Will the Supreme Court put the qualification assessment in jeopardy? “Maidan judge” Klyuchnyk appeals the decision of the HQCJ
“Maidan judge” Andriy Klyuchnyk decided to join the “cohort” of his colleagues who decided to contest the HQCJ’s ruling that declared him unfit for his position by appealing to the Supreme Court. His case is scheduled for a hearing on May 27. Klyuchnyk was among the initial jud...
Just because he can: the HCJ did not bring to responsibility judge Kovhanych, who doubled the speed limit, threatened and ran over a policeman’s foot and fled the scene
Today, on April 17, the High Council of Justice (HCJ) concluded that Serhiy Kovhanych, a judge from the Tulchyn district court in the Vinnytsia region, should not be held accountable. Although Roman Maselko, who is a reporting member of the HCJ in this case, recommended the judge’s dismissal...
32 against 22. Does the HQCJ agree with the negative opinions of the Public Integrity Council?
After five months of the qualification assessment, the results are as follows: Meetings were conducted by the HQCJ concerning 112 judges. The HQCJ reviewed 62 judges with negative opinions of the PIC. In 32 instances, the HQCJ overturned negative opinions of the PIC, allowing these judges to retain...
A small step forward – the Ministry of Education and Science adopted admission rules to law schools in 2024
In March, the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) enacted the admission rules for higher education, including law, in 2024. This regulation makes slight progress in establishing just and reasonable law school admission requirements and aligning legal education with European standards. Positive c...
Judge Kuchma to the Security Service of Ukraine representatives at the Lvov case hearing: “The attendees in the courtroom appear to be more informed about this matter.”
Sighs and gestures of helplessness – this is roughly how the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) representative looked today during the Lvov case proceeding at the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal. Today, on March 28, the panel of judges chaired by Andriy Kuchma initiated considering the Sup...
DEJURE Foundation filed a complaint against Serhiy Burlakov, a member of the HCJ. He is delaying the consideration of the disciplinary case against Vsevolod Knyazev
Today, on April 11, a complaint was lodged against Serhiy Burlakov, a member of the HCJ, accusing him of stalling the disciplinary proceedings concerning Vsevolod Knyazev. Previously, in June 2023, our lawyer, Marta Bereza, filed a complaint against Vsevolod Knyazev for alleged bribery. Such grave m...