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 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…
Changes Regarding the "Baby Package"
Now, monetary compensation instead of the "baby package" can be received through any authorized bank, not just PrivatBank. The compensation amount is 3 subsistence minimums for children up to 6 years old. The service is integrated with "eMalyatko", and funds can be used within a year only for purchasing children's…
This order approves a new Procedure and Conditions for Insurance in Maritime Transport, which regulates 4 main insurance areas:
Shipowner's liability for passenger life/health damage
Carrier's liability for damage to passengers, baggage, cargo, and third parties
Maritime shipowner's liability
Insurance of water transport vehicles
Structurally, the document consists of 11 sections that detail:
Procedure for concluding insurance…
The Order introduces amendments to the Procedure for Determining the Type of Penitentiary Institution for Convicted Persons and Their Transfer, introducing a new mechanism for responding to complaints about inadequate detention conditions. The document supplements Section IV of the Procedure with a new paragraph 7, which regulates the procedure for transferring convicted persons to other…
Order Amending the Internal Regulations of Penal Institutions and Detention Centers, Expanding the Rights of Convicted and Detained Persons Regarding Appropriate Detention Conditions
The order introduces amendments to the internal regulations of penal institutions and detention centers, expanding the rights of convicted and detained persons concerning appropriate detention conditions. Structurally, the order consists of two main…
The order establishes criteria for identifying institutions that are crucial in the provision of free legal aid during a special period. The document is adopted within the framework of legislation on mobilization preparation. The order consists of a main part and an appendix with criteria. It replaces the previous order dated March 28, 2023, with…
Separate Opinion of Constitutional Court of Ukraine Judge Vasyl Lemak Regarding the Methodology for Assessing the Constitutionality of Human Rights Restrictions on the Example of Customs Legislation.
The judge proposes a new algorithm for assessing the constitutionality of state interference in human rights:
First, it is necessary to check whether the essence (core) of the right has…
Case No. 444/2070/20 dated 28/01/2025
The court of cassation instance found that the appellate court approached the case formally - did not properly analyze all evidence and arguments of the prosecutor, in particular regarding contradictions in expert conclusions. The appellate court also assessed the expert's testimony without examining the audio recording of the court session or…
The cassation instance court established that the appellate court did not properly verify the defendant's arguments regarding the incorrectness of the plaintiff's calculation of inflation losses and 3% per annum after replacing projected volumes with actual ones. In particular, the issue of the legitimacy of accruing these payments on advance payments after signing the service…