Ukraine: Corporate/Commercial Law

June 2026 – Information requests from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) are often treated by the recipients as routine events.

Over the past four years, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine ("AMC") has significantly intensified enforcement against so-called "gun-jumping" violations, in which mergers or acquisitions occur prior to obtaining AMC approval.

September 2025 – Ukraine's parliament has registered a draft law "On the Screening of Foreign Direct Investments" (the "FDI Draft"), which, in line with EU standards, seeks to establish...

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has introduced new regulations affecting critical enterprise status and military service reservations. The Resolution clarifies procedures for maintaining critical status, adjusts employee counting methods for reservation quotas, and removes previous restrictions on canceling employee reservations.

Ukraine is implementing a comprehensive reform of its state supervision system, introducing digital inspection procedures, enhanced business protections, and new appeal mechanisms. The changes establish risk-based inspection frequencies, mandatory e-documentation through an integrated system, and a two-level administrative challenge process that businesses can use before resorting to court proceedings.

June 2026 – Ukraine has updated the rules for recognising enterprises as critically important and for reserving employees liable for military service.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has introduced new regulations affecting critical enterprise status and military service reservations. The Resolution clarifies procedures for maintaining critical status, adjusts employee counting methods for reservation quotas, and removes previous restrictions on canceling employee reservations.

Over the past four years, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine ("AMC") has significantly intensified enforcement against so-called "gun-jumping" violations, in which mergers or acquisitions occur prior to obtaining AMC approval.

On February 3, 2026 the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has endorsed the Charter of the National Development Institution (NDI). This Institution commenced its operation on January 1, 2026...

On 21 November 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Provisions on Judicial Control...

A long-awaited Law of Ukraine "On joint stock companies" No. 2465-IX ("the Law") has entered into force from January 1, 2024.

This post reports on several recent decisions regarding the circumstances in which a company's directors and officers can be committed for contempt, and the steps needed to pursue...