Mr Sergii Koziakov, Commission Chairman took part in the IV Judicial Forum, 2 October, 2015
Mr Sergii Koziakov, Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine participated in the IV Judicial Forum. The event was traditionally organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association and had the topic “Legal synergism for prosperity.”
The welcoming speech was made by Mr Oleksii Filatov, Deputy Head, Presidential Administration of Ukraine and Head, Council on Judicial Reform Under the President of Ukraine, Mr Oleksii Reznikov, Deputy Chief Magistrate, Secretary, Kiev city parliament, Mr Virgilijus Valancius, Team Leader, the EU Project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine” and Mr Denys Buhai, President, Ukrainian Bar Association.
Mr Sergii Koziakov, Commission Chairman together with Mr Ihor Benedysiuk, Chairman, the High Council of Justice, Mr Bohdan Lvov, Chairman, the High Commercial Court of Ukraine, Mr Borys Hulko, Chairman, the Higher Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases and Mr Mykola Onishchuk, Rector, National School of Judges of Ukraine took part in the panel discussion “Judicial reform on the edge of a knife.” Participants of discussion were looking for recipe for restoring confidence in the judiciary.
As was noted by Chairman of the Commission, all interested parties in restoring confidence in courts should be persistent and active. They should not stop on results that have been achieved. Moreover, Mr Koziakov added that during the time he has been working in Commission, thousands of judges have visited its meetings and most of them are decent people.
We are recalling that this year's Forum is supported by the EU project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine.” The second day of the event was dedicated to discussion of judicial reform and changes in legal area. The participants also discussed issues of international court proceedings and constitutional complaint.