances and facts reported by the client and understands the essence of the case. One of the main issues is not the existence of a right as such, but evidence of its violation. Therefore, the lawyer’s task is to correctly, logically and in sufficient volume prepare all the documents on the basis of which the judge will form his opinion on the case. Since we have been practicing for many years, there are practically no cases of returning documents, and in the future it is enough just to come to court and prove your position, explaining additional nuances to the judge and other participants in the process.

If the lawyer sees that the chances of winning are almost non-existent, he will inform about this in advance and give the client the opportunity to decide for himself whether he wants to deal with this case.

What documents must the client provide?

All court cases are different, but in any case the client must provide identification data, documents confirming the right, and the circumstances of the violation of the right. Let’s consider what documents the client submits using examples of common cases:

  • Traffic accident: the right to a car, a certificate confirming the fact of the accident, damage calculation (expertise);
  • Divorce: data that the couple is married, the reasons for the decision to dissolve the marriage, birth certificates of children;
  • Complaint about flooding by neighbors: a document confirming the right to ownership of the housing, a certificate confirming the flooding, an expert assessment of the cost of repairs.

If any document is missing, the lawyer makes a request for a lawyer. When all the necessary data is collected and executed, there are no obstacles to resolving the case in the client’s favor.

How does the trial proceed?

The trial is held in the format of a discussion, where each of the parties (plaintiff, defendant, third party) speaks in turn. The lawyer “DE-JURE” represents the case in court: reads out individual fragments in the documents, explains the circumstances and facts, and necessarily voices the regulatory framework that he uses as a means of protecting the client’s rights. Representatives of the parties ask each other questions, express their positions, argue about individual pieces of evidence (whether they are forged or allow for misinterpretation). After that, the judge goes to the deliberation room and makes a decision. If the case is voluminous or there is a need to request new documents, there may be several court sessions.

What results will a court hearing help achieve?

The result of a court hearing is a court decision with an order to protect the client’s rights (for example, that he owns the disputed property, compensation for losses, an obligation for the father to pay child support, an obligation to transfer a pension, etc.). The person refers this decision to the state body that must execute the order, or to the enforcement service, which collects money directly from the person who must pay it, or imposes fines and sanctions in case of his refusal. They enter the data into a special register and perform the necessary actions: the pension fund transfers the pension, issues certificates that were refused, and the notary registers the inheritance. Thus, the client receives protection for his violated rights (compensation for losses, constituent documents for property), which he could not obtain in the usual way due to circumstances.

Publications

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