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Supreme Court Against Transparency: A New Harmful Ruling
Supreme Court Against Transparency: A New Harmful Ruling

The Cassation Administrative Court (acting as a court of first instance) has ruled that information from judges’ and judicial candidates’ family ties and integrity declarations is confidential and allowed authorities to stop updating the relevant open data set. This decision was made in case No...

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Verkhovna Rada Attempts to Undermine Public Oversight
Verkhovna Rada Attempts to Undermine Public Oversight

Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is set to consider two draft laws — No. 7033-d and No. 11533 — which could restrict access to judicial registry decisions and data on property locations. This would obstruct journalists from exposing corrupt individuals, hinder the public from assessing the i...

The HCJ Delays Opening Cases Against 36 DACK Judges
The HCJ Delays Opening Cases Against 36 DACK Judges

Thirty-six judges of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) may begin working in other courts unless the High Council of Justice (HCJ) brings them to disciplinary liability. Over five years have passed since the release of the NABU recordings, but the HCJ has only dismissed four DACK judge...

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New Courts to Replace the DACK: President Signs Draft Law No. 12368-1
New Courts to Replace the DACK: President Signs Draft Law No. 12368-1

The President of Ukraine has signed Draft Law No. 12368-1, which provides for the establishment and operation of two administrative courts to replace the dissolved District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK). Although the draft law was significantly revised before the second reading, its final vers...

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The State Bureau of Investigation Churns Out Cases Against the HQCJ
The State Bureau of Investigation Churns Out Cases Against the HQCJ

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened several new criminal proceedings against members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ), according to a statement by the Anti-Corruption Action Center on March 21. This time, HQCJ members Roman Sabodash and Ruslan Melnyk ha...

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How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 17–21, 2025
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 17–21, 2025

The final dismissal of two judges from the scandalous District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), including its head Pavlo Vovk, and the first results of the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors work — this week (March 17–21), the High Council of Justice (HCJ) adopted a number of positive decisi...

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Draft law 7033-д Restricts Access to Court Decisions
Draft law 7033-д Restricts Access to Court Decisions

MPs have decided to limit citizens’ access to information. On March 19, the Legal Policy Committee recommended the revised draft law No. 7033-д, which proposes restricting access to certain court decisions. Previously, DEJURE Foundation had already highlighted the risks posed by this draft law. A...

Pavlo Vovk Finally Dismissed from Office
Pavlo Vovk Finally Dismissed from Office

The High Council of Justice has officially dismissed the odious head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), Pavlo Vovk, for committing a significant disciplinary offence. The HCJ made this decision unanimously. Vovk filed complaints against certain HCJ members and attempted to challeng...

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To Save Low-Integrity Judges: The Judicial Mafia Tries to Pressure the High Qualification Commission of Judges
To Save Low-Integrity Judges: The Judicial Mafia Tries to Pressure the High Qualification Commission of Judges

The High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) has called the searches conducted by the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) at the Commission’s premises and the residence of Oleksii Omelian “pressure” on the body. The reason is the alleged interference with the organ’s information syste...

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Judges of Low Integrity Remain in Office Despite HQCJ’s Findings
Judges of Low Integrity Remain in Office Despite HQCJ’s Findings

Over the past 16 months, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) has completed the qualification assessment of 265 judges. Out of 111 negative opinions that the Commission has reviewed definitively, in two cases, the HQCJ upheld the Public Integrity Council’s (PIC) findings during the q...

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How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 10-14, 2025
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 10-14, 2025

The dismissal of the “coffee lovers” and the retention of a Maidan judge — another week filled with controversial decisions at the High Council of Justice (HCJ). Positive Decisions: The HCJ upheld the decisions of its disciplinary chambers regarding the dismissal of: Three judges of the Kyiv C...

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SBI Raids the High Qualification Commission of Judges
SBI Raids the High Qualification Commission of Judges

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has conducted searches at the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), as reported by Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. The likely reason is the alleged interference of HQCJ members in the information system. The search is ongoing, and the SBI may seize either the serv...

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