News
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UBA Urges Authorities to Provide Funding for the Administration of Justice
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) appealed to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to provide funding for budget programs for the administration of justice in 2020 and 2021 in full.
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18 Years of Shared History: Results of the Festive 150th Meeting of the UBA Board
The festive meeting of the Board of the Ukrainian Bar Association became a jubilee – the Board marked its 150th meetings. In total, the members of the Board considered eight issues on the agenda, first greeting the Ukrainian Bar Association on its 18th anniversary.
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The UBA Called on Parliament to Resume Anti-Corruption Reform Immediately
The Ukrainian Bar Association sent an open appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with a request to immediately prepare and adopt the necessary amendments to the national legislation to resume anti-corruption reform.
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Judicial Reform, Constitutional Crisis, Staff Shortage - What's Next? Results of the IX Judicial Forum
The 7th year of judicial reform, the constitutional crisis, staff shortage, significant challenges to the independence of the judiciary and many other critical issues were discussed at the two-day IX Judicial Forum of the Ukrainian Bar Association. During the largest legal event, representatives of all branches of government, leading national and international experts identified the current state of the judiciary and jointly formed the vector of its development for the future. Here are the main results of the discussions.
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UBA Joined the Manifesto for the Development of Legal Education
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) appealed to the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Education, Science and Innovation Serhiy Babak to consider the Concept for the Development of Legal Education in the near future.
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First Meeting of the Renewed Working Group of the Legal Reform Commission
On November 23, a constituent meeting of the working group on the development of legislation on the organization of the judiciary and the administration of justice of the Commission on Legal Reform under the President of Ukraine took place.
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Olga Lopushanska Appointed Deputy Executive Director for Government Relations
The Secretariat of the Ukrainian Bar Association has a new important appointment. On November 16, 2020, Olga Lopushanska, Coordinator of the UBA's GR Work, was appointed Deputy Executive Director for Government Relations.
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We Celebrate 18th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Bar Association!
Colleagues, congratulations on the coming of age of the Ukrainian Bar Association! 18 years of successful history, common achievements and victories, challenges, decisions, development and change. We have undergone many transformations and our values and principles have remained unchanged throughout.
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Legal Education Reform in Ukraine: Results of the Hearing in the Verkhovna Rada Committee
On November 11, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Education, Science and Innovation held an online hearing on “Reforming Higher Legal Education in Ukraine: Problems and Prospects”.
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Activities of Anti-Corruption Bodies & Issues of Court Work: Results of the VII Conference on Criminal Law
The work of anti-corruption bodies, (non)compliance with the principle of adversarial proceedings, problematic aspects of judicial control, international cooperation in criminal proceedings and such crime - just some of the issues discussed at the annual VII Conference on Criminal Law and Procedure. The event was attended by representatives of WACS, SAP, district courts of Kyiv, the National Police and the best specialists of the legal sector. NABU Director Artem Sytnyk was a special guest of the conference. Here are the key results of the discussions.