The Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal refused to reinstate Bohdan Lvov as a judge of the Supreme Court
Today, on June 12th, the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal rejected Bohdan Lvov’s reinstatement to the Supreme Court staff. The panel of judges, chaired by Andriy Kuchma, confirmed the legality of Lvov’s dismissal based on an SBU letter indicating the judge’s Russian citizenship...
Elections in the Shadow of War: Who are mobilised attorneys hindering?
Yaroslav Kuzyshyn, Advocacy Manager, DEJURE Foundation Kateryna Shevchuk, Communications Manager, DEJURE Foundation This article was originally published in Ukrainian in Ukrainska Pravda. The Ukrainian Bar is increasingly engulfed in a storm of manipulations and conflicts. Connections with Russia a...
The fish stinks first from the head: What is wrong with the Ukrainian Bar and how to fix it
This article was originally published in Ukrainian in Mirror of the week. Artem Donets, attorneyIlya Kostin, attorneyMykhailo Zhernakov, Chair of the Board, DEJURE Foundation The Ukrainian Bar has been plagued by problems for years. It is the only side of the justice triangle that has not been refor...
How Roman Babiy created a loophole to keep judges of low integrity in office
While the public awaited the dismissal of Judge Inna Otrosh Jr., things did not go as expected. Although the issue was being considered, the High Council of Justice (HCJ) paused the proceedings. During the session, an expert opinion from the Council of Europe was revealed, suggesting that Otrosh sho...
Prioritised return: six months of complaint review at the High Council of Justice
On May 1, 2024, six months had passed since the restoration of the disciplinary functions of the High Council of Justice (HCJ). We analyzed the statistics of the HCJ’s activities: how members vote, how they deny complainants the right to appeal, which disciplinary complaints are prioritized, a...
A $200,000 bribe as a signal for overhauling the legal profession
On Tuesday, June 4th, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) caught the attorney Oleksiy Nosov offering a $200,000 bribe. According to the investigation, Nosov allegedly offered this amount to transfer his client’s case from NABU to the National Police. The case involves the emb...