Early termination of a lease of non-residential premises: the consequences and the protection of the parties

Звільнене орендоване приміщення з демонтованим оздобленням і вітриною на вулицю

What the webinar is about

The event is organised jointly with the Federation of Employers of Ukraine (FEU), a national organisation representing the interests of more than 3,000 enterprises across Ukraine.

A FREE SERVICE FOR FEU MEMBERS

An audit of the lease of the company: an opinion on the risks, on the options for an early exit and on the changes recommended.

How to obtain the service: after the webinar leave a request through the FEU or write to [email protected] marking it "FEU" and naming the webinar. The service is provided to FEU members free of charge, in the scope set out in the programme, with an NDA signed where needed.

The webinar is for you if at least one of these is your question

  • You lease an office, a warehouse or production space and want to leave the contract before term without penalties.

  • You are the landlord, and the tenant has moved out, stopped paying or is demanding a discount under the threat of termination.

  • Your premises are damaged by shelling, cut off from power or in fact unusable, while the rent keeps accruing.

  • Your lease sets out no clear procedure for an early exit, and you do not know your risks.

  • You and the counterparty are already in conflict: property held back, no access to the premises, the security deposit.

Programme

  1. The grounds for early termination: by agreement of the parties, in court under Articles 651 and 652 of the Civil Code (a material breach, a material change of circumstances), a unilateral withdrawal where the contract provides for one.

  2. The war as a material change of circumstances: the practice of 2025-2026 on premises in risk zones.

  3. The typical conflicts: arrears, damage to property, refusal to let the tenant in, the landlord holding back the tenant's belongings.

  4. What becomes of the security deposit and of inseparable improvements.

  5. The procedure for returning the premises: the handover act, recording the condition, the consequences of avoiding signature

  6. Recovering rent after the premises have in fact been vacated.

  7. How each party should build its evidence before the conflict.

Anhelina Zakharkevych
Speaker of the webinar

Anhelina Zakharkevych

Counsel, attorney at law

Represents companies in disputes with counterparties and state authorities and supports mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and bankruptcy. Five years in the legal departments of manufacturers gave her the view of a business from the inside. 12 years of practice.

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Recording of the webinar

Date
September 16, 2026, 14:00
Format
Zoom
Duration
90 minutes
Price
Free
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