Ukraine chapter in The Third Party Litigation Funding Law Review

Third party funding is not regulated in Ukraine. Accordingly, there are no limitations or prohibitions on funding the claims in the civil and commercial proceedings before the Ukrainian courts and in arbitration proceedings seated in Ukraine.

At the same time, third party funding is not known on the market and in practice it is not used in proceedings before the Ukrainian courts and in arbitration proceedings seated in Ukraine.

In the event that a party nevertheless wishes to use third party funding in Ukraine, the Rules of Professional Conduct contain a requirement that an attorney practising in Ukraine, when representing a client, may not take into account instructions from other parties.

Some Ukrainian parties resort to third party funding from non-Ukrainian funders to pursue their claims in foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, and in arbitrations seated outside Ukraine.

We continue to follow the developments in Ukraine in this sphere.