Constitutional Court of Ukraine

The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the High Council of Justice regarding Maryna Lozynska, a judge of the Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv, who had been groundlessly denied appointment since 2019. The court was guided by the principle of predictability and indicated that the HCJ's discretion is not limitless.

The criminal was sentenced to 5 years in prison with a probationary period of 1 year and 3 months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vetoed law No. 11387, which provides for increased fines, including for contempt of court and ignoring appeals from the Verkhovna Rada. A source in parliament claims that the bill will not be finalized by the relevant committee.

The Verkhovna Rada failed to appoint four judges to the Constitutional Court, as none of the candidates received a sufficient number of votes. 224 MPs voted for the appointment of Z.V. Tropin, 93 for O.M. Klymenko, 74 for T.O. Tsymbalistyi, and 126 for Yu.M. Kyrychenko.

Tomorrow, the Verkhovna Rada may appoint judges to the Constitutional Court. Four candidates are vying for two vacancies; the competition was announced on May 22, 2024.

The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Petro Dobromilsky from the post of head of the State Service of Ukraine for Children's Affairs. Vadym Reshetniak was also dismissed from the post of deputy head of the State Geological Survey.

On September 18, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine considered the issue of electing a Chairman at a special plenary session. The consideration of this issue will be continued at one of the next sessions.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Yuriy Barabash as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Barabash is the vice-rector of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and received 6 votes during the selection of candidates for the Constitutional Court.

The State Protection Department of Ukraine states that it ensures the safety of officials and their families exclusively within the framework of the law. This refutes manipulative statements in the media.

The Supreme Court closed the case of Concord Bank against the NBU and the Deposit Guarantee Fund, citing Law No. 590-IX. This decision deprives shareholders of liquidated banks of the right to judicial protection, despite previous decisions of lower courts.

People's deputies plan to re-appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding Law No. 590-IX, which deprives shareholders of banks in liquidation of access to justice. This happened after the Supreme Court closed proceedings in the Concord Bank case, citing a legal conflict.

The Supreme Court closed proceedings in the case of Concord Bank, citing a legal conflict that MPs had warned about back in 2020. This decision effectively deprived the bank's shareholders of access to justice.

The Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Olena Ivanovska, calls for updating the law on the ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. She proposes excluding the Russian language from the list of those requiring protection, as it does not need Ukraine's support.

Opinion column by lawyer Volodymyr Bohatyr.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Oleksandr Vodiannikov as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine lost a quorum due to the expiration of the 9-year term of three judges on January 27. The Grand Chamber and the Second Senate of the CCU will not be able to hold meetings until new judges are appointed.

The Office of Judicial System Cleanup published information about the High Anti-Corruption Court judge who banned local Maidan.

A group of 56 MPs filed a petition with the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of involving foreigners in competitions for government jobs. The petition concerns the participation of international experts in the formation of anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies.

The HACC Appeals Chamber rejected the SAPO's motion to arrest former MP Dmytro Kriuchkov. Over 10 years of investigation, the NABU and the SAPO spent over UAH 326 million from the budget.

The chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance admitted that the law on tax increases violates the Constitution. Nevertheless, Hetmantsev believes the law is constitutional and that the criticism is “from the evil one.