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Abstract

The problematic issues of consideration and solving of a civil (joint) claim in criminal proceedings are analyzed. Attention is drawn to the advantages and problems of the joint claim are discussed, opinions on the expediency of a new version of the relevant provisions of the CPC of Ukraine concerning the subjects of civil claim and the final moment of filing claims are expressed. Attention is drawn to the divergence between the provisions of Part 1 of Article 61 of the CPC of Ukraine, which states that a legal entity may become a civil plaintiff if damage is caused to its property by the act prohibited by criminal law and the provisions of Part 1 of Art. 128 of this Code, under which legal entity (along with a person) has the right to claim for compensation of moral damage (damage to his business reputation). It is proved that the priority is given to the provisions of Part 1 of Article 61 of the CPC of Ukraine under the current legal regulation. The ambiguity of the legislator’s approach to the type of socially dangerous act, the harm of which gives the right to file a civil claim is emphasized. It is argued that in the case of a conflict between the provisions of Part 1 of Article 61 of the CPC of Ukraine and Part 1 of Article 62 (as well as Part 1 of Article 128) of this Code, preference should be given to the provisions of Part 1 of Article 61 of the CPC, under which the basis for filing a civil claim in criminal proceedings is the damage caused by any socially dangerous act (including one committed by a child who has not reached the age of criminal responsibility) as one that broadly regulates the analyzed social relations and is more advantageous for the interests of the victim

Keywords: civil plaintiff, civil defendant, person liable with the filed civil claim, moral damage

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