On June 20, 2019, Mykola Pashkovsky, a legal advisor at Barristers Law Firm and attorney-at-law, participated in a professional discussion titled “The Jurisdiction of the High Anti-Corruption Court.”

On June 20, 2019, a working meeting—an expert discussion titled “The Jurisdiction of the High Anti-Corruption Court”—was held among judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court, with the participation of Supreme Court judges, scholars, and representatives of international organizations, to address the issue of the subject-matter jurisdiction of the High Anti-Corruption Court.

The event addressed issues related to the organization of the transfer of criminal proceedings to the High Anti-Corruption Court and the specifics of interpreting criminal procedural law on these matters.

The event took place at the premises of the European Union Advisory Mission in Ukraine and was supported by the European Anti-Corruption Initiative.

Mykola Pashkovsky, a research advisor at the “Barristers” Law Firm, attorney, Candidate of Legal Sciences, and associate professor, participated in the expert discussion titled “Jurisdiction of the High Anti-Corruption Court.” He presented on the possibilities, advantages, and disadvantages of applying the procedure for transferring criminal proceedings from one court to another under Part 3 of Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine when cases are transferred from general courts to the High Anti-Corruption Court.

Earlier, Denis Ponomarenko, a partner at the “Barristers” Law Firm and attorney, and Iryna Glovuk, a scientific advisor at the “Barristers” Law Firm, Iryna Hlovyuk, attorney and Doctor of Law, had expressed their positions on the subject-matter jurisdiction of criminal proceedings before the High Anti-Corruption Court.

D.V. Ponomarenko, I.V. Glovuk. THE ISSUE OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE HIGHER ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT.