Ilyashev & Partners has successfully represented NetCracker in the Ukrainian appellate courts.
In the initial trial, the Social Protection Fund for People with Disabilities successfully sued TOV NetCracker in two actions, winning over UAH 5 million in sanctions for NetCracker's alleged failure to meet the mandatory quota for the employment of people with disabilities. The first and second appellate courts, however, reversed the trial court’s decision, finding that evidence showed that NetCracker was in fact in good standing with reporting requirements and had voluntarily recruited persons with disabilities for current and upcoming vacancies.
Ilyashev & Partners Partner Maksym Kopeychykov led the case, and said that even with a vast number of similar cases being heard by administrative courts, persuading the judges was quite challenging. “Luckily, in reaching its decision the Higher Administrative Court made a serious study into the case and recognized that the trial court had misapplied the substantive law.”