Provocations by Diana Vovk toward journalists and activists at the Supreme Court prompted renewed attention to a criminal investigation in which Pavlo Vovk’s daughter is implicated. Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing considering the reinstatement of Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), his daughter reacted emotionally to the… Continue reading Uproar at the Supreme Court over a father: who is Diana Vovk and what links her to Russian agents?
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has begun considering a complaint filed by Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK). The complaint challenges a legal provision that prohibits the transfer of judges from courts that have been liquidated or reorganised to other courts without competitive selection and without undergoing… Continue reading Pre-emptive move: why Pavlo Vovk turned to the Constitutional Court ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling
Judges may be held disciplinarily liable on the basis of materials from criminal proceedings, including covert investigative actions (CIAs). Eleven members of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) have issued a joint position to this effect. They emphasised that this practice is well established, lawful, and confirmed by decisions of both the HCJ and the… Continue reading The High Council of Justice publicly justified the use of criminal case materials in judges’ disciplinary proceedings
Ukraine will receive €2.3 billion in financial assistance under the Ukraine Facility programme. However, this is only part of the funds the state could have counted on if all commitments had been fulfilled. Approximately €700 million has remained unavailable for several months due to the failure to adopt laws on judges’ integrity declarations and the… Continue reading Ukraine risks losing hundreds of millions of euros from the EU due to the failure to adopt key judicial reform laws
The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Inna Otrosh Jr., who challenged the results of her failed qualification assessment. The Supreme Court has reinstated as a judge a person who: After the start of Russia’s aggression, regularly travelled to the temporarily occupied Crimea and to St Petersburg for exhibitions and… Continue reading The return of Otrosh: the Grand Chamber rolls back the results of judicial reform
The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court may issue a final ruling in the case of Inna Otrosh, a former judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court who was dismissed after failing her qualification assessment. If Otrosh is reinstated, it will send a dangerous signal across the entire system: that one can blatantly violate the law,… Continue reading The Supreme Court may overturn the results of eight years of judicial clean-up: a key decision in the case of Inna Otrosh
On December 4, the Supreme Court may deliver a ruling that will determine not only the fate of two judges who have already been dismissed, but also demonstrate whether the judicial system is finally capable of cleansing itself of judges of low integrity — or whether it will once again protect its own. The Grand… Continue reading The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court will decide the fate of two dismissed judges — and show where judicial reform is headed
Another hearing took place in the Supreme Court in the case of Pavlo Vovk, the judge who was dismissed by the High Council of Justice for interfering with the work of the HQCJ and for other serious violations of judicial ethics. Now, Vovk is trying to argue that the investigative materials in his case supposedly… Continue reading Revenge or the rule of law: the Supreme Court is considering Pavlo Vovk’s appeal against his own dismissal
The return of Pavlo Vovk to the judicial system is a scenario that once seemed impossible, but already this Thursday, the Supreme Court may turn it into reality. On November 27 at 11:00, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court will consider Pavlo Vovk’s appeal against the decision of the High Council of Justice that… Continue reading The Supreme Court may open the way for Pavlo Vovk’s reinstatement
On 20 November, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court may adopt a decision that opens the door for former judge Pavlo Vovk to return to the system and undo the efforts to cleanse the judiciary. This will happen if the Grand Chamber overturns the decision of the High Council of Justice regarding Serhii Burkhan… Continue reading A decision that could bring Vovk back: the Grand Chamber will consider the Burkhan case
Today’s hearing on the reinstatement of Inna Otrosh ended without a decision. The case was postponed until December 11 at 14:00. Otrosh was supported by her long-time allies: Maidan judges Taras Zaiets and Oksana Tsarevych, as well as Rostyslav Kravets — one of the figures featured in the “Vovk’s tapes”. As expected, Inna Otrosh emphasised… Continue reading The Otrosh case (and more): what decision will the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court adopt?
While the public is focused on the “series” of investigations by NABU and SAPO, the Supreme Court, almost unnoticed, may tomorrow reinstate several scandalous former judges: Inna Otrosh and the judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal — Yurii Slyva, Viktor Hlynianyi, and Ihor Palenyk. Moreover, the Court’s decisions in these cases could affect dozens… Continue reading The Supreme Court may reinstate the scandalous Inna Otrosh and the Kyiv Appeal judges as soon as tomorrow. Come to the hearing!
