The Bar Association of Ukraine adopted the development strategy as a basis
On February 8, representatives of the Ukrainian Bar Association discussed their development strategy online. It was presented by Volodymyr Vikhlyaev.
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Friend request: how to use social networks to protect your rights and interests in court
This commentary will largely be devoted to the anti-topic – how to avoid using your social networks to protect other people's rights and interests in court.
Violation by a lawyer of the basic principles of lawyer ethics as a basis for disciplinary action
The Higher School of Advocacy held an event on professional development, at which the lecturer was Asya Tarasova, a lawyer, a member of the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar, a member of the Committee on Advocacy Ethics
Reconciliation as one of the conditions for release from criminal responsibility: the resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice
A set of conditions is necessary for the court to make a decision to release the accused from criminal responsibility in connection with the reconciliation of the guilty party with the victim.
Inadequate conduct by the investigator of the ERDR does not affect the determination of the propriety and admissibility of evidence, if there are documents in the proceedings that confirm the legality of the execution of procedural actions
The Regulation on the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations, the procedure for its formation and management, does not provide for the obligation to enter information on the investigative actions carried out during the pretrial investigation
Should the appellate court re-examine the evidence due to the prosecutor’s disagreement with the conclusions of the court of first instance: the Supreme Court’s position
The customs officer was accused of official negligence, which caused losses to the state in the amount of more than UAH 320,000.
Weapons will be registered electronically
The order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine "On approval of the Regulation on the functional subsystem "Unified Weapons Register" entered into force.
Return of the indictment. Judicial practice
Iryna Glowyuk – honored lawyer of Ukraine, lawyer, doctor of legal sciences, professor, member of the NKR at the Supreme Court, spoke about the general issues of return of the indictment, the practice of the Criminal Court of the Supreme Court, t
Exemption from criminal responsibility and ensuring the right to defense: review of the practice of the Supreme Court of Justice
The CCS of the Supreme Court published another review of practice.
The lack of deciphering of their surnames in the inspection protocol in the column with the signatures of the witnesses is not a significant violation of the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code, if they were questioned in court as witnesses
A preventive police measure in the form of a surface check is a method of detecting prohibited items, during which a person must independently show the police the contents of personal belongings.
Changes were proposed to the Law on Advocacy: what is it about
The draft amendments to the Law "On Advocacy and Advocacy" were sent to the head of the Legal Reform Commission under the President of Ukraine, Serhiy Ionushas.
The Supreme Court published another review of the ECtHR practice for November – December 2021
The Supreme Court has prepared another review of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights for November – December 2021. All the decisions described are important and relevant for the legal system of Ukraine.
Under what circumstances is it possible to re-examine the evidence: the CCS named two conditions
KKS announced that it will not be the basis for a mandatory re-examination of the evidence.
About the explanation for the suspicion
An important component of the defense at the pre-trial investigation in accordance with Art. 20 of the Code of Criminal Procedure may be the submission of explanations for suspicion.
The procedural law provides for the possibility of an appeal in one appellate complaint at the same time as a decision and an additional court decision adopted in one case
In view of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine and international law and the provisions of the Civil Code of Ukraine, the return of the appeal on formal grounds made it impossible for the defendant to access justice to protect his rights and
The Supreme Court clarified that it cannot be considered testimony from someone else’s words
Testimony that contains the statements of another person, given with the purpose of proving that the other person spoke exactly as he did under certain circumstances, cannot be considered hearsay testimony.
Challenging requirements for upgrading the lawyer’s qualifications: proceedings have been opened
The court opened proceedings in a lawsuit challenging some mandatory requirements for improving the qualifications of lawyers.
A change in the attitude of one of the parties does not indicate the presence of a mistake at the time of conclusion and is not a basis for invalidating the agreement on the division of marital property
Courts have come to reasonable conclusions about the lack of grounds provided for in Article 229 of the Civil Code of Ukraine for declaring an agreement on the division of real estate, which is the joint joint property of spouses, invalid.
Results of the VKDKA meetings on January 31 and February 1, 2022
On January 31 and February 1, 2022, meetings of the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar were held.
Provocation of a crime: in which case liability arises for providing an unlawful benefit to an official
Incitement occurs when the relevant law enforcement officers or persons acting on their instructions go beyond passive investigation.