PAYBACK4UKRAINE
PayBack4Ukraine is a not-for-profit programme that provides justice for Ukraine: it uses strategic litigation to give reparations to ordinary Ukrainian people
- To provide justice and reparations for Ukraine and for Ukrainians
- To hold accountable all aspects of Putin’s murderous war-machine
- To enable Ukraine and Ukrainians to rebuild their lives and their country
Over 17 million Ukrainians use the Diia App, a digital passport that allows access to over 72 government services. Payback4Ukraine is working with the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation to reach potential Ukrainian claimants through the app so they can apply in seconds to join the programme.
UNITED KINGDOM
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PAYBACK4UKRAINE
30+
years of global team experience
1000+
lawyers, investigators, and experts worldwide
Millions
potential Ukrainian claimants
$200 bn
potential Russian asset recovery
Ruslan Stefanchuk
Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament
Yuriy Chumak
Ukrainian Supreme Court Judge
Fedir Venislavski
Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
Serhii Shkliar
former Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, founding partner of the Arzinger Bar Association
Halyna Yanchenko
People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Deputy Chair of Servant of the people Party
Payback4Ukraine has received widespread support from the Ukrainian Government:
- The Office of the President of Ukraine is providing support by facilitating a cross-government engagement with the programme to ensure its impact is maximised.
- The Ministry of Digital Transformation is working with campaign to provide a platform through their DIIA mobile application for fast tracking the onboarding of large numbers of Ukrainian claimants into Payback4Ukraine cases across the world.
July 26, 2023
STATEMENT FROM PAYBACK4UKRAINE AND KEY UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT FIGURES ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE’S REPORT “Guns for gold: the wagner network exposed”
Ukraine’s global lawfare campaign welcomes House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Report and joins FAC in urging the UK Government to take decisive action in response.
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July 20, 2023
We are delighted to welcome Mr. Giles Duley as our ambassador in Payback4Ukraine 🙌🏽
Giles Duley is a British documentary photographer, writer, storyteller, head of the Legacy of War Foundation and the first UN Commissioner for the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Context of War and Peacebuilding. We are grateful to him and his team for everything they do for Ukraine and we are looking forward to working together to ensure the legacy of this horrific war is one where Ukraine has a long term sustainable future.
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July 20, 2023
Jane Aliyeva about PayBack4Ukraine for the United News
Jane Alieva, director of the PayBack4Ukraine campaign and founder of the Mama Jane Charity Foundation, spoke about the PayBack4Ukraine lawfare programme for Ukrainians, which aims to bring to justice those responsible for participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine, including Russian propagandists.
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July 20, 2023
The Azerbaijani media portal Report News Agency published an article about the activities of the international law campaign "Payback4Ukraine"
Jane's family survived two attacks from Russian forces — first in Karabakh, Azerbaijan, where Jane's dad is originally from, and 26 years later in Ukraine. "I come from Karabakh, and the current events here have a personal meaning for me.
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July 19, 2023
We are working to ensure that Russians involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children will be punished
The UK Government announced 14 new sanctions against Russian officials for their involvement in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children and the spread of hate propaganda. British lawyer Dr. Jason McCue and PAYBACK4UKRAINE campaign director Jane Alieva spoke about the significance of this decision.
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November 2, 2022
Ukrainian war victims launch group lawsuit against Russian mercenary group Wagner
A group that says it is composed of war victims from Ukraine have launched a lawsuit at the United Kingdom High Court of Justice against the Wagner Group, the shadowy Russian paramilitary group involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine, and its leader and key-Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, lawyers for the alleged victims announced in a statement Wednesday.
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July 2, 2023
Colonel Tim Spicer ambassador P4U
Colonel Tim Spicer OBE spent 20 years in the British Army, serving in the Falklands War, Bosnia, the first Gulf War, and Germany, as well as Northern Ireland where he was awarded an OBE for leadership on Counter Terrorist Operations. During his military career he became an expert on Soviet military doctrine and capability.
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December 1, 2022
Kyrylo Budanov Meets with Jason McCue, UK Lawyer, who Files Lawsuit against Wagner Group
Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has met with Jason McCue, head of London law firm Mccue Jury & Partners. The legal action will be brought on behalf of the Ukrainian citizens – victims of russia’s terror.
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December 7, 2022
Briefing by Jason McCue, Chairman of the law firm McCue Jury & Partners
British human rights legal expert Jason McCue joined senior Ukrainian government figures to discuss the launch of the lawfare campaign against the Russian war machine and launch a ground-breaking civil case against key Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private military company, Wagner Group.
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April 17, 2023
Matthew Jury, Managing Partner of McCue Jury & Partners LLP. “Putting Wagner Group on EU terrorist list”
The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the EU Member States and Council to include Wagner Group on the EU terrorist list.
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April 19, 2023
Jason McCue meets with Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Jason McCue meets Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Topics for discussion: update on the lawsuit against Wagner Group, strategy for Payback4Ukraine and collaboration with the Ministry of Digital transformation of Ukraine.
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April 19, 2023
Jason McCue meets with Taras Semkiv
Meeting with Taras Semkiv, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict (a Department within the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine).
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April 19, 2023
Jason McCue met with Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence
Jason McCue met with Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence
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April 20, 2023
UK lawyers trying to block YouTube videos promoting Wagner PMC
McCue, a well-known lawyer who once won a case against Facebook, said that the British law firm McCue Jury & Partners sent an official letter to YouTube on April 18, demanding that videos promoting the Wagner mercenaries be removed within 24 hours.
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May 10, 2023
UK proscribing Wagner group as terrorist ‘will help Ukrainians sue’
An imminent British government decision to proscribe the Wagner mercenary group would speed up plans by Ukrainian refugees to sue the organisation for up to £5bn in damages in the UK courts, the lawyer leading the case has told the Guardian.
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