Antika Law Firm won labor case for Imperial Tobacco Ukraine

Antika Law Firm acted as a legal adviser of Imperial Tobacco Ukraine related to labor rights issues due to the employee dismissal, as well as represented company’s interests in a labor dispute.

The ground for illegal dismissal which the former employee found was a violation of rights of the pregnant woman wherefore the case caused the public outcry. However, during court proceedings, the company managed to deny all prosecutions as well as to prove their decision related to labor contract termination to be legal and reasonable.

In the decision as of March 19, 2013, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv rejected the claim of the employee to be re-employed. The court of appeal and the court of cassation upheld this decision.

The Antika team was led by partner Andrey Kuznetsov.