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Happy birthday to the head of KDKA Volodymyr Polishchuk

До уваги адвокатів Броварського району!

Dear colleagues! 5 квітня 2024 року о 14.00 в місті Бровари відбудеться зустріч адвокатів регіону з Головою Ради адвокатів Київської області Петром Бойком та Головою Кваліфікаційно-дисциплінарної комісії адвокатури Київської області Володимиром Поліщуком. В ході зустрічі голови РАКО та КДКА планують обговорити з колегами поточний план діяльності органів адвокатського самоврядування, дізнатись, вирішення яких проблем наразі турбує […]

Finmonitoring: which documents are covered by guarantees of legal professional secrecy

Fulfilling the requirements of the Law on Financial Monitoring regarding the submission of reports and information to the Ministry of Justice, lawyers, ABs and AOs who are subjects of primary financial monitoring must also ensure the preservation of legal professional secrecy. What information is covered by guarantees? On this issue, the Bar Council of Ukraine […]

Compensation for damage caused by a criminal offense as a basis for applying exemption from serving a sentence with probation under Art. 75 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – resolution of the Supreme Court

Compensation for damage caused by a criminal offense as a basis for applying exemption from serving a sentence with probation under Art. 75 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine must be established at the stage of judicial review of criminal proceedings, before the adoption of a verdict and the imposition of a punishment, or at […]

How to generate a warrant for a lawyer

In Ukraine, there is a single, mandatory for all lawyers, typical form of a warrant – a document certifying the authority of a lawyer to provide legal assistance. As a general rule, warrants are generated on the NAAU website or at the regional bar council. The form of warrants, as well as the uniform rules […]

The Supreme Administrative Court has determined who can initiate a dispute about the appeal of normative legal acts of local self-government bodies

A lawsuit to appeal the decision of the village council on approval of town planning documentation (general plan of the village), which has the characteristics of a normative legal act, can be filed both by persons to whom this decision was applied and by persons who are the subject of legal relations in which it […]

Law enforcement officers sabotage the investigation of crimes against lawyers, – NAAU

During 2023, 100 criminal proceedings were opened based on information about crimes against lawyers. However, none of them were brought to court with an indictment, and no suspect was announced to any person. And this may indicate unspoken sabotage by the prosecutor’s office and pre-trial investigation. This conclusion was reached by the NAAU Committee on […]

Violation of the deadline for the transfer to the prosecutor of the protocols on the conduct of secret investigative (search) actions does not cause their results to be recognized as inadmissible

July 18, 2023 The Supreme Court, by the panel of judges of the First Judicial Chamber of the Criminal Court of Cassation in case No. 192/1350/19, satisfied the cassation appeal of the prosecutor, who challenged the decisions of the courts, which declared the results of secret investigative (search) actions as inadmissible evidence. The verdict of […]

The time spent by a lawyer waiting for a court hearing is a component of legal aid, – the Supreme Court

If a lawyer has to wait for the judges to start considering his case in the Cassation Commercial Court of the Supreme Court, then he can hope that he will be paid for such a wait. The relevant position was expressed by the Cassation Economic Court of the Supreme Court in the additional resolution dated […]

The main criterion for reimbursement of the cost of the conducted examination is named

When deciding the distribution of court costs, the court does not take into account when the expert opinion was ordered and the expert’s opinion was obtained (before or after the plaintiff filed a claim with the court), but whether these costs are directly related to the consideration of the case. The Grand Chamber of the […]

The Committee for Veterans and Social Protection of Lawyers of the Kyiv Region Bar Council celebrated its 5th anniversary

On January 11, 2024, a solemn meeting of the Committee for Veterans and Social Protection of Lawyers of the Bar Council of the Kyiv Region was held at the Rus Hotel. After congratulatory words from the chairman of the Council Petro Boyk , the chairman of the KDKA of the Kyiv region Volodymyr Polishchuk , […]

Mediation: a fashion trend or an urgent need?

At present, the full-fledged implementation of mediation in Ukraine is an urgent topic. This is related to the possibility of settling disputes out of court and the need to relieve the courts in conditions of excessive stay of cases in court proceedings. The existence of the mediation institute is one of Ukraine’s ways to the […]

KVED for advocacy: what to specify

For the organization of reporting and taxation in Ukraine, there is a Classifier of types of economic activity. When starting a lawyer’s activity, during the registration of law offices and associations, you will have to decide on the correct areas of activity according to the KVED. The classifier systematizes the types of activities carried out […]

Lawyer’s fee: how much do lawyers pay abroad

In all countries, lawyers in one way or another pay contributions to ensure the implementation of lawyer self-government. Somewhere they are bigger, somewhere smaller. Sometimes it depends on the region or the lawyer’s experience. Some bar associations introduce the possibility of installments. General information about the payment of the lawyer’s fee in different countries was […]

Authorized capital of a lawyer’s office and a lawyer’s association: how much to determine?

When starting a lawyer’s office or lawyer’s association, in the decision on its creation and the statute, you must specify information about the size of the authorized capital. What amount should be specified? According to part 2 Art. 9 of the Law “On State Registration of Legal Entities, Individuals – Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations” The […]

WARNING! From January 1, 2024, the new court fee rates will be in effect

Please note that from January 1, 2024, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Court Fees” and the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2024”, court fee rates will change. The Law of Ukraine “On Court Fees” defines that a court fee is a fee charged throughout the territory of […]

Happy New Year 2024!

Dear lawyers! Ukraine welcomes the new 2024 year of the Dragon, the year of energy and fire. A fire in which all our enemies should burn! Let the power of this beast overcome all troubles and give you the pleasure of life. The passing year was difficult and difficult, but let’s be grateful for all […]

Congratulations on the birthday of Sivakov Leonid Mykolayovych

Today, the lawyer, deputy chairman of the Kyiv Region Bar Council, chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Guarantees of Legal Practice Civakov Leonid Mykolayovych is celebrating his birthday. Please accept our most sincere birthday wishes! We wish you good health, personal happiness, inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm in all your affairs. May peace and […]

Judges of the Supreme Court spoke about the latest trends in the field of criminal law of Ukraine

In connection with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, the attention of practitioners and scientists is focused on committed war crimes and crimes against the foundations of the national security of our state. The issue of the need to amend the Criminal Code of Ukraine to strengthen criminal liability […]