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11 October 2011
Lavrynovych & Partners and UBA Students League Establish Scholarship Contest

Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm and the Students League of All-Ukrainian Non-Governmental Organization “Ukrainian Bar Association» have established a joint Scholarship Contest in the area of corporate law.

The theme of this year’s contest essays will be protection of minority shareholders’ rights. The participants have to prepare a contest essay of 5 – 10 pages by answering the following questions: “What is the difference between the procedure for electing members of the supervisory board of a joint stock company according to the old and new versions of the Law of Ukraine «On Joint Stock Companies»? What is your opinion of these changes?»

Admission of contest essays will start on October 15 and continue until November 15. Contest essays should be sent by the participants to the following email address: competition@ligauba.org.ua. Only unpublished individual essays in English and Ukrainian will be considered.

By December 12, the Scholarship Commission will have determined the 10 best essays and invited their authors for a gala ceremony, where three winners will be announced and the participants will be given awards from Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm.