Statements and declarations of the Ukrainian Bar Association
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UBA Insists on a Broad Expert Discussion of all Bills in the Legal Sphere
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) supports the authorities' desire for rapid changes in the legal sphere. At the same time, we consider unacceptable to develop laws important for the country without any involvement of stakeholders and the legal community.
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UBA Open Appeal on the Proposal to Abolish Lawyers' Exclusive Right of Audience
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) as a leading legal community with purpose to implement the rule of law and develop the legal profession, expresses its concern over the possibility of abolishing the exclusive right of audience as provided for in the Draft Law on Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (on the abolition of lawyers' monopoly) (Reg. No. 1013).
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UBA Open Appeal to Securing Attorney-Client Privilege
The Ukrainian Bar Association, as a leading legal community, whose goal is to implement the rule of law in all spheres of state and social affairs, repeatedly emphasizes the inadmissibility of violations by law enforcement agencies of attorney-client privilege and guarantees of the legal profession.
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UBA Public appeal regarding unacceptability of violation of professional rights and guarantees of advocacy
UBA appeals the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine to provide observance of guarantees of advocates activities and rights of advocates.
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Appeal of the UBA Committees to the Verkhovna Rada on the Powers of Arbitration Courts
The Committee on Procedural Law and the Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Ukrainian Bar Association appealed to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and the chairmen of the relevant committees to consider recommendations to the draft law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving the Investment Climate in Ukraine" regarding the extension of the powers of arbitration courts.
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UBA Statement on the Bar Reform
On November 9, 2017 the Ukrainian Bar Association released an open statement urging the Judicial Reform Council to finalize the draft new edition of the Law "On the Bar and Advocacy" as soon as possible, to hold a wide-range professional discussion and to propose to the President of Ukraine to submit it to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as urgent.
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UBA Statement on the Draft Laws “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”
Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) released a statement which stressed the need for amending the Law of Ukraine "On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine".
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Statement on the Appointment of Judges on Non-Competitive Basis
The Ukrainian Bar Association published a statement stressing the need to appoint judges whose term in office has been terminated, on the non-competitive basis (regarding the Draft Law “On the High Council of Justice” Reg. No 5180 of 23.09.2016).
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UBA Calls on the General Prosecutor of Ukraine to Adhere to the Code of Ethics
The Ukrainian Bar Association published an open statement calling upon the General Prosecutor of Ukraine to observe the constitutional rights of citizens to receive legal aid and adhere to the code of professional ethics in public statements.
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UBA Proposals on the High Council of Justice Act
The Ukrainian Bar Association appealed to the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy and Justice with a request to reconsider the Draft Law of Ukraine “On the High Council of Justice”.
