The Regulatory Policy Committee established in accordance with the decision of the Bar Council of Ukraine dated September 8, 2015 No. 139. The Committee is a permanent collegial advisory body.
The Committee operates to develop recommendations, prepare explanatory materials, otherwise improve the legal regulation of interaction between state authorities and advocates, eliminating state interference with the legal profession and other obstacles to legal practice etc.
Committee Membership
The UNBA Migration, Citizenship, Protection from Deportation and Extradition Committee is a permanent collegial advisory body operating within Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the decision of the BCU dated February 11, 2022 #35.
The purpose of the Committee: establishment of unified practice and enforcement approaches as a result of interaction with the State Migration Service of Ukraine (SMSU), the State Border Service of Ukraine (SBSU), other law enforcement agencies, taking into account the existing judicial practice, which will contribute to the protection of human rights in the field of migration.
Committee’s objectives:
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preparation of proposals for amendments to current legislation, as well as participation in the relevant working groups of the relevant Verkhovna Rada Committees and other state authorities;
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analysis of the current court practice and ensuring its uniform implementation by state authorities through interaction, participation in round tables, public councils, promotion of human rights, cooperation and other collaboration with the SMS of Ukraine, the SBSU, the Security Service of Ukraine, Prosecutor’s General Office, other law enforcement agencies;
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cooperation with public associations in preparation of proposals for solving socially important issues related to migration;
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identification of current problems in the field of human rights protection pertaining to migration and provide assistance in solving them;
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preparation of analytical and methodical materials for advocates practicing in the fields of human rights protection and migration;
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interaction with regional bodies of Bar self-governance on issues within the competence of the Committee;
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organization and holding of seminars, conferences, round tables aimed at expert discussion of relevant problematic issues, professional development of advocates.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Kyrylo Barashkov
Serhii Korniienko
Antonii Kurtz
The Committee for Business and Investor Protection is a permanent collegial advisory body established at the Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the order of the President of the UNBA/BCU dated September 20, 2019 No. 123.
The purpose the Committee
The main purpose of the Committee's activity is to unite advocates and exchange experience in the field of providing legal assistance to businesses and investors, consolidate interaction with representatives of state and law enforcement in matters of violation of the legal rights and interests of business entities, formation of an expert position in solving practical problems, assistance increasing the legal culture of business representatives and investors.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Iryna Antonets
Mykola Dukhonchenko
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Oleksandr Kovalenko
Dmytro Lutsenko
Denys Nagornyuk
Yury Rozhkov
Ihor Feshchenko
Andriy Shabelnikov
Krystyna Shokh
Yuriy Shulika
The Committee for Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law is a permanent advisory body established at Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the order of the UNBA/BCU President #132 of September 26, 2019.
Relevance: to bring together the lead specialists in the fields of agrarian, land and environmental law in order to ensure protection of the citizens’ and organizations’ rights and interests, improve law enforcement practice and articulate the stance of the legal community regarding current problems of agrarian, land and environmental law.
The purpose of the Committee: promoting the development of agrarian, land and environmental law, ensuring effective protection of the rights of agrarian, land and environmental law stakeholders, exchanging information between advocates regarding the application of legislation, strategies for judicial and extrajudicial protection of the rights and interests of parties to agrarian, land and environmental legal relations.
Committee objectives:
- study, analysis and generalization of agrarian, land and environmental law enforcement practice;
- formation of the legal community positions regarding current issues of law-making or solving urgent issues of law enforcement;
- dissemination of legal knowledge among advocates and society at large in order to popularize agrarian, land and environmental law;
- preparation of proposals for improvement of agrarian, land and environmental legislation, work on draft laws, participation in working groups;
- organization and holding of seminars, conferences, trainings, roundtables and other events jointly with the UNBA and UNBA HSA on the issues of agrarian, land and environmental law;
- studying the foreign legal developments in the field of agrarian, land and environmental law;
- establishment of international cooperation with professional institutions, focusing on agrarian, land and environmental law;
- cooperation with specialized higher educational institutions for the purpose of joint participation in scientific, research programs and projects aimed at the development of agrarian, land and environmental law;
- interaction with regional bodies of Bar self-government on issues of agrarian, land and environmental law;
- interaction with state authorities, local self-government, courts, international institutions and legal entities and natural persons for the purpose of developing agrarian, land and environmental law.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Svitlana Balandina
Yan Bilogolovyi
Viktoriya Varenikova
Vitaly Zhadobin
Inna Zhogalska
Hanna Melnytska
Volodymyr Pospolitak
Vadym Roshkanyuk
Andrii Sutkovyi
Anna Fedun
The Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee is a permanent collegial advisory body, formed on the basis of the Committee on Mediation in accordance with the order of the UNBA/BCU President #6 dated 27 Jan, 2021.
The purpose of the Committee:
- unifying the efforts of the legal community in promoting use of all alternative dispute resolution venues (hereinafter ADR) and the actively involve advocates in the use of ADR;
- promotion of pre-trial and out-of-court dispute settlement between the parties, taking into account that ADR includes arbitration, mediation and negotiation.
Committee objectives:
- participation in the drafting legislation concerning ADR, development of proposals for both drafts and and current legislation with the aim of improving the ADR regulation and filling the legislative gaps;
- introduction of the professional community of Ukrainian advocates willing to focus or obtain additional ADR qualifications;
- collection and generalization of court practice related to ADR mechanisms;
- organization and holding of joint events with the judicial authorities regarding the discussion of judicial practice in cases related to arbitration;
- preparation of analytical and methodical materials for advocates in the field of ADR;
- organization and holding of seminars, conferences, trainings and other events jointly with UNBA, in particular, involving foreign advocates specializing in ADR;
- ensuring that advocates acquire profound theoretical knowledge and acquire practical skills in the field of ADR by other means;
- development of educational programs aimed at improving the qualifications of advocates in the field of ADR;
- establishment of cooperation, including international cooperation, with arbitration institutions and mediation centers;
- cooperation with specialized higher educational institutions for the purpose of joint participation in scientific, research programs and projects aimed at the development of ADR in Ukraine;
- interaction with authorities, local self-government, courts, international institutions, legal entities and natural persons for the purpose of promoting ADR in Ukraine;
- coverage of current issues in the field of ADR in mass-media.
Committee Leadership
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Committee Board Membership
Oleksandr Droug
Anastasia Klyan
Sofya Pogorila
Victoria Polishchuk
Luiza Romanadze
Anna Sazhko
Oleg Triboy
Krystyna Khrypkova
Committee Advisors
Viktor Vovnyuk
Committee Experts
Maryna Sayenko
The Committee on Anti-corruption Policy and Compliance is a permanent collegial advisory body established at the Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the decision of the BCU dated June 1, 2018 No. 70.
The purpose of the Committee is to research and improve policies aimed at preventing corruption as a social phenomenon and the emergence of conflicts of interest among the legal community, as well as increasing the authority of the legal profession in the field of fighting corruption.
Committee objectives:
- collection, generalization and analysis of law enforcement practices in the field of combating corruption;
- preparation of analytical and methodical materials for advocates in the areas of anti-corruption policy and fight against corruption;
- development of training programs aimed at improving the qualifications of advocates on specialized topics;
- interaction with the regional bodies of the Bar self-government on issues within its competence;
- interaction with authorities, local self-government bodies, courts, international institutions and legal entities and natural persons for the purpose of developing specialized areas and ensuring human rights;
- cooperation with public associations in order to prepare proposals for solving socially important issues related to the prevention of corruption;
- consideration of appeals within the limits of their powers, providing recommendations or proposals submitted for consideration by the President of UNBA/BCU;
- monitoring of corruption manifestations involving advocates and application of measures for their elimination and non-repetition;
- conducting joint scientific and practical activities with law enforcement, prosecutor's offices, judicial institutions and other state bodies aimed at preventing corruption and the risks of its occurrence;
- carrying out expert-analytical work and providing scientific and methodological assistance regarding the identification by state bodies, local self-government bodies of corruption risks in their activities and their implementation of measures to eliminate them, including the preparation and implementation of anti-corruption programs;
- ensuring scientific and practical cooperation with the private sector regarding the implementation of anti-corruption programs;
- constant monitoring of legislation in the field of anti-corruption, preparation of a proposal to improve state policy in this regard;
- taking other measures to achieve the goals and objectives of the Committee, UNBA, BCU.
Committee Leadership
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Committee Board Membership
Anastasia Gurska
Oleksandr Posternak
Maksym Soroka
Oleksandr Shumov
Olena Yandyan
The UNBA Insolvency Committee is a permanent collegial advisory body established within Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with Order No. 130 of September 26, 2019.
The purpose of the Committee is to unite advocates, promote cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of insolvency, determination of priority areas of bankruptcy practice and formation of an expert position in solving practical issues in this field. The committee enables improvement of the professional qualifications for advocates specializing in bankruptcy procedures, and the participation of the legal community in the formation of the practice of applying the Code of Ukraine on Insolvency Procedures.
Committee Objectives:
- interaction and cooperation with representatives of the judiciary, establishing a dialogue with all other branches of government, as well as with international institutions in order to improve the level of protection of the rights of debtors, creditors and insolvency trustees;
- promoting the insolvency of individuals and determination of the direction of its development;
- association on the basis of a committee of specialists and leaders of the national market of providing insolvency services;
- development and distribution of analytical information and methodical materials for advocates practicing in this field;
- participation in the organization and conduct of seminars, conferences, trainings and other events jointly with Ukrainian National Bar Association;
- professional development of advocates according in the field of insolvency;
- interaction with regional bodies of Bar self-government on issues of insolvency;
- establishment and development of cooperation with international insolvency organizations.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Oleksandr Bondarchuk
Serhiy Grabovan
Oksana Gonta
Volodymyr Gurtovy
Denys Lykhopok
Kostyantyn Smolov
Andriy Spector
Denis Tkachenko
Oleksandr Chepelyuk
The Construction Law Committee is a permanent collegial advisory body established at Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the order of the UNBA/BCU President dated November 12, 2019 No. 181.
The purpose of the Committee is to establish cooperation between the legal community and state bodies in order to develop unified approaches and positions on theoretical and practical issues in the field of construction law, which will contribute to the creation of conditions and mechanisms ensuring rights and interests of all stakeholders in construction relations.
Committee objectives:
- promoting the development of priority areas of construction law;
- preparation of proposals for improving construction legislation and bringing it in line with generally recognized principles and norms of international law;
- study and analysis of the foreign legislation, the practice of its application and submission of proposals for discussion by the Bar Council of Ukraine regarding the improvement of national construction legislation;
- creation and participation in research projects in the field of construction law with the aim of improving construction legislation;
- conducting events aimed at improving the qualifications of advocates in the field of construction law (forums, round tables, etc. on topical issues of construction law);
- provision of professional legal assistance in the field of construction law;
- implementation of other activities aimed at the development of the legal profession in Ukraine.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Tetiana Batius
Oleg Garnyk
Nadiia Hnizdovska
Roman Kolot
Anna Paienok
Pavlo Povaliaiev
Maryna Rybkina
Irena Feingold
Inna Yaremova
The Committee on Interaction with Civil Society is a permanent collegial advisory body established at the Ukrainian National Bar Association in accordance with the decision of the Bar Council of Ukraine No. 83 of June 27, 2019.
The purpose of the Committee is to improve the cooperation of UNBA, non-governmental organizations, socially responsible business and the donor community, and to promote the authority of the legal profession at the national and local levels.
Committee Leadership
Committee Board Membership
Volodymyr Vynogradov
Tukhan Ediev
Vitaly Yelov
Maksym Ilchishen
Oleh Lepetyuk
Ruslana Slobodyanuk
Oleg Poperetsky
The Committee on Military Law was established in accordance with the decision of the Bar Council of Ukraine No. 175 dated October 25, 2014, with the aim of coordinating the actions of advocates providing qualified legal assistance to servicemen engaged in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, their family members and displaced persons, as well as the organization and consolidation of the legal community for the protection of rights and legitimate interests of such persons.
Committee Leadership
Committee Membership
Nadia Ivashkova
Hanna Ishchenko
Ilya Kostin
Vladyslav Rokytskyi
Maxim Sychenko
Nataliya Feshchik
