INTEGRITES has advised Minfin and Ukrgasbank on EUR 30 mln convertible loan from IFC

INTEGRTIES has advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (Minfin) and JSB Ukrgasbank, a state-owned bank, in connection with EUR 30 mln loan agreement and implementation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The five-year loan for Ukrgasbank comes with an option for IFC to convert the loan into the common shares. The deal is …

INTEGRITES secures the lowest dumping margin for the Chinese steel producer

International Trade practice at INTEGRITES successfully represented interests of Foshan Vinmay Stainless Steel Co. Ltd* (China) in the antidumping investigation initiated by the leading Russian stainless pipes producers. The investigation related to the imports of welded stainless pipes manufactured in China to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.

GRC.ua: INTEGRITES is among TOP-10 best employers among law firms in Ukraine

INTEGRITES is among TOP-10 best employers among law firms in Ukraine in 2020-21, according to the survey by grc.ua. The survey covered almost 500 companies from 20 industries. More than 6,000 respondents defined the criteria they use when choosing a job, as well as identified the most attractive industries and employers.

INTEGRITES protected interests of the German equipment manufacturer in a dispute with SE NNEGC Energoatom

INTEGRITES Domestic Litigation team assisted the German equipment manufacturer to recover losses caused by the long-term non-repayment of the debt by one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises – NNEGC Energoatom.

INTEGRITES advised Khlibni Investytsii on USD 3 mln financing for the construction of a new production line

INTEGRITES advised Chanta Mount, a subsidiary of the leading Ukrainian bakery producer Khlibni Investytsii, on USD 3 mln financing extended by Raiffeisen Bank International for construction of a new production line.

INTEGRITES advises Longwing Energy S.C.A. on launching Phase I of 500 MW Zaporizhzhia Wind Park

INTEGRITES advises EuroCape Ukraine I LLC, an indirect subsidiary of LongWing Energy S.C.A., a Luxemburg-based independent power producer operating renewable assets in Europe, on commissioning of Phase I of the 500 MW Zaporizhzhia Wind Park. The facility is one of the most large-scale onshore wind farms being under construction in Ukraine.

INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of a German company in a dispute against NNEGC Energoatom

INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of a German equipment manufacturer before the Commercial Cassation Court in a dispute related to the recovery of inflation losses and 3% of the annual interest rate in the amount of UAH 6 mln. The dispute arose due to failure of NNEGC Energoatom, one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises, …

Standardisierung und Automatisierung eines Transfer Impact Assessment im Zusammenhang mit den neuen EU-Standardvertragsklauseln

SKW Schwarz berichtete bereits darüber, dass die EU-Kommission am 4. Juni 2021 neue EU-Standardvertragsklauseln für den internationalen Datentransfer verabschiedet hat. Diese neuen EU-Standardvertragsklauseln sind hier abrufbar. In dem erwähnten Beitrag wiesen wir bereits darauf hin, dass bei der Heranziehung dieser neuen EU-Standardvertragsklauseln eine Risikoeinschätzung („Transfer Impact Assessment“) erforderlich ist. Zwischenzeitlich hat auch die Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des …

Labour Court Finds Company’s Mandatory Retirement Age Justifiable

Facts: The Complainant commenced employment with the Respondent Company as a Service Engineer on 1st September 1989.  His employment ceased due to his reaching his 65th birthday on 21st January 2020.   The Complainant initiated a claim against his former employer under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (the “Act”).  He claimed that he was discriminated against on the basis of …

Labour Court Increases Complainant’s Award For Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations For Her Disability

Facts: The Complainant’s employment transferred to the Respondent by way of a transfer of undertaking in August 2018. Her previous employer had made reasonable accommodations for her due to her Achilles Tendonitis and based on the advice from Occupational Health. The Respondent would not apply the agreement made between the Complainant and her previous employer.