Creation of a website of the Kyiv City Bar Council and Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar
The Kyiv City Bar Council and the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar opened a website. The website address is http://kyiv.unba.org.ua/.
The site contains information about the current composition of the KCBC and KCQDCB and new contact information. Sections "News and Publications" and "Events" will contain updated information about the activities of the bar in the capital.
The website contains links to URAU and "annual contributions", where one can check information about each advocate.Popular news
Advocacy
The BCU defended 36 lawyers accused by the TCC of disrupting mobilization
The actions of the lawyers described in the appeal of the Bucha District Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support as unlawful offenses are in fact the exercise of legal powers related to the provision of professional legal assistance to clients - citizens of Ukraine who are liable for military service.
Advocacy
Parliamentary instruments should not be used for private interests - statement of crime
Law enforcement agencies should assess whether an MP is using the parliamentary research tool in private interests. Involvement of the Research Service of the Verkhovna Rada in tasks not provided for in its Regulations has signs of corruption.
Advocacy
Call of Rivne Regional State Administration not to apply to lawyers violates the Constitution, - UNBA statement
The Rivne Regional State Administration encourages the families of prisoners not to rush to contact private lawyers or attorneys for legal support. The UNBA called this position a violation of the constitutional guarantee of everyone's right to professional legal assistance.
Advocacy
Advocates and forensic experts join forces: plans for cooperation discussed
At the National Scientific Center «Bokarius Institute of Forensic Expertise» of the Ministry of Justice, a working meeting was held between the management of this expert institution and Lidiya Izovitova, the President of the National Bar Association of Ukraine, the Bar Council of Ukraine.
Advocacy
The Constitution is the same in TCCs and outside them, - the Secretary of the BCU on the rules for lawyers
The Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are working to eliminate shortcomings in the work of territorial recruitment and social support centers. In particular, they want to create rules for lawyers who defend people liable for military service.
Advocacy
5 more advocates received financial support from the UNBA Board of Trustees
On January 28, 2025, the UNBA Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the year. The Board considered 8 applications from advocates who found themselves in difficult life circumstances due to the war.
Advocacy
Mental health support for lawyers will be put on a platform
The project to support the mental health of Ukrainian lawyers during the war, implemented by the Ukrainian National Bar Association with the support of the International Bar Association (IBA), will get its own electronic platform.
Advocacy
Legal aid during mobilization: TCC sees no problems
The military authorities claim that the training center or distribution center is not a place of detention. There is normal (taking into account the regime) access, including for lawyers. But practice shows the opposite.
Publications
Ihor Kolesnykov A BRIEF SUMMARY REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE ORDER ON EXTENDED CONFISCATION IN LATVIA REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSETS OF…
Valentyn Gvozdiy WORKING IN A WAR ZONE
Lydia Izovitova Formula of perfection
Sergiy Vylkov Our judicial system is so built that courts do not trust advocates
Iryna Vasylyk Advocacy in the proclamation of Independence of Ukraine
Oleksandr DULSKY When we cross the border of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court, we get into another department of the National Anti-Corruption…
Vadym Krasnyk The UNBA will work, and all obstacles and restrictions are only temporary inconveniences
Lydia Izovitova Interview with Lydia Izovitova on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the founding of UNBA: We are the voice of t…
