The Scientific and Advisory Board (hereinafter – “SAB”) is a standing advisory body created at the Ukrainian National Bar Association. By its decision of 6 April 2013 no. 119, the Bar Council of Ukraine approved the SAB Regulations and its composition. 

 

The SAB tasks are development of research-based recommendations on issues related to:

 - acquisition of the right to practice law, organizational forms of practice of law;

 - types of practice of law, advocates’ rights and obligations, professional guarantees; 

- suspension and termination of the right to practice law;

- advocates’ disciplinary liability; 

- bar self-government and practice of law in Ukraine by foreign advocates.

 

The SAB aims at promoting the strengthening and development of the institute of the bar in Ukraine. The SAB tasks also include identification of priority areas of research in the field of the bar and practice of law and promotion of advocates’ continuous training.

 

The SAB has the following functions:

- Providing research-based opinions, recommendations and proposals concerning decisions adopted in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the Bar and Practice of Law" on questions of practice of law; 

- Consideration of draft decisions, opinions, clarifications etc. issued by the UNBA, BCU on questions arising in the course of practice of law, based on the objectives set out in the SAB Regulations;

- Preliminary consideration of other issues of the UNBA and other bar self-government bodies’ activities, preparation of which requires academic or research support; 

- Analysis and examination of jurisprudence in order to increase the effectiveness of practice of law; 

- Analysis of international and domestic experience in practice of law;

 - Provision of recommendations on issues of legal nature arising in the course of practice of law; 

- Provision of opinions on draft legislative acts and on other issues of the bar and practice of law, the preparation of which requires academic and research base;

 - Promotion of international cooperation on issues of the bar and law, organization of exchange of relevant research and information materials;

 - Participation in the organization and preparation of seminars, academic and practical conferences on topical issues of the bar; 

- Participation in the development and examination of proposals concerning the preparation of traineeship programs and advocates’ continuous training; 

- Provision, upon instructions of the UNBA/BCU President, of consultative, information and other assistance on matters within its competence.

                                                     Composition of the Scientific and Advisory Board

                                                       Members of the Scientific and Advisory Board

ADAM REDZIK (Poland)

Doctor of Law, Professor, University of Warsaw, lawyer;

 

WILLIAM ELLIOT BUTLER (United States)

Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Law, University of London, member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and the US Supreme Court, foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ukraine National Academy of Legal Sciences, lawyer; 

 

ROMAN AFANASIYEV

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor at the department of civil and legal disciplines, Ukrainian Academy of Banking (Sumy), member of the Bar Council of Ukraine from the Sumy Region;   

 

ALINA BIRYUKOVA

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor, member of the Kyiv Regional Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar;

 

IRYNA VASYLYK

Candidate of historical sciences, assistant professor, head of the UNBA Scientific and Methodological Centre of Research on the Bar and Law; 

 

TETYANA VILCHYK

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor at the department of judicial and law enforcement authorities, National Yaroslav the Wise Law University;

 

LARYSA VELYCHKO

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor, Head of department of Law and European Integration, Kharkiv Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, member of the Bar Council of the Kharkiv Region;

 

OLEKSANDR DROZDOV

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor at the department of criminal procedure, National Yaroslav the Wise Law University, Chairman of the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar, Head of the Law Offices "Collegium of Advocates of Ukraine";

 

YAROSLAV ZEYKAN

Advocate, associate professor at the Bar Academy of Ukraine, senior partner at the Law Offices "Zeykan, Popovych, Golub and Partners", Chairman of the UNBA Committee on Legislative Initiatives on the Bar;

 

ANATOLIY SELIVANOV

Doctor of Law, professor, full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

 

TETYANA KOLOMOYETS

Doctor of Law, professor, Dean of the Law Faculty, Zaporizhzhya National University;

 

LYUBOV KRUPNOVA

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Criminal Law and Justice, International Humanitarian and Economic University named after S. Demenchuk (Rivne);

 

PAVLO LUTSYUK

Advocate, Doctor of Law, Honoured advocate of Ukraine, member of the Higher Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine;

 

IGOR KARAMAN

Doctor Juris, UNBA Coordinator of continuous training of advocates, Vice-rector of the UNBA Higher School of Advocacy;

 

NATALIYA KUZNETSOVA

Advocate, Doctor of Law, professor, full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

 

ANDRIY MISYATS

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor at the department of postgraduate education and economic rights, Khmelnytsky National University;

 

PETRO NEMESH

Advocate, PhD, assistant professor;

 

MYKOLA PANOV

Doctor of Law, professor, full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of Department of Criminal Law (no. 2), National Yaroslav the Wise Law University;

 

PETRO PATSURKIVSKYY

Doctor of Law, professor, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Chernivtsi University; 

 

PETRO RABINOVICH

Doctor of Law, professor, full member (academician) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

 

MYKHAYLO TEPLYUK

Doctor of Law, assistant professor, Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Head of the Main Legal Department;

 

NANA BAKAYANOVA (with consent).