Cabinet allows legal help for international court cases without tenders
The Ukrainian Justice Ministry will use a negotiation-based procurement system to hire law firms that will protect Ukraine's rights and interests in international courts.
Cabinet resolution No.155 dated March 14 and published on March 15 says this concerns some 20 legal disputes in the courts of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Luxembourg, Paris (France), the District of Massachusetts, the Southern District of New York City, the Central District of California (all three are in the United States), Stockholm (Sweden) and Pecs (Hungary).
The resolution says Ukraine is currently as a plaintiff in a dispute with a Hungarian medical center in a Pecs court.
Cases where Ukraine acts as a defendant include litigation involving the cancellation of sanctions against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, his son Oleksandr Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. The sanction-related litigation is being considered by the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg.
On the list is also a case in the District Court of Amsterdam, which is considering a claim on the return of Scythian jewelry to museums located in Russian-annexed Crimea following an exhibition at Allard Pierson Museum.
Other disputes include claims by Black Iron Inc. and the Republic of Tatarstan and its Ministry of Land and Property Relations against Ukraine, which are being considered by an ad hoc arbitration entity under the 1976 UNCITRAL arbitration rules.
