ІII ALL-UKRAINIAN CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCESS
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Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) invites you to participate in III All-Ukrainian Conference on Criminal Law and Process to be held on 10-11 November 2016 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Kyiv. The conference is supported by the Council of Europe Project “Further Support for the Penitentiary Reform in Ukraine”, financed by the Dutch Government.
The event has already become a credible and convenient platform for communication and exchange of experience between lawyers, attorneys, judges and prosecutors as well as international experts and state officials.
This year, the two days conference program covers a number of topical issues of criminal law and procedure and related institutions. Top-notch Ukrainian and international experts will talk about the reform of the police and the prosecution, changes in applicable laws and recent court practice.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
10 November 2016 (Thursday)
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13:30 – 14:00 |
Registration. Morning Coffee |
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14:00 – 14:10 |
Conference Opening. Welcoming Remarks Denys Bugay, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Partner at VB PARTNERS Mårten Ehnberg, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine |
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Session 1. Particularities of Criminal Justice Reform Moderator: Andrii Kulykov, Journalist |
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14:10 – 14:30 |
James Hamilton, Council of Europe consultant, Ex-Director of the Office of Public Prosecutor of Ireland, former President of the International Association of Prosecutors, former member of the Venice Commission |
European Standards and Public Prosecution Reform |
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14:30 – 14:50 |
Bohdan Vitvitsky, Advisor to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine |
Institutional Reform, an Inspector General and the Ukrainian Bar |
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14:50 – 15:00 |
Expert Opinions: Yuriy Byelousov, Head of the Expert Centre for Human Rights Oleksandr Banchuk, PhD of Legal Science, Expert of the Centre for Political and Legal Reforms
Q&A Session |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 2. Panel Discussion Competitiveness Through Reform of the Bar and Criminal Process Moderator: Olga Prosyanyuk, Managing Partner at AVER LEX |
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15:30 – 15:50 |
Denys Bugay, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Attorney, Partner at VB PARTNERS |
Promoting the Competitiveness Principle Through Strengthening Professional Rights and Guarantees of Attorneys and Introducing Necessary Changes to the Criminal Procedural Code Towards Competitiveness and Equality of Parties |
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15:50 – 16:40 |
Topics for discussion:
Participants: Denys Bugay, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Attorney, Partner at VB PARTNERS Igor Fomin, Managing Partner at Fomin & Partners Olesya Batryn, Judge at Pechersk District Court of Kyiv |
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16:40 – 17:40 Master Class Attorney – as a Personal Brand. Five Tips for Successful Self-Promotion Trainer: Tetyana Goncharova, Journalist, TV-Presenter at 3s.tv (Savik Shuster Studio) and Radio Vesti |
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17:40 – 17:55 Initiatives of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Mårten Ehnberg, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine 17:55 – 18:00 Council of Europe Report on the Evaluation of the Legal Aid System in Ukraine Andriy Vyshnevsky, Director of the Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision |
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11 November 2016 (Friday)
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration. Morning Coffee |
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09:00 – 09:20 |
Conference Opening. Welcoming Remarks Denys Bugay, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Attorney, Partner at VB PARTNERS Olga Prosyanyuk, Managing Partner at AVER LEX |
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Session 1. The Role of Law Enforcement in Ensuring the Efficiency of Criminal Justice: a View of the Future Moderators: Sergiy Gremenyuk, Partner at EPAP Ukraine Igor Fomin, Managing Partner at Fomin & Partners |
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09:20 – 09:40 |
Anzhela Stryzhevska, Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine |
Public Prosecution Reform – What is the Big Question |
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09:40 – 10:00 |
Artem Sytnyk, Director at National Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine |
Burning Issues of NABU Functioning |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Iryna Grigorieva, Judgeof High Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases |
Issues of Competence and Jurisdiction |
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10:20 – 10:40 |
Q&A Session |
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10:40 – 11:05 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 2. Particularities of Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine Moderator: Andriy Kostin, Attorney, Deputy Head of the Council of Advocates of Ukraine in Odesa Region |
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11:05 – 11:25 |
Viktoriya Kytsyuk, Judge of Solomyansky District Court of Kyiv |
Attorneys’ Mistakes in Dealing with Investigating Judge |
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11:25 – 11:45 |
Valentyna Schepotkina, Judge at High Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases |
Cassation Appeal – Gap Analysis
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11:45 – 12:05 |
Eric Svanidze, Council of Europe consultant, former Prosecutor in Georgia, former Deputy Minister of Justice Georgia, former member/expert of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, team leader of the EU Project on Justice Monitoring in Armenia |
Recent Practice of the ECHR. Application of Rule 39 of the ECHR Regulation |
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12:05 – 12:25 |
Sergiy Kozachyna, Head of Procedural Guidance, State Prosecution Support, and Representation in Courts Department of Specialized Anticorruption Prosecution Office |
Problems of Compliance with Article 216 of Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine During the Preliminary Investigation of Crimes in Jurisdiction of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine |
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12:25 – 12:45 |
Q&A Session |
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12:45 – 13:30 Lunch |
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13:30 – 13:40 |
Lawyer of Tomorrow Initiative |
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Session 3. Advocacy Tactics: Attorneys’ Secrets Moderator: Tetyana Lysovets, Senior Partner at Sokolovsky & Parnters |
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13:40 – 14:00 |
Kateryna Gupalo, Partner at Arzinger |
Plea Bargaining |
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14:00 – 14:20 |
Yevgen Grushovets, Attorney, Partner at ARIO |
Impeachment of Witness as a Party to Process |
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14:20 – 14:40 |
Maryna Starovoitova, Attorney, Deputy Chairman of NGO “Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers” |
Levelling of Results of Covert Surveillance |
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14:40 – 15:00 |
Taras Poshyvanyuk, Partner at FCLEX |
Comprehensive Analysis of Typical Violations of Criminal Procedural Code by Pre-trial Investigation Bodies |
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15:00 – 15:20 |
Q&A Session |
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15:20 – 15:50 |
Coffee Break |
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15:50 – 16:30 MODERATED DISCUSSION Advocacy of Clients With “Toxic”/Ambiguous Reputation Moderator: Volodymyr Boiko, Journalist, TV-Presenter
Participants: Vitaliy Serdyuk, Attorney, Partner at AVER LEX Yevgen Solodko, Managing Partner at Solodko & Partners |
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Session 4. SPECIAL SESSION Supported by EU Project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine” Protection of Attorneys’ Rights and Struggle for Their Observance Moderator: Olga Prosyanyuk, Managing Partner at AVER LEX |
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16:30 – 16:50 |
Illya Kostin, Partner, Attorney at Legal Alliance |
Protection of Rights and Guarantees of Advocates in the Present Context |
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16:50 – 17:10 |
Rytis Jokubauskas, Expert of the EU Project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine” |
Professional Rights and Guarantees - Best European Practices and Recommendations for Ukraine |
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17:10 – 17:30 |
Volodymyr Klochkov, Managing Partner at Klochkov & Partners, Member of Bar Council of Kyiv, Head of the Committee on Protection of Rights of Advocates of the Association of Advocates of Ukraine |
Procedural “Kick-Off” Against Advocates |
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17:30 – 18:00 |
Q&A Session |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Vine & Brie Session |
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For more information about the event and partnership opportunities, please contact the Ukrainian Bar Association Secretariat by phone: +380 (44) 492-88-48 or e-mail: events@uba.ua. Contact person – Viktoriya Krasnova.
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