The Business Ombudsman Council received only three appeals concerning raiding during the period of the full-scale invasion
This may be due to the fact that during the state of war, the list of registrars conducting business registrations was limited
During the period of full-scale invasion, the Business Ombudsman Council received only three complaints about raiding/unlawful re-registration of property rights.
This was reported by Ukrainian Business Ombudsman Roman Vashchuk in an interview with Mind.
According to him, there are significantly fewer such cases in the BOC today than in pre-war times – this may be due to the fact that during the martial law period, the list of registrars who could carry out registration actions related to business and real estate was limited.
"Currently, we are investigating a case based on a complaint from an agro company. The state registrar changed the beneficial owner, the size of the founders' shares, and the amount of the charter capital contrary to the law, but there are reasonable doubts about the validity and legality of such actions. The company lodged a complaint with the Anti-Raider Collegium of the Ministry of Justice, the review of the complaint is still ongoing and the complainant is waiting for a decision. And here it can be said that there are certain signs that the problem of illegal registration actions is returning to Ukraine," says Vashchuk.
According to him, the Anti-Raider Collegium responded quite quickly to violations, while court litigation takes a very long time. However, part of its legal powers in the field of cancellation of registration actions regarding real estate is temporarily limited.
"Therefore, some unscrupulous businessmen may take advantage of this temporary vacuum. At present, the legislative gap has been eliminated, the relevant law is waiting for the President's signature, after which the Anti-Raider Collegium should return to its usual format of work," the ombudsman notes.
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