Laboratory of Company Law Issues

Laboratory of Company Law Issues

GENERAL INFORMATION

Laboratory of Company Law Issues (hereinafter referred to as the Laboratory) of the Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Scientific-Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak, NPRr of Ukraine) began its activity July 1, 2001.

The laboratory was created in accordance with the Statute of the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after academician F. Burchak of the NPRS of Ukraine and the Statute of the Precarpathian National University named after V. Stefanyk on the basis of the agreement of March 1, 2008.

The laboratory is a research institution without a legal entity status. In its activity, the Constitution of Ukraine, current legislation, statutes and orders of the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak of the NPRS of Ukraine and the Precarpathian National University named after them. V. Stefanyk, Regulations on the Laboratory.

 

Staff

The laboratory operates as a part of the Department of Private Law Issues of the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak of the NPRU of Ukraine.

The chief scientist of the Laboratory is Valentyna Vasylieva – Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Civil Law, Director of the Law Institute of the Precarpathian National University named after V. Stefanyk

The staff of the Laboratory:

Liliana Sishchuk – Head (acting) of the Laboratory, Candidate of Legal Sciences.

 

Viktoriia Vasylieva – Research Laboratory, Candidate of Legal Sciences.

Nataliia Vintoniak is a junior researcher at the Laboratory.

 

DIRECTIONS OF ACTIVITY

The laboratory aims to improve the mechanism of legal regulation of corporate relations and adaptation and unification of internal corporate legislation of Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the European Community and the norms of international law.

To do this, the Laboratory:

– conducts research on fundamental and applied problems of the theory and practice of company law;

–   participates in the development of scientifically substantiated recommendations for improving the legal regulation of corporate relations in the light of the regulation of similar institutes in the EU member states;

–  participates in conducting scientific and legal expertise of laws and other normative legal acts of Ukraine on company law issues;

–  carries out informative and analytical analysis on the development of national legislation on corporate governance, the activities of the respective supervisory and supervisory and jurisdictional bodies, domestic and foreign studies on this issue;

–  participates in the conduct and work of international and all-Ukrainian scientific-practical conferences, seminars, round tables, etc.

The leading scientific staff of the Laboratory carry out the scientific guidance of the dissertation research, take direct part (headed) in the specialized Academic Councils of the institutes.

The staff of the Laboratory conducts scientific activities, which makes it possible to provide scientific advice in the field of company law, retrieval of abstracts of dissertations, review of dissertation research.

Labor Law of Company Law in accordance with the Regulation “On the Council of Scientific and Legal Expertise at the Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak of the NPR of Ukraine” and the Regulation “On Scientific and Legal Expertise at the Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak NPR of Ukraine “operates as a member of the Council of scientific-legal expertise and is a section of scientific-legal expertise on corporate law.

The main tasks of the Council of Scientific Legal Expertise and the Labor Law of Company Law are: objective, complex examination of objects of expertise; verification of compliance of the objects of expertise with the requirements and norms of the current legislation; organization and conducting of expert examination of draft legal acts, legal documents, documents on transactions, etc .; preparation of scientifically grounded expert conclusions and others.

In accordance with the set tasks, the Laboratory has provided a number of scientific expert opinions for higher and central government bodies. In particular, an answer was given to the request of the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine M. Kostytskyi concerning the constitutional appeal of CJSC “Obolon” and citizen V. Vynnyk about the official interpretation of the relevant legal acts concerning the procedure of alienation of shares of closed joint-stock companies . A scientific opinion was also made from 18/03/2014 at the request of the First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Ukraine O. Petryshyn at the request of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (from 06.03.2014, No. 8.1.46 / 2) “Concerning the division of legal entities created by the state, legal entities of public and private law” and others.

The Laboratory’s scientists participate annually in drafting and standard-setting work.

One of the important activities of the Laboratory is the scientific cooperation with state authorities, educational institutions and other organizations. Currently, the Laboratories have concluded cooperation agreements with the Precarpathian Territorial Department of the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market, the Western Ukrainian Law Company, the Moris Group, and others.
In addition, within the framework of international scientific cooperation, a memorandum on cooperation between the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of Ukraine was signed. Academician F. Burchak of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and V. Stefanyk Precarpathian National University from the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin (Lublin, Poland). The communicative cooperation with specialists in civil and company law of the Faculty of Law of Grodno State University named after. Y. Kupala (Grodno, Belarus) and the Law Faculty of the Minsk State University (Minsk, Belarus).

SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

The staff of the Laboratory of Company Law annually organizes and participates in scientific conferences, seminars, round tables, the purpose of which is to discuss, elaborate and propose solutions to a number of issues of development of private law, including improving the mechanism of legal regulation of corporate relations.

The Laboratory together with the Educational and Scientific Law Institute of the State Pedagogical University “The Precarpathian National University named after V. Stefanyk” conducts scientific and practical conferences and seminars on company law, in particular:

September 26 – 27, 2003 – Inter-regional scientific-practical conference “Formation and development of company law in Ukraine” was held;

November 19, 2004 – held a scientific and practical seminar “Private law issues of the creation and operation of joint stock companies”;

October 14, 2005 – held a scientific and practical seminar “Problems of implementation and protection of corporate rights”;

September 25, 2006 – a scientific and practical seminar devoted to the discussion of the draft Law “On Joint Stock Companies” on “Improving the legal regulation of corporate relations in modern conditions”;

October 19 – 20, 2007 – All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Combining Public-Legal and Private Legal Mechanisms for Regulating Economic Relations” was held;

September 25-26, 2009 – All-Ukrainian scientific and practical seminar “Improvement of legal regulation of corporate relations in modern conditions” was held;

1 – 2 October 2010 – All-Ukrainian scientific-practical seminar “Corporate Rights Protection” was held;

September 23 – 24, 2011 – An International Scientific and Practical Conference devoted to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Labor Law of Company Law of the Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine on the topic “Problems of the Protection of the Rights of Corporate Legal Relations Subjects”;

September 21 – 22, 2012 – All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Improvement of Legal Regulation of Corporate Relations”;

September 27 – 28, 2013 – All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Company Laws” was held;

June 28-29, 2013 – Scientific and Practical Workshop “Carpathian Youth Readings: Actual Problems of Ukrainian Civilization”;

26 – 27 September 2014 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Company Law of Ukraine and Other European Countries: Comparative Legal Characteristics”;

2 – 3 October 2015 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Company Law of Ukraine and Other European Countries: Ways of Harmonization”;

September 30 – October 1, 2016 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Adaptation of Company Law of Ukraine to the Law of the European Union” was held;

6-7 October 2017 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Company Law of Ukraine and European Countries: Issues of Theory and Practice”;

5-6 October 2018 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Company Law of Ukraine and the European Union: Novels of Legislation” was held.

The staff of the Laboratory carried out a significant number of scientific research on topical issues of corporate law, held a number of scientific and practical conferences and seminars, the results of which published collections of scientific reports, monographs and textbooks, namely:
Company Law in Ukraine: Establishment and Development. Collection of scientific works (According to the materials of interregional sciences, practical conference, Ivano-Frankivsk, September 26-27, 2003) / Redecorate: O. Krupchan (head), V. Basai, V. Luts and etc. Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the APA of Ukraine, 2004. 428 p. A combination of public-law and private-law mechanisms for regulating economic relations: Mater. All-ukr sci. pract. confer (October 19-20, 2007). Ivano-Frankivsk: WONR and RVD PUI LvDUVS, 2007. 319 p.

Implementation and protection of corporate rights in Ukraine (civil-law aspects): Monograph / For colleagues. edit V. Luts. Ternopil, 2007. 320 p.

Implementation of corporate rights by the participants (founders) of business associations (civil-law aspect): Monograph / I. Sarakun. K .: SRI of private law and entrepreneurship of APA of Ukraine, 2009. 156 p.

Improvement of the legal regulation of corporate relations in modern conditions: Materials of the All-Ukrainian scientific and practical seminar (conducted by the Laboratory for the Study of Company Law Problems of the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine together with the Law Institute of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, September 25-26, 2009). Ivano-Frankivsk: Precarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk, 2010. 196 p.

Company Law of Ukraine: textbook / for colleges. edit V. Luts. K .: “Publishing House” Y. Yure “, 2010. 384 p.

Corporate Rights Protection: Materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Seminar (conducted by the Laboratory for the Study of Company Law Issues of the Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine together with the Law Institute of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University from 1 to 2 October 2010). Ivano-Frankivsk: Precarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk, 2011. 160 p.

Problems of the protection of the rights of subjects of corporate legal relations: Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference devoted to the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Laboratory for the Study of Company Law Issues at the Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (September 23 – 24, 2011). Ivano-Frankivsk: Precarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk, 2012. 189 p.

Improvement of Legal Regulation of Corporate Relations (September 21 – 22, 2012, Ivano-Frankivsk): All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference: Collection of Scientific Papers / Ed. count O. Krupchan, V. Luts, V. Vasylieva, I. Sarakun. K .: SRI of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of NAPAn of Ukraine, 2012. 166 p. Actual problems of Ukrainian civilization. Materials of the roundtable (June 28-29, 2013). K .: Scientific-Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak, NAPrN of Ukraine, 2013. 102 p.

Protection of rights of subjects of corporate relations: Monograph / According to. edit Academician of the NPRrN of Ukraine V. Luts K .: SRI of Private Law and Entrepreneurship of the NAPR of Ukraine, 2013. 194 p.

Company Laws: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference (September 27-28, 2013 in Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Academician F. Burchak of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2013. 231 p.

Company Law of Ukraine and Other European Countries: Comparative Legal Characteristics: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (26-27 September 2014, Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship. academician F. Burchak, NPRr of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Acad. NPRV of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2014. 229 p.

Company Law of Austria and Ukraine: monograph / Vasylieva V., Kovalyshyn O.., Victoria Robertson [and others]; ed. prof. V. Vasylieva. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2015. 250 p.

Company Law of Ukraine and other European countries: ways of harmonization: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (October 2-3, 2015, Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship. academician F. Burchak, NPRr of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Acad. NPRV of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2015. 321 p.

Company Law of Poland and Ukraine: monograph / Vasylieva V. [and others]; ed. prof. V. Vasylieva. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2016. 250 p.

Adaptation of corporate legislation of Ukraine to the law of the European Union: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the International scientific and practical conference (September 30 – October 1, 2016, Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after. academician F. Burchak, NPRr of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Acad. NPRV of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2016. 299 p.

Company Law of Ukraine: Problems of Theory and Practice: monograph / Vasylieva V., Zelisko A., Luts V., Sarakun I., Sishchuk L. [and others]; for community edit prof. V. Vasylieva. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2017. 612 p.

Company Law of Ukraine and European Countries: Issues of Theory and Practice: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the XV International Scientific and Practical Conference (October 6-7, 2017, Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship. academician F. Burchak, NPRr of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Acad. NPRV of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2017. 290 p.

Prawo handlowe Ukrainy: Monographs / Valentyna Vasilyeva, Oleksandr Kovalyshyn, Liliana Sishchuk; pod editor of prof. Valentyna Vasylieva. Iwano-Frankowsk 2017. Article 286.

Company Law of Ukraine and the countries of the European Union: Novels of Legislation: Collection of scientific works on the materials of the XVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference (October 5-6, 2018, Ivano-Frankivsk) / Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship named after Acad. F. Burchak, NPRrN of Ukraine; ed. Dr. Lawr. Sciences, Acad. NPRV of Ukraine V. Luts. Ivano-Frankivsk, 2018. 199 p.