The Supreme Court elected two judges of low integrity to the Grand Chamber: judge Stupak, who lied in her declaration, and judge Pohribnyi, who adopted politically motivated decisions - 13E23

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Staffing the Judiciary: Transforming Legal Education to Reboot Justice
Staffing the Judiciary: Transforming Legal Education to Reboot Justice

This article was originally published at pravda.com. Last year, in November, the European Commission recommended opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. At the same time, it released a report discussing the necessity of judicial and legal education reforms in Ukraine, emphasisin...

The HQCJ retains the “Maidan judge” Radutska in office
The HQCJ retains the “Maidan judge” Radutska in office

Yesterday, on January 29, judge Larysa Radutska of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv underwent an interview with the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). Despite her track record, the commission deemed Radutska fit to continue administering justice. What is known about “Maidan...

Five questions for the new HQCJ regarding the qualification assessment of judges
Five questions for the new HQCJ regarding the qualification assessment of judges

This article was originally published at LB.ua. On June 1, 2023, an almost 4-year epic story ended with the appointment of the new composition of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) — a kind of HR agency of the judicial system. You can read about it in more detail in this material...

The HQCJ recommends to dismiss the “Maidan judge” Izovitova-Vakim
The HQCJ recommends to dismiss the “Maidan judge” Izovitova-Vakim

Today, January 18, the High Qualification Commission of Judges in plenary recognised the “Maidan judge” Izovitova-Vakim as not suitable for her position. During the Euromaidan, the judge adopted two decisions banning peaceful assemblies in Kharkiv. Firstly, she prohibited peaceful rallies from N...

60% of Ukrainians do not trust the Supreme Court and prioritise judicial system renewal — survey
60% of Ukrainians do not trust the Supreme Court and prioritise judicial system renewal — survey

The majority of Ukrainians surveyed, 60%, do not trust the Supreme Court. Trust in the Supreme Court is shared by only 22% of respondents. Distrust towards the Supreme Court is consistent regardless of the respondent’s region or financial status. This data comes from a survey conducted by the Ilko...

Tomorrow, Pavlo Vovk will undergo the assessment at the HQJC, with a record-breaking negative opinion of 180 pages
Tomorrow, Pavlo Vovk will undergo the assessment at the HQJC, with a record-breaking negative opinion of 180 pages

Despite the fact that the law on the liquidation of the DACK was adopted more than a year ago, Pavlo Vovk and other judges of this court still “have not left the game” and have retained their positions. And therefore, they continue to “emerge” on the agendas. Back in 2017, Pa...

The High Council of Justice has granted a “Maidan judge,” Cherednichenko, an honourable retirement
The High Council of Justice has granted a “Maidan judge,” Cherednichenko, an honourable retirement

Today, the High Council of Justice has granted a “Maidan judge,” Cherednichenko, an honourable retirement. She is set to receive substantial annual payments for the following accomplishments: During the Revolution of Dignity, judge Cherednichenko sentenced the activist Dmytro Poltavets t...

Bohdan Lvov is reinstated as a judge of the Supreme Court
Bohdan Lvov is reinstated as a judge of the Supreme Court

Today, the Kyiv District Administrative Court (KDAC) judge Alyona Kushnova has ordered the reinstatement of the scandalous Bohdan Lvov as a judge of the Supreme Court. Despite confirmation from journalists and the SBU regarding Lvov’s possession of Russian citizenship, this did not impede the...

Regarding the information concerning the citizenship status of Roman Ihnatov, the head of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ)
Regarding the information concerning the citizenship status of Roman Ihnatov, the head of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ)

Today, on December 21, "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia" published a letter from the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine addressed to the HQCJ. The letter discusses the outcome of the citizenship verification for Roman Ihnatov and highlights the alignment of his information with data obtained from Russian data...

Judge Vilchynskyi is trying to complete the qualification assessment through the court and “show an example” to other 2,000 judges
Judge Vilchynskyi is trying to complete the qualification assessment through the court and “show an example” to other 2,000 judges

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider Judge Vilchynskyi's appeal to the High Qualification Commission of Judges. This development poses a potential threat to the overall integrity of the qualification assessment process. 

EC President Ursula von der Leyen has stressed that the duration of the negotiations hinges on advancements in reforms
EC President Ursula von der Leyen has stressed that the duration of the negotiations hinges on advancements in reforms

The initiation of negotiations for Ukraine's accession to the European Union marks a truly momentous occasion.

The Supreme Court elected two judges of low integrity to the Grand Chamber: judge Stupak, who lied in her declaration, and judge Pohribnyi, who adopted politically motivated decisions
The Supreme Court elected two judges of low integrity to the Grand Chamber: judge Stupak, who lied in her declaration, and judge Pohribnyi, who adopted politically motivated decisions

Yesterday, December 11, the Civil Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court elected judges Olha Stupak and Serhiy Pohribnyi to the Grand Chamber for a term of three years.

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