Guides
Practical notes for the moments when there is no time left to think.
These situations have one thing in common: decisions have to be taken in minutes, with no time to look anything up. Read them in advance — and save the number.
Inheritance during the war: deadlines and missed deadlines
Why martial law does not stop the six months, how to accept an inheritance after the deadline — by the heirs' consent or through a court, and the estates of servicemen killed, people missing and property in occupied territory.
Road accident with an injured person: when it turns criminal
Where an administrative case ends and a criminal one begins, penalties under Articles 286 and 286-1 CC, the role of the vehicle accident examination, settling with the victim and what to do in the first days.
Incapacity and guardianship: how it works
How a court declares a person incapable or limits their capacity, who becomes guardian, why the decision must be renewed every two years, and how a guardian gets a deferral or discharge.
A family member detained: what relatives should do
How to find where the person is held, when to engage a lawyer, which documents to gather for the bail hearing and what not to do in the first 24 hours.
A free lawyer: who is entitled
Who can get free legal aid and a defence lawyer, how to apply to a legal aid centre, and how a free lawyer differs from your own.
Plea agreements: when they pay off
When you can reach an agreement with the prosecutor, what it must contain, what the court checks and how to agree on a fine instead of imprisonment. With an example from our practice.
Buying a flat in instalments: how not to lose your money
Why a preliminary agreement without a notary is void, why a "deposit" is returned only once, what a receipt must contain and how to protect your money with a loan secured by a mortgage.
The motivation contract: what you sign and where the traps are
A calculator: your term of service, the deferral after discharge counting service since 2022, and approximate pay. Plus what to keep so you can prove your rights a year from now.
Is your phone tapped? Covert surveillance and what the defence can do
When and by whom tapping is authorised, the three layers of data and why "an iPhone can't be cracked" is a myth, what to do when your phone is seized, and how the defence gets such evidence excluded.
"Oberih": you were removed from the register, and now you are wanted
Why people removed from military registration are "put back" without a decision, how removal differs from deregistration, and how to correct the data through the recruitment centre or an administrative court.
Preventive measures: custody, bail or house arrest
What the court decides in the first 72 hours, what the choice between custody and bail depends on, how much bail is in 2026 and what the family should gather before the hearing.
Detention and the first questioning
When the 72 hours start running, what they must tell you straight away, and why silence is not a sign of guilt.
A search of your home
What to check in the ruling, who must be let in, what may be seized and how to record a breach.
What to do after a road accident
The first minutes under clause 2.10 of the Road Traffic Rules, when a joint statement is enough and when the police must be called.
Stopped by a TCC notification team
Why service of a summons must precede any demand, and why a lawyer should be called to the scene rather than from inside the centre.
Summoned as a witness
Where the line between witness and suspect runs, what you may keep silent about and how long questioning may last.
UAH 15 million for a serviceman killed in action
How death in action differs from a service-related death, where to file the documents and how long each stage takes.
Absence without leave in Ukraine
How unauthorised absence differs from desertion, why returning does not close the case, and how to return after 20 September.
Challenging a military medical board
Where and when to file, why the court reviews only the procedure, and what to prepare for the re-examination.
Divorce at a distance
When one or both spouses are abroad: where the marriage is dissolved, how not to travel, and why a foreign judgment does not take effect in Ukraine on its own.
Grants for veterans: how to get one, and who not to trust
Why the pause between application rounds is when intermediaries promise a "guaranteed" filing and take up to 95% of the grant.
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