Committee on protection of advocates’ social rights is the UNBA permanent collegial advisory body created on 27 September 2014 by the BCU decision no. 223. Mr Bogdan Pavlyshyn was elected Chairman of the Committee.
Purpose of creation of the Committee: protection and ensuring social rights of advocates and creation of proper conditions for performing their professional duties.
Tasks of the Committee:
- participation in shaping and implementing policies in the sphere of protection of advocates’ social rights;
- promotion of implementation of advocates’ social rights in the manner determined by the legislation of Ukraine;
- preparation of clarifications by the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine or the Bar Council of Ukraine on issues concerning protection of advocates’ social rights;
- monitoring and summarizing the legislation of Ukraine on issues concerning protection of social rights in order to implement its principles in respect of advocates;
- development of proposals concerning improvement of various directions of protection of advocates’ social rights;
- development of proposals for decisions of the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine, acts of the BCU, the UNBA/BCU President as well as draft legislative acts on protection of advocates’ social rights;
- examination of appeals within its competence;
- cooperation with charitable foundations providing assistance to advocates or their families;
- other activities within the competence determined by the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on Protection of Advocates’ Social Rights.
Head of the Committee
Committee on advocates’ professional conduct is the UNBA permanent collegial advisory body created on 1 June 2013 by an open vote at the BCU meeting. A document regulating the activities of the Committee is the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on advocates’ professional conduct (BCU decision no. 24 of 28 February 2014).
The main task of the Committee is to assist in the implementation of, compliance with, and improvement of the Rules of Advocates’ Professional Conduct (RAPC).
Purpose and objectives of the Committee:
- development of a mechanism to ensure the implementation of the RAPC;
- study, analysis and synthesis of professional requirements and rules of conduct of various professional and social groups in Ukraine and abroad, preparation of recommendations for taking them into account in the implementation, application and improvement of the RAPC;
- preparation of clarifications for the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine or Bar Council of Ukraine regarding the RAPC;
- monitoring and generalization of practice of the application of the RAPC;
- development of proposals to improve the RAPC;
- development of proposals for decisions of the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine, acts of the BCU, the UNBA/BCU President and regulatory legal acts concerning the RAPC;
- examination of appeals within its competence;
- other activities within the competence defined by the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on advocates’ professional conduct.
Head of the Committee
Members of the committee:
Yaroslavna IVANOVA
Oleksandra LEBID
Dmytro MAZUROK
Diana NAZARENKO
Vladyslav OPANASYK
Nataliya PLISA
Asya TARASOVA
Committee on Rule of Law is a permanent collegial advisory body set up by the UNBA decision from November 15, 2017, No. 240.
The main purpose of the establishment and operation of the Committee on Rule of Law is to disseminate the European understanding of the rule of law as a fundamental social value and the basis of constitutional order, to conduct studies of the rule of law and to bring modern approaches to its understanding and practical application to the Ukrainian Advocacy.
The Committee's objectives:
- promoting the competence of advocates in the field of constitutional regulation with a view to properly ensuring the exercise of constitutionally defined human rights, freedoms and responsibilities and enhancing the role of lawyers in the human rights protection system in Ukraine, including in the field of constitutional justice;
- analysis of draft legislation directly or indirectly related to advocacy and / or advocates, in accordance with the conclusions of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), European standards and values;
- implementation of practical recommendations for the establishment of the rule of law in Ukraine, preparation of applied analytical reports on current problems of law enforcement;
- scientific and educational (educational, training) activities aimed at rooting the rule of law, human-centric values in the legal consciousness of advocates, other participants in the administration of justice;
- preparation of scientific (expert) conclusions and practical recommendations on problems of application of the rule of law and its components in different spheres of advocacy and other legal activity;
- providing guidance on the application of the rule of law, international human rights standards, the legal positions of the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) to advocates and the bodies of the advocacy.
Head of the Committee:
Deputy head of the Committee:
Members of the Committee:
Maryna Stavniichuk
Mariana Afanasieva
Vitalii Vasylyk
Vitalii Vlasiuk
Oksana Zaitseva
Oleksandra Karpenko
Andrii Kotliar
Liubov Krupnova
Olena Priadko
Yana Salmina
Dmytro Terletskyi
Bronislav Totskyi
Yana Trynova
Anastasiia Ulasevych
Artem Khmelnykov
Vitalii Chornenkyi
Iryna Shevchuk
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mariana Afanasieva
Ivan Bestaiev
Vitalii Vasylyk
Viktor Vychikov
Vitalii Vlasiuk
Ihor Voitenko
Taras Zharskyi
Oksana Zaitseva
Serhii Ilchenko
Oleksandra Karpenko
Tetiana Koliahina
Andrii Kotliar
Liubov Krupnova
Denys Kurbatov
Karyna Lavrova
Liudmyla Leliukh
Andrii Leshchenko
Serhii Mykhailiuk
Maksym Mohylnytskyi
Oleksii Motyliuk
Oleh Nikitin
Svitlana Nohotkova
Yurii Onishchyk
Iryna Osiievska
Olena Ochychenko
Mykhailo Pavliuk
Taras Parfan
Anna Pashchenko
Yevhen Pelikhos
Olena Pomazanovska
Tetiana Postryhan
Snizhana Potapova
Oleksandr Prutian
Olena Priadko
Vadym Rykov
Svitlana Rubel
Yana Salmina
Oleksandr Sytnykov
Larysa Skachkova
Maryna Stavniichuk
Viktoriia Stratiichuk
Dmytro Terletskyi
Bronislav Totskyi
Yana Trynova
Olena Turchyna
Anastasiia Ulasevych
Artem Khmelnykov
Oleksandr Chebotarov
Vitalii Chornenkyi
Iryna Shevchuk
Ruslan Shmat
Maryna Shcherbak
Iryna Shchypytsyna
The Committee on Gender Policy, which operates within UNBA, is a permanent collegial advisory body established under the Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with Order No. 20 dated 7 March 2019.
The purpose of the Committee is to develop women’s leadership in the legal profession, including the attorney’s profession.
Objectives of the Committee:
- facilitate equal rights and opportunities for women and men in all spheres of life;
– raise gender awareness and increase gender sensitivity among attorneys and future lawyers;
– survey the state of support for women’s rights and representation in the legal profession in Ukraine;
– study foreign experience and best domestic practices in achieving equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the legal profession as well as in countering negative phenomena in this field;
– support active involvement by UNBA in the processes of practical implementation of gender equality ideas and cooperate with all stakeholders, including participation in the development, expert and public discussions of draft laws and statutory instruments as well as of programmatic documents;
– strengthen mutual support for women, as well as for women and men from the professional legal environment, in order to overcome any manifestations of gender-based discrimination;
– hold motivational meetings and other events to promote and implement the ideas of gender equality and non-discrimination;
– encourage increased focus on gender policy issues among future lawyers, in particular through the introduction of mentoring programmes.
Head of the Committee
Deputy heads of the Committee
Members of the Committee:
Larysa Gretchenko
Anastasiia Zernova
Viktoriia Polishchuk
Tetiana Rabko
Olha Shcherbakova
Advisors of the Committee:
Hrystyna Kit
Committee on legislative initiatives on the bar is the UNBA consultative and advisory body.
The Committee’s main tasks are as follows:
- determination and scientific justification of priority areas of development of the legislation of Ukraine on the bar and practice of law;
- development of conceptual basis of draft legislative acts which are directly or indirectly related to the bar;
- study and analysis of laws of foreign countries, practice of their application and making proposals for discussion by the BCU on the improvement of domestic legislation based on international experience;
- preparation of opinions on appropriateness of adoption of amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine;
- examination of appeals within its competence;
- other activities within the competence determined by the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on Legislative Initiatives on the Bar.
Head of the Committee
Members of the Committee
Oleksandr VESELOV
Valentyn GVOZDIY
Oleksandr DROZDOV
Ganna KOLESNYK
Oleksiy KUKHAR
Mariya OSTROVSKA
Vasyl RAYKO
Anzhelika SYTSKO
Yevgen SOLODKO
Sergiy VAVZHENCHUK
Oleksiy GOROKH
Ruslan KUNDRYK
Taras SAMBORSKYY
Vyacheslav SAMSONENKO
Sergiy SAKHNYUK
Olena SIBILYOVA
Anatoliy FESENKO
Ruslanf TSARYK
Marianna CHUNDAK
Mykola YAKYMENKO
Iryna YAKOVETS
Anzhela GUMENYUK
Oleg IVANCHENKO
Committee on protection of advocates’ professional rights and guarantees was created on 16 February 2013 by the BCU decision no. 74 for the protection of advocates’ professional and other rights, strengthening the guarantees of legal practice and provision of necessary conditions for the effective performance by advocates of their professional duties.
The Committee’s main tasks are the following:
- participation in the formation and realization of the State policy in the field of protection of advocates’ professional rights, interests and guarantees;
- identification, recording, analysis and systematization of violations of advocates’ professional rights, interests and guarantees taking place in Ukraine;
- activities aimed at prevention of violations of advocates’ professional rights, interests and guarantees;
- creation and regular improvement of measures necessary for a rapid response to violation of advocates’ professional rights, interests and guarantees;
- prompt response to advocates’ requests relating to the activities of the Committee;
- representation of advocates in law enforcement authorities, governmental agencies, enterprises, institutions and organizations of different form of ownership, courts and public associations;
- taking measures, under the laws of Ukraine, and on behalf of advocates of Ukraine, aimed at elimination by the State agencies, local authorities and other entities of violations of advocates’ professional rights and guarantees; making proposals concerning elimination of detected violations and shortcomings and bringing to justice of officials responsible for those violations;
- conducting explanatory work among the legal community concerning methods and practice of protection of advocates’ professional rights and guarantees;
- informing the legal community and the public about the examination of issues belonging to the competence of the Committee;
- studying legal opinions of members of the bar on the state of compliance with advocates’ professional rights and guarantees and taking them into account in its work;
- analysis of observance of law by the law enforcement agencies during the investigations concerning advocates;
- monitoring, analysis and forecasting of cases of violations of advocates’ professional rights in Ukraine, timely reporting to the BCU leadership;
- participating in examination and preparation of the Committee’s proposals for improvement of the organization of protection of information, which constitutes State, professional, commercial, banking or other secrecy protected by law as well as confidential information;
- participating in the development and implementation of measures conducted in cooperation with law enforcement authorities for the protection of life, health, honour, dignity and property of advocates and their family members from criminal attacks and other illegal actions;
- organizing the functioning of the BCU phone, ensuring prompt processing of incoming information and taking the necessary response on violation of advocates’ rights;
-ensuring the development of international cooperation in the area of protection of advocates’ rights in the part of prevention and combating offenses related to practice of law, participating in conclusion of agreements with the bar self-government bodies of other countries in accordance with the law.
Head of the Committee
Deputy heads of the Committee:
Secretary of the Committee
Members of the Committee:
Sections of the Committee:
I. Strategic Planning and Analysis Section:
Artem Zaxarov - Head of Section
Maksym Puchyn
Oleksandr Volvak
Oleg Garnyk
Yurij Grygorenko
Oleksandr Drozdov
Olena Drozdova
Oleksij Kucher
Leonid Skokin
Yaroslav Romanenko
Yurij Syednyev
II. Operative Section:
Yevgen Solodko - Head of Section
Kostyantyn Chetvertak
Oleksandr Dulskyj
Oleksandr Ishhuk
Yurij Zhuk
Igor Kolesnykov
Oleg Kosyak
Larysa Kryvoruchko
Vitalij Serdyuk
Sergij Slynko
III. Section for Processing of Inquiries and Working with Regions:
Olena Karnaux - Head of Section
Taras Gerelyuk
Yurij Dacyuk
Bogdan Yegorov
Volodymyr Zheltobryuxov
Ganna Zosymenko
Olena Krechetnykova
Oleksij Kudenchuk
Andrij Luk'yanenko
Oleksandr Myskovecz
Sergij Moroz
Kateryna Nikityuk
Olena Silakova
Anton Styebyelyev
Oleksandr Tymchuk
Sergij Tyxosha
Volodymyr Filipovych
Roman Xachaturov
Oleksandr Chernadchuk
Yevgen Yakyma
IV. Section for Collaboration with Professional Organizations and Unions of Advocates and Lawyers:
Oksana Shtelmashenko - Head of Section
Tetyana Gnatyuk
Myxajlo Goncharov
Igor Orlov
Tetyana Oxrimchuk
Oleksandr Chernyx
V. Section for Information Support:
Susanna Tirzikyan - Head of Section
Spartak Chernushych
Yuliya Kovalova
Yevgen Miroshnykov
Yevgen Pronin
Maksym Soroka
Olena Yandyan
Committee on International Relations is the UNBA standing collegiate advisory body created on 27 September 2013 pursuant to the BCU decision no. 225. Advocate Andriy Kostin was elected the first head of the Committee.
Purpose of the Committee is establishing, developing and maintaining relations between the Ukrainian National Bar Association and foreign and international organizations.
The Committee’s main tasks are as follows:
- providing recommendations on establishing links with foreign and international organizations;
- preparing documents for the formalization of relations between the UNBA and foreign/international organizations;
- providing organizational support with the purpose of accession of the UNBA to international associations of advocates/lawyers;
- maintaining business relations with foreign/international organizations on an ongoing basis;
- submitting proposals to the UNBA/BCU President on participation of the UNBA in international events;
- submitting proposals for conduct by the UNBA of international events in Ukraine;
- examining appeals within its competence;
- cooperating with foreign/international organizations which provide technical or financial assistance for the development of the bar of Ukraine;
- other activities within the competence determined by the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on International Relations.
Head of the Committee
Members of the Committee
Ganna BABYCH
Andriy BUZAROV
Alina VASYURENKO
Oleksandr DROZDOV
Igor KARAMAN
Oleg KLYMYUK
Ganna KOLESNYK
Yevgeniya MNYSHENKO
Mykola PAVLOV
Sergiy OBERKOVYCH
Oleksiy SHEVCHUK
Yaroslav POROKHNYAK
Vitaliy VLASYUK
Committee on coordination of legal assistance to participants of anti-terrorist operation, their families and internally displaced persons was established on 25 October 2014 by the BCU decision no. 175 in order to coordinate actions of advocates in the provision of quality legal assistance to the ATO participants, their families and internally displaced persons as well as the organization and consolidation of legal community for the protection of rights and interests of such persons.
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Committee on the UNBA strategic development and priorities of its activities was established on 25 October 2014 by the BCU decision no. 174. Advocate Nataliya Petrova, the BCU member, was elected Head of the Committee. The Committee was established to promote advocates’ professional development, present the priority areas of the single professional organization of advocates in Ukraine and to raise the role of the bar in the Ukrainian and international societies.
Head of the Committee:
Members of the Committee:
Lidiya IZOVITOVA
Valentyn GVOZDIY
Pavlo GRECHKIVSKYY
Roman AFANASIYEV
Taras BUDZ
Vasyl KOSHELYA
Mykola MALANYUK
Yuriy POLONSKYY
Nataliya SUMSKA
Committee on protection of human rights is the UNBA standing advisory collegial body created on 3 March 2015 by the order of the UNBA/BCU President no. 20.
The Committee’s main tasks are the following:
- preparation of the Committee’s proposals on improvement of human rights protection mechanisms;
- preparation of proposals on improvement of human rights legislation and bringing it into conformity with the generally recognized principles and norms of international law;
- identification, recording, analysis and systematization of violations of human rights occurring in Ukraine;
- analysis and generalization of practices in the area of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
- work aimed at prevention of violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
- creation and systemic improvement of recommendations on defender’s response to violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms (the client’s rights);
- examination and application of methods of human rights activities in countries with a high level of protection of rights and freedoms;
- conducting explanatory work among the population (in the form of round tables, conferences, etc.) on the methods and practices of protection of their rights and freedoms;
- analysis of observance of law by the law enforcement agencies during the investigation regarding individuals (clients);
- analysis and forecasting of cases of violation of rights and freedoms in Ukraine;
- analysis of advocates’ opinions on the state of observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms and presentation of the results of the analysis to the relevant bodies, institutions and organizations;
- raising awareness of advocates on human rights protection mechanisms;
- preparation of proposals for the decisions of the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine, acts of the BCU and the UNBA/BCU President;
- on behalf of the UNBA President, examination of appeals within the limits of its competence;
- other activities within the competence determined in the Regulation on the UNBA Committee on Human Rights.
Head of the Committee:
Members of the Committee:
Andriy ANAPRIYUK
Mykola BIRYUK
Ganna BORIAK
Antonina BONDARENKO
Viktor GUBSKYY
Olena DYEMYENYEVA
Nataliya ZOZULYA
Andriy IVANOV
Dmytro KYRPLYUK
Ludmyla KICHUZHYNETS
Kostyantyn KRAVCHUK
Igor SVYETLICHNYY
Igor SVINTSITSKYY
Tetyana SIVAK
Committee on legal aid is the UNBA permanent collegial advisory body established on 4 July 2015 by the BCU decision no. 74.
The purpose of the Committee is to monitor the functioning and development of the legal aid system in Ukraine, analysis and synthesis of information on legal aid, development of changes in the legislation of Ukraine on legal aid and related acts, and to establish relations in the area of legal aid.
The Committee performs the following tasks:
- develops draft legislation in the field of legal aid and submits it to the BCU;
- collects, summarizes and analyzes information on legal aid;
- participates in organization and conduct of the UNBA seminars, conferences, workshops and other activities;
- interacts with regional bar self-government bodies in matters within its competence;
- cooperates with NGOs to discuss and summarize developments on legal aid;
- examines appeals within its competence;
- performs other functions within its competence on instruction of the BCU or the UNBA/BCU President.
Head of the Committee:
Deputy heads of the Committee:
Members of the Committee:
Dmytro MOYSEYENKO
Committee on expert support of practice of law is the UNBA standing collegiate advisory body created on 25 September 2015 by the BCU decision no. 102.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide information and methodological assistance to advocates in order for them to use its expert support in all types of their practice of law.
Key areas of the Committee’s work: preparation and provision of recommendations (practical assistance) to advocates in the course of appointment of forensic examinations and expert research with the purpose of protection of the rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and the State, preparation and provision of recommendations with the purpose of analysis of expert conclusions and studies in order to determine their most effective application in the advocate’s profession preparation and provision of recommendations (practical assistance), etc.
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Committee on Mediation is the UNBA standing collegiate advisory body created on 15 March 2016 under the decree of the UNBA President no. 21.
The purpose of the Committee is to promote development of mediation in legal society, dissemination among advocates of practice of peaceful resolution of disputes by non-judicial methods and ensuring a balanced relationship between mediation and the judiciary.
The Committee performs the following tasks:
- prepares draft legislation and proposals for the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine in the sphere of advocates’ mediation services and submits them to the BCU;
- develops proposals for decisions of the Congress of Advocates of Ukraine, acts of the BCU and the UNBA/BCU President;
- monitors and summarizes application of mediation in practice of law;
- participates in organization and conduct of the UNBA seminars, conferences, workshops and other activities;
- interacts with regional bar self-government bodies in matters within its competence;
- cooperates with the NGOs to discuss and summarize developments on mediation;
- examines appeals within its competence;
- performs other functions within the competence as instructed by the BCU or the UNBA/BCU President, in accordance with the Regulations on the UNBA Committee on mediation.
Head of the Committee:
Deputy head of the Committee:
Members of the Committee:
Artur KIYAN
Sofiya POGORILA
Yana MATIYEVA
Roman GAVRYLENKO
Olga KUDINOVA
Oleksandr VOLVAK
Viktor VOVNYUK
Anton STYEBYELYEV
Oleksandr DROZDOV
Olena DROZDOVA
Igor PRASOLOV
Anastasia KOZLENKO
Lyubov KRUPNOVA
Mykhaylo GONCHAROV
Olga VOLOSHENKO
Ganna GARO
Kateryna VLASYUK
Tetyana BARABASH
Luiza ROMANADZE
