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Imperiya Zhyrov LLC v Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial (Supreme Court of Ukraine 824/41/26)

Arbitration over €15,650.67 for unpaid food-industry raw materials led to Ukrainian court proceedings on termination for lack of an arbitration agreement.

Case no.
20/2025
Applicable rules
Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2025) · Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2025

Procedural record

  1. 6 February 2026Arbitration

    6 February 2026Arbitration

    Order of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry terminating the arbitration in case No. 20/2025 dated 6 February 2026

    International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    Decision summary
    The International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry terminated the arbitration because it lacked jurisdiction to hear the dispute, finding no arbitration agreement between the parties.

    Participants

    Imperiya Zhyrov LLC
    Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial
    International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  2. 6 February 2026Arbitration

    6 February 2026Arbitration

    Termination Order of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in case 20/2025 dated 6 February 2026

    International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    Decision summary
    The arbitration was terminated because the tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction over the dispute, including because the contract provision relied on by the claimant was not an arbitration agreement.

    Participants

    Imperiya Zhyrov LLC
    Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial
    International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    3 months and 13 days later · 102 days

  3. 19 May 2026Ukraine

    19 May 2026Ukraine

    Ruling of the Kyiv Court of Appeal in the case concerning Imperiya Zhyrov LLC's application to set aside the arbitral termination order dated 19 May 2026

    Kyiv Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Kyiv Court of Appeal refused to open proceedings on Imperiya Zhyrov LLC's application to set aside the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's termination order in case No. 20/2025.

    Participants

    Imperiya Zhyrov LLC
    Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial
    Kyiv Court of Appeal

    3 months and 22 days later · 114 days

  4. 10 September 2026Ukraine

    10 September 2026Ukraine

    Decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in case 824/41/26 dated 10 September 2026

    Supreme Court of Ukraine

    Case no.
    824/41/26
    Citation
    824/41/26
    Decision summary
    The Supreme Court dismissed Imperiya Zhyrov LLC's appeal and upheld the Kyiv Court of Appeal's refusal to open proceedings concerning the challenge to the arbitral termination order. It held that a termination order based on the absence of arbitral jurisdiction is not an order that may be challenged under the applicable provisions for setting aside an international commercial arbitration decision.

    Participants

    Imperiya Zhyrov LLC
    Representative
    D. V. Derkach (For: Imperiya Zhyrov LLC)
    Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial
    Representative
    A. R. Cherapakhina (For: Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial)
    Supreme Court of Ukraine
    Judge
    H. V. Kolomiiets
    Judge
    I. Yu. Huleikova
    Judge
    D. D. Luspenyk
    Court clerk
    H. V. Todosyuk

    Authorities cited

    5
    • European Convention on Foreign Trade Arbitration (1961)
      treaty
    • Law of Ukraine On International Commercial Arbitration
      statute
    • Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2025)
      arbitration rules
    • Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine
      statute
    • Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      treaty
  5. 10 September 2026Ukraine

    10 September 2026Ukraine

    Judgment of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in case 824/41/26 dated 10 September 2026

    Supreme Court of Ukraine

    Case no.
    824/41/26
    Decision summary
    The Supreme Court of Ukraine dismissed Imperiya Zhyrov LLC's appeal and upheld the Kyiv Court of Appeal's refusal to open proceedings on the application to set aside the tribunal's termination order in case 20/2025.

    Participants

    Imperiya Zhyrov LLC
    Representative
    D. V. Derkach (For: Imperiya Zhyrov LLC)
    Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial
    Representative
    A. R. Cherepakhina (For: Societe Cooperativ Agricole Et Agro-Alimetarial)
    Supreme Court of Ukraine
    Judge
    H. V. Kolomiiets
    Judge
    I. Yu. Huleikova
    Judge
    D. D. Lupenyk
    Court clerk
    H. V. Todosiiuk

    Authorities cited

    5
    • Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine
      statute
    • Law of Ukraine On International Commercial Arbitration
      statute
    • Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2025
      rules
    • European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 1961
      treaty
    • Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      treaty

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