The High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) has recommended transferring 6 judges of the liquidated DACK to the Kyiv District Administrative Court (KDAC). All the cases of the liquidated DACK had previously been transferred to the KDAC as well. In other words, the nameplate has changed, but the cases are the same. Disciplinary proceedings are… Continue reading DACK cases and judges can end up in the same court again
Judges of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) have collectively received over UAH 242 million in judicial remuneration in the three and a half years since the court’s liquidation. On 18 June, the Supreme Court upheld the High Council of Justice’s decision to dismiss former DACK chairman Pavlo Vovk from his judicial position. But… Continue reading 242 million for inaction: DACK judges are still receiving money from the budget
Bohdan Sanin — a judge whose name became a symbol of unlawful bans during the Revolution of Dignity and of corruption scandals — is finally one step away from official dismissal. On June 22, 2026, the First Disciplinary Chamber of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) finally decided to hold Bohdan Sanin disciplinarily liable. A… Continue reading Judge Bohdan Sanin of DACK suspended from duty and referred for dismissal
A path into the legal profession is opening up for Pavlo Vovk after the Supreme Court refused to reinstate him as a judge. Vovk suspended his right to practice law back in 2007, but he can renew it very quickly. Pavlo Vovk would then join the team of Lidia Izovitova and Andriy Yermak, and together… Continue reading Pavlo Vovk may renew his attorney license
On June 18, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Council of Justice to dismiss Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv. The Court denied Vovk’s request for reinstatement to the position of judge. This ruling puts an end to Vovk’s attempt to… Continue reading Vovk finally dismissed from the position of judge
Scandalous judge of the District Administrative Court of the city of Kyiv (DACK), Natalia Dobrivska, has become the next in line among the low-integrity judges to receive from the High Council of Justice a green light to lifetime payments of at least UAH 63,000 per month. The judge may also receive 378,000 hryvnias as a… Continue reading Judges with integrity reservations in line for lifetime payments, the High Council of Justice votes “yes”
The High Council of Justice (HCJ) has retired judge Anna Kuzmenko of the dissolved District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), who had been issuing rulings at the direction of the court’s former notorious head, Pavlo Vovk. Kuzmenko is 43 years old and will now receive a lifetime monthly allowance of at least UAH 65,000 and… Continue reading Honourable escape: how DACK judge Kuzmenko avoided assessment and secured lifetime payments
The worst has not happened. However, the threat has not disappeared — it has merely been postponed. The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has already postponed its decision for the fourth time in the case where the scandalous Pavlo Vovk is challenging his dismissal as a judge. This time, the hearing has been rescheduled… Continue reading The Supreme Court is dragging its feet. Vovk has not been saved — yet
A decision by the Supreme Court in favour of Pavlo Vovk will create a domino effect—at least 18 judges of the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) may avoid dismissal. Pavlo Vovk and his fellow DACK judges became notorious due to recordings made by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau in Vovk’s own office. In these… Continue reading A ruling in Vovk’s favor will save around 20 other judges of the DACK
The decisive hearing of the Supreme Court on the reinstatement of Pavlo Vovk as a judge is approaching. The decision regarding the scandalous former head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) was expected to be announced back in January, but was postponed until April 9. Vovk is challenging the admissibility of evidence from… Continue reading Trial of the system: will Pavlo Vovk return to the bench?
March 18 marked one year since the High Council of Justice (HCJ) dismissed Pavlo Vovk from his position as a judge. This decision became a landmark for the judicial system, as Vovk has long symbolised judicial corruption, political influence, and the use of courts for personal interests. How did Vovk maintain his influence? Just a… Continue reading One year after Vovk’s dismissal: will the Supreme Court restore a symbol of corruption to the bench?
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 against disciplinary inspector Iryna Davydovych. The basis was a complaint… Continue reading How Vovk tries to close complaints against himself, and Burlakov helps him do it in the High Council of Justice
