Comments on legislation

Returning to Ukraine is not required for divorce in most cases. Depending on whether the spouses have minor children and both agree to divorce, the process may go through Diia, the civil registry, or court, while child and alimony issues can be handled separately.

School psychologists, speech therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and massage therapists do not always require medical licensing. The key issue is whether their actual work is educational or corrective, or amounts to medical care or rehabilitation.

For companies with hazardous working conditions, employee medical examinations form part of occupational health management. An in-house occupational health office requires suitable premises, equipment, qualified staff, and medical licensing.

Adding a new medical specialty does not always require another accessibility assessment, while a new location usually does. The key questions are which premises the existing report covers and whether the property has changed.

Two independent private doctors may use the same medical office, but one practitioner’s license does not cover the other. Each must properly document the premises, equipment, schedule, and licensing basis for their own practice.

A force majeure clause alone does not determine who bears higher delivery costs, currency losses, or regulatory changes. The contract should define cost thresholds, deadline changes, price adjustment, suspension, and termination mechanisms.

Own locations and franchising create different licensing, control, and liability structures for a veterinary network. Before expanding, the owner should define who will hold each clinic’s license and how brand and service standards will be controlled.

Sanctions may arise after a contract is signed and disrupt payments, deliveries, or advance refunds. A sanctions clause can define when performance may be suspended, restructured, or terminated.

Closing an NGO requires more than a resolution by its members. Voluntary dissolution involves corporate documents, creditors, assets, tax obligations, nonprofit status, and the final termination of the entity in the registry.

A professional website and clean registry extract do not show whether a Ukrainian company is safe to pay in advance. Before the deal, a foreign company should verify the signatory, ownership, assets, disputes, and actual ability to perform the contract.

The structure of a maxillofacial surgery practice depends on the procedures performed. Consultations and minor procedures require a different setup from surgery under general anesthesia, affecting premises, equipment, staffing, and licensing.

A Ukrainian website or SaaS company may fall under several U.S. state privacy laws even without a U.S. office. Before entering the market, it should assess user locations, applicability thresholds, data types, and advertising integrations.