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March 27 2015, 7:06 pm
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Kasko blames investigative agencies in failures of international cooperation
Now very much in the spotlight, he is in charge of international cooperation in criminal proceedings against former Ukrainian officials who fled the …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 7:01 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Legal clinics grow in popularity, providing pro bono advice to poor people
Legal clinics are now becoming more popular in Ukraine out of necessity. At these clinics, local law students provide free legal advice to those who …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:55 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Degree of immunity is at center of debate over lawmakers’ privileges
On Feb. 5, a resounding majority of the Verkhovna Rada, 365 out of 450 members, voted to abolish all legal immunity for deputies and judges in …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:50 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Some say lawmakers dragging their feet on lifting immunity from prosecution
Cancelling lawmaker immunity from criminal prosecution was one of the demands of the EuroMaidan Revolution. And when parliament recently advanced a …
Anastasia Forina
March 27 2015, 6:45 pm
EXCLUSIVE
European Court of Human Rights loaded with Ukraine cases
It was followed by two more disputes regarding the abduction of Ukrainian orphans and children without parental care on three occasions, as well as a …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:40 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Antimonopoly Committee to replace staff, raising expectations
An agreement between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund stipulates that the current staff of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine must be …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:34 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Ukraine finally, slowly undertakes partial judicial reform
Ukraine is starting to revamp its notoriously corrupt and politically subservient judicial system. The law on fair trial was approved in February, …
Anastasia Forina
March 27 2015, 6:30 pm
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Experts say recapitalization of banks is necessary, but how to do it fairly is the question
Ukraine’s banking system suffered a net loss of Hr 53 billion (more than $2.5 billion) in 2014, with one-third of the amount coming from insolvent …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:25 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Experts on deregulation law say it’s too early to celebrate changes
“The reform of the administrative services will help Ukraine to improve its stance in the ease of doing business rating of the World Bank, in …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:20 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Alternative energy market faces unfavorable tariffs
Previously, on Jan. 31, it reduced the tariff for solar power production by 20 percent. Market players now view these as unfriendly moves against …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 6:03 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Antonenko: NBU wants more accountability in troubled banking sector
In January, Leonid Antonenko joined the National Bank of Ukraine as director of the registration and licensing department. And he has had to move …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 1:58 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Legal problems for Ukraine’s war-displaced people worsen humanitarian catastrophe
According to the Ministry of Social Policy, as of March, almost 1,123,670 Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Crimea and the eastern Donbas had been …
Mariana Antonovych
March 27 2015, 1:52 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Naftogaz vs. Gazprom: Battle of giants
The brief cutoff of gas supplies in 2006 and 2009, in response to Ukraine’s refusal to serve Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interests, undermined …
Mariana Antonovych
Dec. 19 2014, 1:45 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Many legal firms in Ukraine unhappy with quality of law education at universities
Law firms in Ukraine often voice concern about the quality of legal education in the country. As a result, law students graduating from a Ukrainian …
Olena Goncharova
Dec. 19 2014, 1:38 pm
EXCLUSIVE
How to ramp up trade with EU
Easier access to the European Union’s market of some 500 million consumers has become critically important to helping ease Ukraine’s economic crisis, …
Olena Gordiienko
Dec. 19 2014, 1:33 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Now that Ukraine wants NATO membership, many obstacles stand in its way
Ukraine is preparing to remove a law that has legally blocked it from pursuing NATO membership. The parliamentary coalition agreement signed on Nov. …
Ian Bateson
Dec. 19 2014, 1:28 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Subsoil tax rates are probably illegal, but look like they’re here to stay
They argue that temporary tax hikes introduced on July 31 violate the tax code, which requires that changes cannot be made later than six months …
Evan Ostryzniuk
Dec. 19 2014, 1:22 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Hostile takeovers in a lawless land
Many Ukrainians hoped their country would become a safer place for investing and doing business after the EuroMaidan Revolution, but lawyers are …
Ilya Timtchenko
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