The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure and conditions…
The subject of the dispute concerns the correctness of the application by the first and appellate instance courts of the provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding sentencing for a person who committed a new crime before the previous judgment was rendered. The cassation instance court established that the lower courts incorrectly applied criminal…
Subject of Dispute: Cassation review of a sentence against a person convicted of death threats and theft during martial law.
Key Court Arguments: The court drew attention to legislative changes introduced by Law No. 3886-IX dated 18.07.2024, which decriminalized petty theft of property valued less than 2 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens. Since the value of…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding African swine fever (ASF) control measures. The regulation updates the zoning of restricted areas for ASF in several EU member states, particularly in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy and Lithuania. It modifies the classification of zones based on the epidemiological situation and…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in the case of Orlov v. Ukraine concerning the ineffective investigation of ill-treatment inflicted on the applicant by private individuals in 2009, which resulted in his partial disability. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture) in its procedural…
The case concerns the lack of an effective investigation into the ill-treatment of a 73-year-old Ukrainian woman who was physically assaulted in the context of a family dispute over a flat in Nikopol. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) in its procedural…
The case concerns a dispute between a Ukrainian citizen, Ms. Olga Gavrylyak, and her nephew regarding alleged ill-treatment and property rights to a house in the Lviv Region. The applicant claimed she was physically assaulted by her nephew on August 4, 2014, resulting in minor bodily injuries during a dispute over the sale of her…
The case concerns the annulment of property rights and eviction of a Ukrainian family from their house, which they had purchased at a public auction in 2003. The first applicant bought the house for 15,700 UAH at a State-administered auction, but the previous owner's heir successfully challenged the sale's legitimacy in 2012.The Court found violations…
The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading…
The subject of the dispute concerns challenging a court order returning an appellate complaint due to non-payment of court fees in a case of monitoring the enforcement of a court decision regarding social benefits for a Chornobyl victim. The Supreme Court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the requirement to pay…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in the manner and under the conditions of…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of a regular old-age pension. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and concluded that persons receiving a preferential…
The court was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of an old-age pension. Since the plaintiff is already receiving an old-age pension on preferential terms, he is not entitled to a repeated appointment…
This judgment concerns the validity of EU anti-dumping regulations imposing duties on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings from China and Thailand. The key aspects are:1. The case examines whether anti-dumping duties could be legally imposed on threaded fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron, when the original investigation focused on malleable cast…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding special control measures for African swine fever (ASF).The regulation updates the zoning restrictions for ASF in several EU member states based on the latest epidemiological situation and risk assessments. It modifies the restricted zones I, II and III in affected countries.The…
This is a comprehensive amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures. The key aspects include:The regulation introduces several major changes to the existing CLP framework:New requirements for digital labeling and online sales of chemicals, including mandatory supplier information and digital label elements Updated rules for classification…
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a comprehensive EU regulation establishing cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (hardware and software) to ensure their security throughout the lifecycle and protect consumers from cyber risks.The regulation introduces mandatory essential cybersecurity requirements for manufacturers, including vulnerability handling, security updates, and incident reporting. It establishes conformity assessment procedures…
This Directive establishes new EU-wide air quality standards and monitoring requirements to protect human health and the environment from air pollution. It aims to progressively improve air quality to levels no longer harmful by 2050, aligning with WHO guidelines.The Directive merges and updates two previous directives (2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC) into a single comprehensive framework. Key…
The case concerns the failure of Moldovan authorities to protect a woman (T.) from domestic violence by her ex-husband (I.C.), which culminated in her death after falling from the fifth floor of her apartment. The Court found violations of Articles 2 (right to life - procedural aspect), 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment - both substantive…