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The Supreme Court of Ukraine (Chamber of Civil Cases)   considered the case № 6-67 CS 13, dated  of  4^th of September 2013, which was the subject of dispute – to pay OR  not to pay interest according on a  bank deposit contract after death of the testator .

Until now, the banks had no one position of this question. Some banks continued to charge interest on the deposit until the expiration of his term of agreement, and others   stopped  charging interest immediately after receipt of the documents confirming the fact of death of the testator (bank depositor) .

The Supreme Court of Ukraine made ​​a legal conclusion that the obligations under the contract of bank deposit is not inextricably  close  to the identity of the contributor . So  in  the event of the death Banks have to return to person  who accepted the inheritance  the sum of a bank deposit  and the interest which are charged  ACCORDING agreement