Key Changes in Legislation:
Medical Facilities Support: A procedure for providing subvention from the state budget to local budgets to support healthcare facilities in 2025 for an amount of 1.3 billion hryvnias has been approved. Funds are directed to financing children's homes, blood service facilities, and providing support for children with rare diseases.
Construction Sector Simplification: Automatic…
By order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 4 new honorary badges of the Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine have been established: "For Courage", "For Bravery", "For Valor", and "For Resilience and Steadfastness". These distinctions are intended to award military personnel and employees of the NGU for combat merits and demonstrated courage. The…
Resolution Amends the Procedure for Ensuring the Activities of Specialists in Supporting War Veterans and Demobilized Persons. The main changes relate to clarifying the status of support specialists and simplifying document management. Structurally, the document contains 4 points of amendments to the basic Procedure. The key change is a new definition of the support specialist's…
Resolution Approving the List of Vehicles Temporarily Exempt from Excise Tax and VAT for Free Transfer
The resolution approves a list of vehicles whose free transfer operations are temporarily exempt from excise tax and VAT. The document contains a detailed list of vehicles specifying their make, model, year of manufacture, VIN code, engine volume, and vehicle…
Order concerns the reorganization of the state enterprise of the defense-industrial complex 'Shostka Plant "Zirka"' by transforming it from a state enterprise into a limited liability company. Structurally, the document consists of one point, by which the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves the proposal of JSC 'Ukrainian Defense Industry' regarding such transformation. At the…
The NSDC decision is aimed at strengthening the state's economic security and social protection of citizens through a series of specific measures. The document establishes tasks for the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine regarding financing critical sectors, supporting the defense industry, and improving the mobilization system. Structurally, the decision consists of one section with instructions…
Decree puts into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council dated February 4, 2025, regarding the implementation of support programs for Ukrainians and strengthening measures to cleanse the financial system of Ukraine. Structurally, the decree consists of three points: putting the NSDC decision into effect, determining control over implementation (assigned to the…
CASE OF ITALGOMME PNEUMATICI S.R.L. AND OTHERS v. ITALY
The case concerns access and inspection of business premises and professional activities premises by Italian tax authorities. The European Court of Human Rights found that Italy violated Article 8 of the Convention (right to respect for private and family life) due to insufficient legal safeguards against…
The case concerns complaints from five individuals against Russia regarding their unlawful detention pending removal from Russia. The Court found violations of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention in all cases.The Court examined cases where individuals were detained for extended periods (ranging from several months to four years) pending their removal from Russia to…
The case concerns the disclosure of confidential medical information about a Moldovan citizen by his doctor during criminal proceedings, as well as subsequent forwarding of this information by state institutions without the person's consent.The European Court of Human Rights found two violations of Article 8 of the Convention (right to respect for private life):1. The…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Matveyev and Others v. Russia, which consolidated five separate applications concerning violations of freedom of expression in Russia. The cases involved various forms of restrictions on freedom of expression, including defamation claims, administrative penalties for criticizing Russian military actions, and limitations…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment in the case of Lobacheva and Others v. Russia, which consolidated seven applications concerning various restrictions on freedom of expression in Russia. The Court found violations of Article 10 of the Convention in all cases, where applicants were convicted under Russian law for allegedly extremist…
The case concerns a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (right to a fair trial) in proceedings against a Ukrainian national for driving under the influence of drugs. The European Court of Human Rights found that the Ukrainian Court of Appeal lacked impartiality when examining the administrative offense case against the applicant.The…
The case concerns the demolition of an unlawfully built Roma encampment in Wrocław, Poland in 2015, which raised issues regarding respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights found that while the demolition had a legal basis and pursued legitimate aims…
The case concerns the Supreme Court of Ukraine's interpretation of a provision of domestic law in a manner that was allegedly unforeseeable and contrary to the principle of legal certainty. The dispute arose between Ukrkava TOV (a Ukrainian company) and the State Savings Bank regarding a loan agreement and related mortgage.The key issue was the…
Case No. 539/8/24 dated 31/01/2025
The court rejected the claim because the plaintiff did not provide proper and admissible evidence to confirm family relations with the testator. In particular, it was not proven that the testator's great-grandmother and grandmother were biological sisters, and therefore it was impossible to establish the further degree of kinship. The court…
The court was guided by the fact that as a result of the reorganization, a specific private-public legal succession occurred, whereby the Fund as a legal entity of private law was terminated, and its powers were transferred to the Pension Fund of Ukraine as a legal entity of public law. Since the plaintiff essentially claims…
The court was guided by the fact that an age pension on preferential terms and an age pension on general grounds are different varieties of the same type of pension provision. Article 13 of Law No. 1788-XII provides not a separate type of pension, but only preferential conditions for its assignment through a reduction in…
The court established that the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) exceeded its powers, as until 30.12.2023, the right to evaluate a judge's compliance with their position belonged exclusively to the HQCJ collegiums, and not its plenary composition. Moreover, the HQCJ erroneously applied to the procedure of evaluating a judge's compliance with their position the…
Registered 4 draft laws:
12353/P Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Regulation of Mandatory Evacuation
Initiator: People's Deputy of Ukraine
12255-1/P Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Articles 7 and 13 of the…