LA “Absolute” was a partner of «VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum»

16/ 03/ 2018

In the Menora cultural and business center in Dnipro on March 15 passed the «VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum, organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association. The event was attended by over a hundred representatives of the legal business, to hear the opinion of experts, to participate in the discussion of the innovations of the Ukrainian legislation, learn the components of success of law firms and to get acquainted with the case. Session of the forum held in the format of panel discus, in which speakers shared their experiences and discussed the innovations colleagues and answered questions from the audience. On the 1st and 2nd sessions of experts (representatives of legal companies and judges) have discussed changing the procedural codes and modernization of the CCP, namely: legal position regarding the novels procedural codes; application of measures preventing the abuse of procedural rights; Proportionality in the economic legal proceedings; reimbursement for professional legal assistance costs; appeal suspicions anew; appointment of examinations in the context of proceedings against the monopoly of the adversarial principle; strengthening of the adversarial principle. At the end of discussion, the experts responded to questions from the audience, thus giving more specifics. Managing Partner of Law agency Absolute Olexander Bondarchuk acted as an expert third session of the Forum on the components of successful joint-stock company and the UK. Participants raised questions about the formation, training and retention team discussed the problem of professional burnout and staff shortages junior & middle-level lawyers, toxic influence customers to the companys brand and features of formation of marketing strategy in the legal business. At the beginning of his speech, Olexander Bondarchuk has defined marketing strategy, saying that the marketing strategy - its part of the overall strategy of the company, which describes how the company should use its limited resources to achieve their goals. Asked moderator of the session on investment in marketing, Olexander said that the investment size may vary depending on the chosen strategy and goals. Also he added that the correctly chosen marketing strategy aimed at continuous development, helping companies gain a firm foothold in the legal market and not to surrender their positions. Commenting on the problem of staff retention, Alexander shared his experience, noting that in LA Absolute lawyers are given the opportunity to work with interesting projects and thereby show themselves in the most favorable light. Hot discussion the third session continued and during the coffee break. In an informal atmosphere, participants were asked questions to the experts and indicated their position. Law firms of Ukraine are actively developing computer technology, but the vast majority are wary of automation activities of the team. In a special report, Software for Lawyers: between Hyperloop and MS-Doc» CEO «Axon Partners» told about the intricacies of selection software for lawyers and the shared experience of Google applications for business, Trello, Odoo, Slack and other programs. During the 4th session on the topic Legal aspects of the East Region, the participants discussed the needs of big business and shared case studies. A representative of the company «Grand Distribution» told about the sad experience of the contractual relationships with landlords and suppliers, as well as passing checks online shops for license availability and labeling. He added the story of the first speaker of the representative of PJSC Southern Mining and Processing Plant, talking about taxation in the field of foreign trade and the VAT refund. During the discussion, participants also discussed corporate fraud, use of forensic1 and voiced successful cases on the elimination of theft in one of the Ukrainian companies and e-mail-Hunting official agency. Traditionally, VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum ended with an evening cocktail reception. For reference, the Ukrainian Bar Association for 6 years organizes regional legal forums. Every year the event brings together hundreds of lawyers from different cities of Ukraine, united by the desire to share their experiences. This year, the Law agency Absolute was a partner of VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum and intends to continue to support the organizers, thereby making a contribution to the development of legal business in Ukraine. 1 Forensic (forensic) – a complex of measures to control the system, aimed at preventing the commission of unlawful acts by officials, including malpractice and fraud investigation that led to the financial or reputational loss.

In the “Menora” cultural and business center in Dnipro on March 15 passed the «VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum”, organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association.

The event was attended by over a hundred representatives of the legal business, to hear the opinion of experts, to participate in the discussion of the innovations of the Ukrainian legislation, learn the components of success of law firms and to get acquainted with the case.

Session of the forum held in the format of panel discus, in which speakers shared their experiences and discussed the innovations colleagues and answered questions from the audience.

On the 1st and 2nd sessions of experts (representatives of legal companies and judges) have discussed changing the procedural codes and modernization of the CCP, namely:

legal position regarding the novels procedural codes;
application of measures preventing the abuse of procedural rights;
Proportionality in the economic legal proceedings;
reimbursement for professional legal assistance costs;
appeal suspicions anew;
appointment of examinations in the context of proceedings against the monopoly of the adversarial principle;
strengthening of the adversarial principle.

At the end of discussion, the experts responded to questions from the audience, thus giving more specifics. Managing Partner of Law agency “Absolute” Olexander Bondarchuk acted as an expert third session of the Forum on the components of successful joint-stock company and the UK. Participants raised questions about the formation, training and retention team discussed the problem of professional burnout and staff shortages junior & middle-level lawyers, toxic influence customers to the company’s brand and features of formation of marketing strategy in the legal business. At the beginning of his speech, Olexander Bondarchuk has defined marketing strategy, saying that the marketing strategy – it’s part of the overall strategy of the company, which describes how the company should use its limited resources to achieve their goals. Asked moderator of the session on investment in marketing, Olexander said that the investment size may vary depending on the chosen strategy and goals. Also he added that the correctly chosen marketing strategy aimed at continuous development, helping companies gain a firm foothold in the legal market and not to surrender their positions. Commenting on the problem of staff retention, Alexander shared his experience, noting that in LA “Absolute” lawyers are given the opportunity to work with interesting projects and thereby show themselves in the most favorable light. Hot discussion the third session continued and during the coffee break. In an informal atmosphere, participants were asked questions to the experts and indicated their position. Law firms of Ukraine are actively developing computer technology, but the vast majority are wary of automation activities of the team. In a special report, “Software for Lawyers: between Hyperloop and MS-Doc» CEO «Axon Partners» told about the intricacies of selection software for lawyers and the shared experience of Google applications for business, Trello, Odoo, Slack and other programs. During the 4th session on the topic “Legal aspects of the East Region”, the participants discussed the needs of big business and shared case studies. A representative of the company «Grand Distribution» told about the sad experience of the contractual relationships with landlords and suppliers, as well as passing checks online shops for license availability and labeling. He added the story of the first speaker of the representative of PJSC “Southern Mining and Processing Plant”, talking about taxation in the field of foreign trade and the VAT refund. During the discussion, participants also discussed corporate fraud, use of forensic¹ and voiced successful cases on the elimination of theft in one of the Ukrainian companies and e-mail-Hunting official agency. Traditionally, “VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum” ended with an evening cocktail reception. For reference, the Ukrainian Bar Association for 6 years organizes regional legal forums. Every year the event brings together hundreds of lawyers from different cities of Ukraine, united by the desire to share their experiences. This year, the Law agency “Absolute” was a partner of “VI East-Ukrainian Legal Forum” and intends to continue to support the organizers, thereby making a contribution to the development of legal business in Ukraine. ¹ Forensic (forensic) – a complex of measures to control the system, aimed at preventing the commission of unlawful acts by officials, including malpractice and fraud investigation that led to the financial or reputational loss.