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Pressure on a member of the High Council of Justice: the Maselko case as a diagnosis for the Bar
Pressure on a member of the High Council of Justice: the Maselko case as a diagnosis for the Bar

The Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar (QDCB) of Zakarpattia Region has held High Council of Justice (HCJ) member Roman Maselko disciplinarily liable for alleged violations of legal ethics. In practice, Maselko received a warning. However, the very existence of such a decision sign...

The Bar
How Vovk tries to close complaints against himself, and Burlakov helps him do it in the High Council of Justice
How Vovk tries to close complaints against himself, and Burlakov helps him do it in the High Council of Justice

In the High Council of Justice (HCJ), an attempt was made to initiate disciplinary proceedings against an inspector following a complaint filed by Pavlo Vovk, who is trying to return to his position through the Supreme Court. HCJ member Serhii Burlakov proposed opening disciplinary proceedings again...

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EU priorities are not the government’s priorities: how the Ministry of Justice remains silent on key reforms
EU priorities are not the government’s priorities: how the Ministry of Justice remains silent on key reforms

The Ministry of Justice has reported “progress achieved” in implementing the Rule of Law Roadmap — the plan of key reforms required for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. However, behind this rhetoric lies a simple fact: some of the most important European integration steps in the ju...

Verkhovna Rada
The shadow of Portnov and Medvedchuk: what does Yermak’s appointment to the Bar Association committee mean?
The shadow of Portnov and Medvedchuk: what does Yermak’s appointment to the Bar Association committee mean?

Source: NV. People linked to the Portnov–Medvedchuk–Tatarov circle continue to retain influence over important processes in the country, despite the overall demand to counter hostile agents. For many years, the Ukrainian Bar has been headed by Lidiya Izovitova, a long-time associate of Viktor Me...

The Bar
Yermak appointed head of a committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association
Yermak appointed head of a committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association

Andrii Yermak, former Head of the Office of the President, has been appointed to lead one of the committees of the Ukrainian National Bar Association (UNBA). He was appointed by UNBA Chair Lidiya Izovitova, a long-time associate of Viktor Medvedchuk. There is no doubt that this is the same Yermak: t...

The Bar
Four years of the full-scale war and a failed attempt at revenge: how the “Vovk” court prepared Yanukovych’s return
Four years of the full-scale war and a failed attempt at revenge: how the “Vovk” court prepared Yanukovych’s return

Four years ago, Russia believed it would be able to seize Kyiv in three days. While the occupiers were preparing to terrorise Ukraine’s civilian population with weapons, the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) was preparing legal cover for such actions. Pro-Russian political forces in Ukr...

DACK
Lawyers’ self-governance “tries” members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges: how pressure is justified as protection
Lawyers’ self-governance “tries” members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges: how pressure is justified as protection

The Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar (QDCB) of the Vinnytsia region is set to consider disciplinary cases against members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ), Ruslan Sydorovych and Roman Sabodash. They will be assessed in their capacity as attorneys, even thoug...

The Bar
50+ Ukrainian civil society organisations appeal: Strong EU Conditionality for Reinforcing Ukraine’s Resilience and Defence
50+ Ukrainian civil society organisations appeal: Strong EU Conditionality for Reinforcing Ukraine’s Resilience and Defence

Kyiv, February 10, 2026 We, representatives of Ukrainian civil society organisations advocating for the rule of law, democracy, and transparency, are sincerely grateful to the European Commission for its unceasing leadership in supporting Ukraine amidst Russia’s brutal full-scale war. We particula...

One year of the Service of the Disciplinary Inspectors: large number of complaints and the salary problem
One year of the Service of the Disciplinary Inspectors: large number of complaints and the salary problem

The Service of the Disciplinary Inspectors (SDI) presented the results of its first year of work. This was one of the few public occasions when the Service was able to speak in detail not only about statistics of disciplinary liability, but also about the challenges it faces and the proposals that c...

СDI
The Bar reform involves an MP convicted by the High Anti-Corruption Court and suspected by NABU
The Bar reform involves an MP convicted by the High Anti-Corruption Court and suspected by NABU

The government has involved a Member of Parliament who has a conviction from the High Anti-Corruption Court and a suspicion notice from NABU in the reform of the Bar. This concerns Anatolii Hunko, who will now work within a working group tasked with preparing amendments to legislation on the legal p...

The Bar
The Supreme Court has stopped the scheme for bypassing the opinions of the Public Integrity Council that it had previously created itself
The Supreme Court has stopped the scheme for bypassing the opinions of the Public Integrity Council that it had previously created itself

The case of judge Usatyi, through which the Supreme Court had returned more than 100 judges of low integrity to their positions, is no longer a rule to be followed. The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has issued a ruling departing from its previously established practice. This shift re-establishe...

Supreme Court
Threatened a judge with criminal prosecution to get a job at the SBI — another Ablov case in the High Council of Justice
Threatened a judge with criminal prosecution to get a job at the SBI — another Ablov case in the High Council of Justice

Judge Yevhenii Ablov is doing everything possible to prevent the disciplinary case in the High Council of Justice (HCJ) from reaching a decision, and every month of this delay is paid for from the state budget. Yevhenii Ablov is an associate of Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the now-liquidated Distr...

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