Legal Consulting on Military Law. Military Record Management in Companies. Military Law Training

Practice Team

The military law practice team has extensive experience in advising companies on military law issues. In cooperation with the firm’s clients, the team has successfully implemented numerous projects involving obtaining the status of a critically important enterprise for the industry and reserving company employees, launching and establishing military recordkeeping systems in companies, as well as providing professional legal consultations.

We support the largest national companies and representative offices of international organizations and corporations. The practice team is regularly recognized among the best in Ukraine in the field of military law, according to ranking research, including:

  • TOP-2 best law firms in military law according to “TOP-50 Leading Law Firms” by Yurydychna Praktyka.
  • TOP-10 best law firms in military law “Market Leaders. Law Firm Ranking 2024” by Yurydychna Hazeta.
  • TOP-5 best law firms in Military Law & Defense Industry by Ukrainian Law Firms: A Handbook for Foreign Clients.
  • Leading military law attorney at ARMADA Law Firm, Vadym Chornyi, is regularly ranked in the TOP-10 best lawyers in the field according to the “TOP-100 Client’s Choice” in 2023, 2024, 2025 by Yurydychna Hazeta.

The practice team has successfully completed over 80 projects related to legal consulting on the organization of military registration at client companies.

The specialists of the military law practice at the “ARMADA” Law Firm provide personalized corporate training for businesses in the form of workshops (webinars), tailored to the requests of client companies

Команда практики Військового права
Анастасія Луук

Co-Managing Partner, Attorney

Команда практики Військового права

Services

01. Consulting on the introduction and maintenance of military registration for employees at companies.

02. Labor relations with mobilized employees.

03. Support for the procedure of reserving company employees.

04. Assistance in obtaining the status of a critical enterprise for the industry.

05. Consulting on military transport duties of companies.

06. Preparing responses to inquiries from military enlistment and mobilization offices sent to companies.

07. Support during inspections by military enlistment and mobilization offices.

08. Consultations and support for military personnel and employees of companies in their relations with military enlistment and mobilization offices, including:

  • Consultations and support during the military medical commission (VLC).
  • Consultations and support during the update of military registration data.
  • Consultations and support during registration for military service.
  • Consultations and support during special military registration.
  • Consultations and support for deferral arrangements based on reasons specified in Article 23 of the Law “On Mobilization” (care for a person with a disability, large families, etc.).
  • Appealing unlawful decisions and actions of military enlistment and mobilization officers.
  • Support during forcible mobilization and interactions with military enlistment and mobilization offices at the client’s premises.
  • Consultations and support for military personnel on demobilization issues.


09. Legal support for military personnel

  1. Legal support during deferral applications:
    • Preparation of the document package for deferral application;
    • Obtaining the deferral “turnkey”: preparation of documents, legal support during submission and completion of deferral until the decision is made.
  1. Support during forcible mobilization by military enlistment and mobilization officers.
  1. Appealing unlawful decisions, actions, and omissions by military enlistment and mobilization officers.


10. Legal support for military servicemen

01. Discharge from military service

  • Discharge due to health reasons;
  • Discharge of disabled servicemen;
  • Discharge through court, by appealing the summons decision;
  • Discharge due to having a spouse with a disability (Group I-III);
  • Discharge due to single-handedly raising a child under 18;
  • Discharge for family reasons;
  • Discharge due to having three children;
  • Termination of military contracts during martial law.

02. Writing Reports for Military Personnel

  • Report on refusal to perform a combat mission
  • Report on undergoing the military medical commission (VLC)
  • Assistance in case of report being ignored
  • Report on the transfer of a serviceman

03. Challenging Decisions of Military Authorities

  • Appealing the decision of the RTCK and MSP;
  • Appealing refusal to discharge from military service;
  • Appealing refusal to transfer to another unit.

04. Defense of Servicemen in Criminal Proceedings

  • Disobedience;
  • Failure to follow orders;
  • Resistance to superiors or forcing them to violate duties;
  • Threat or violence against a superior;
  • Violation of statutory relations between servicemen without subordinate relationships;
  • Unauthorized departure from a military unit or place of service;
  • Desertion;
  • Deliberate destruction or damage of military property;
  • Careless destruction or damage of military property;
  • Loss of military property;
  • Exceeding power or official authority by a military officer;
  • Unauthorized departure from the battlefield or refusal to use weapons;
  • Defense at the pre-trial investigation stage;
  • Representation during court proceedings.

05. Support for Receiving Payments and Social Benefits

  • Assistance in obtaining 15 million compensation from the state for the death of a close relative;
  • Pension for the loss of a breadwinner;
  • Payment of 100,000 UAH to servicemen undergoing stationary treatment;
  • Assistance in obtaining compensation for burial and gravestone;
  • Payments to relatives of persons in captivity or missing;
  • Assistance to servicemen in obtaining salary and additional rewards;
  • Social security in case of injury or disability.

06. Obtaining Combatant Status (UBD)

  • Consultation on the procedure for obtaining UBD;
  • Collection and retrieval of necessary documents for obtaining UBD;
  • Support during the UBD obtaining process.

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The company’s client pool includes industry-leading enterprises, international and Ukrainian companies that are large taxpayers.

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“ARMADA” Law Firm has been recognized as a socially responsible legal company in the “Enlightenment” sector based on the results of the “PLS Top Team” Legal Practice ranking. The firm’s lawyers and advocates regularly conduct educational events (webinars, workshops) and publish expert articles on military law. We offer useful materials on military law at the links below.

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