{"id":4674,"date":"2019-10-28T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/analytical-materials\/political-points-for-21-28-october-2019\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:35:19","slug":"political-points-for-21-28-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"analytical-materials","link":"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/political-points-for-21-28-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Points for 21 \u2013 28 October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sections<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/political-points-for-21-28-october-2019\/#Draft_law_submitted_by_the_President_does_not_solve_the_problem_of_overload_of_the_Supreme_Court\" title=\"Draft law submitted by the President does not solve the problem of overload of the Supreme Court\">Draft law submitted by the President does not solve the problem of overload of the Supreme Court<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/political-points-for-21-28-october-2019\/#Profile_parliamentary_committeedid_not_support_the_draft_law_on_eliminating_the_corruption_scheme_in_the_field_of_registration_of_information_on_real_estate_appraisal_reports_No_2047\" title=\"Profile parliamentary committeedid not support the draft law on eliminating the corruption scheme in the field of registration of information on real estate appraisal reports (No. 2047)\">Profile parliamentary committeedid not support the draft law on eliminating the corruption scheme in the field of registration of information on real estate appraisal reports (No. 2047)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Draft_law_submitted_by_the_President_does_not_solve_the_problem_of_overload_of_the_Supreme_Court\"><\/span>Draft law submitted by the President does not solve the problem of overload of the Supreme Court<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. CPLR expert opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 16, the Parliament passed the law \u201cOn Amending the Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Judicial System and Status of Judges\u201d and some laws of Ukraine on the activity of judicial governance bodies\u201d (draft law No.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=66251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1008<\/a>, initiated by the President). Along with the positive changes (rebooting the High Qualifications Commission of Judges and verification of existing members of the High Council of Justice with the involvement of international experts) the law contains an unjustified requirement to halve the number of judges of the new Supreme Court (from 200 to 100). Having no objections against the need to dismiss some of this court\u2019s judges due to the lack of integrity, the Centre\u2019s experts believe that in the context of a significant burden on this court and in the absence of certain reduction procedures, this measure may have a negative effect on the users of court services and on the independence of judges with good faith reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Respective authorities counter-point\/argument<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 25, the President introduced a draft law on amending the procedural codes in order to improve the review of judicial decisions under appeal and cassation procedures (<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=67187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No.2314<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among other things, the draft law aims to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. The draft law provides for additional restrictions on the admissibility of cassation complaints. The Supreme Court can open the cassation proceedings only if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0the Court of Appeal applied the law in the contested decision, by ignoring the position of the Supreme Court;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0the complainant substantiates the need to deviate from the previously stated position of the Supreme Court;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0there is no position of the Supreme Court on the application of the law in certain legal relationships;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0the court\u2019s decision is appealed based on the grounds provided for the mandatory cancellation of the decision;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0the disciplinary authority brought to disciplinary responsibility the judges who were members of the panel of the Court of Appeal, which decided the case if their conduct was committed in connection with the consideration of such a case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In civil and commercial matters, if the cost of the claim is 500 subsistence wages (more than UAH 1 million) or less, the Supreme Court will be able to open the cassation proceedings when it recognizes that the case is of fundamental importance for the law enforcement practice or for the society, or for the appellant or in some other situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. CPLR assessment of the authorities counter-point<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These provisions will not significantly reduce the number of cases in the new Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, they do not relate to existing cases (including thousands of cases that have been transferred from previous Supreme and High Courts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, in most cases in a cassation appeal, it is sufficient to refer to the absence of a legal opinion of the Supreme Court on a specific issue in order for the claim to be taken into consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, the draft law introduces a new ground for cassation appeal (bringing judges of the Court of Appeal who made a decision to disciplinary responsibility in this regard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourth, in any case in civil and commercial matters, if the cost of the claim is up to 500 subsistence wages, the Supreme Court must decide on the admissibility of the cassation instance, as the Court does today. This provision does not affect the administrative cases that are most prevalent in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Related legislation\/instructions which require the authorities act in a certain manner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. CPLR expert suggestions on how to fix the problem using the legal instruments a<\/strong><strong>vailable in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draft law contains a number of useful provisions (they are not analyzed here, as most of them are outside the scope of the purpose of the draft law), and it is therefore advisable to support it with further finalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the implementation of the law will not significantly reduce the number of cases in the Supreme Court, and therefore will not prevent the problems stipulated by the Law \u201cOn Amending the Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Judicial System and Status of Judges\u201d and certain laws of Ukraine regarding the activity of judicial governance bodies\u201d. The urgency of reviewing the provisions introduced by this Law remains (regarding the reduction of the Supreme Court, the weak role of international experts, the possibility of appealing the decisions of the competition and ethics commissions to the politicized District Administrative Court of Kyiv instead of the Supreme Court).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduction of the Supreme Court may be a strategic goal to ensure consistent practice, but it requires strengthening the courts of appeal, improving the quality of their activity, and naturally reducing the number of cassation appeals and cases in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Profile_parliamentary_committeedid_not_support_the_draft_law_on_eliminating_the_corruption_scheme_in_the_field_of_registration_of_information_on_real_estate_appraisal_reports_No_2047\"><\/span>Profile parliamentary committeedid not support the draft law on eliminating the corruption scheme in the field of registration of information on real estate appraisal reports (No. 2047)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. CPLR expert opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the Tax Code of Ukraine was amended to introduce electronic \u201cintermediary sites\u201d between property appraisers and the electronic database of the State Property Fund in Ukraine. The only function of these \u201csites\u201d is the transfer of data, and for this service, they receive from 500 to 1800 UAH on each operation, which makes a daily income of about one million hryvnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 4, the people\u2019s deputies from Holos and Sluha Narodu factions registered a draft law\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=66665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 2047<\/a>\u00a0in Parliament, which provided for the elimination of this corruption scheme. However, on October 18, the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy did not endorse the draft law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Respective authorities counter-point\/argument<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An alternative draft law\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=66851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 2047-1<\/a>\u00a0prepared by 19 people\u2019s deputies from the political party Sluha Narodu was registered. It consolidates the monopoly of electronic \u201csites\u201d and extends their powers, creating a two-tier system without involving appraisers. After the failure of the draft law No. 2047 by the Committee and the submission of an alternative No.2047-1, a group of parliament members was suspected of unlawful benefiting from the failure of the draft law No. 2047 and trying to preserve existing corruption schemes in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. CPLR assessment of the authorities counter-point<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is inadmissible to maintain a corruption scheme with electronic platforms and to expand their powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Related legislation\/instructions which require the authorities act in a certain manner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Constitution of Ukraine, Law of Ukraine \u201cOn the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. CPLR expert suggestions on how to fix the problem using the legal instruments a<\/strong><strong>vailable in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee should review its decision and recommend the draft law No. 2047 for further consideration in the first reading, or ensure the development of a new draft law that would eliminate the corruption scheme with electronic \u201cintermediary sites\u201d participating in the appraisal of property for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draft law submitted by the President does not solve the problem of overload of the Supreme Court 1. 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