II International Criminal Law Forum

09:30–10:00

Registration. Morning coffee

10:00–12:00

• Maksym GRYSHCHUK, acting head of the Specialized Anti-сorruption Prosecutor’s Office
• Maksym KOSTETSKYI,  expert of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Anti-сorruption Policy Committee
• Yevhen KRUK, Deputy Chairman of  the High Anti-Сorruption Court
• Inna BILOUS, Judge-Speaker of the High Anti-сorruption Court
• Оlexander SEROGIN, Former Member of the National Agency on Preventing Corruption
• Kostyantyn RYBACHKOVSKY, Partner, Alekseev, Boyarchukov & Partners
• Denys NIENOV, Attorney, Ilyashev & Partners

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Results of the activity of the High Anti-corruption Court for the period of six months. Have the public expectations been met?
• Pre-trial investigation of corruption and corruption-related crimes: performance indicators National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office modern challenges
• Pre-trial Bureau of Investigation: consequences of legislative “re-launch”
• Exposers of corruption: how does this institute work?
• Anti-corruption reform in Ukraine: what legislative changes to expect?
• Corruption risks of doing business
• “Corruption Perceptions Index-2019”: are there any reasons for optimism?

12:00–12:30

COFFEE BREAK

12:30–14:00

• Stanislav KRAVCHENKO, President of the Criminal Court of Cassation in the Supreme Court (to be confirmed)
• Mykola KHAVRONIUK, Director of Scientific development of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform, member of the Board
• Konstantin RYBACHKOVSKY, Partner, Alekseev, Boyarchukov & Partners
• Sergiy SMIRNOV, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko
• Yevgen PETRENKO, Partner, co-head of criminal law and litigation, Legal Group EUCON
• Наnna SHYSHKO, Associate Partner, co-head of criminal law and litigation, Legal Group EUCON
• Tetiana PAVLIUKOVETS, Head of the Criminal procedure and Criminal law Practice, Senior Associate,  EVERLEGAL

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• How effective the changes were, that were introduced by law № 187-IX
• Criminal justice reform: key developments of the expert environment
• Development of criminal law: in what direction to move Ukraine?
• Priorities of the updated prosecutor’s office
• Legislative rate to decrease of “force” business impact: achievements and miscalculations
• Keeping the Institute of Criminal Offenses: a step forward, two backwards
• Transitional justice as a precondition for peace  respect for human rights in the Occupied Territories
• Digitalization in the work of an attorney

14:00–15:00

LUNCH

15:00–15:15

Jaime CAMPANER, Managing Partner, Campaner Law (Spain),  Advisory Board Member of the European Criminal Bar Association  

Justice: new challenges

15:15–15:30

Uladzimir ANHELSKI, Attorney at Law, REVERA (Republic of Belarus)

The participation of an attorney in extradition proceedings in the Republic of Belarus

15:30–15:45

Igor FEDORENKO, Partner, AVER LEX

“Sanction” proceedings

15:45–16:00

Denys BUGAY, Partner, VB PARTNERS

Extradition: The view of a Ukrainian lawyer

16:00–16:15

Sergiy GREBENYUK, Partner, Asters

Peculiarities of protection in cross-border WCC practices

16:15–16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45–18:30

• Mykola MAZUR, Judge of the Third Chamber of the CCC within the Supreme Court (specified)
• Serhii LYSENKO, Managing Partner, Gracers Law Firm
• Olexandr LYSAK, Partner, EQUITY
• Denys PONOMARENKO, Partner, Barristers
• Taras IVANENKO, Deputy Managing Partner, LES
• Serhii PERESUNKO, Associate, AMBER
• Denys SHKAROVSKY, Counsel, VB PARTNERS

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Features of the white collar crime qualification or what crimes are most often incriminated against business
• Illicit enrichment: criminal liability & civil confiscation
• Criminal proceedings: landmark decisions of the Supreme Court and new trends in judicial practice
• Use of materials of covert investigation (search) actions in the interests of the defense
• Judicial control during covert investigation (search) actions: how does it work?
• Cancellation of property seizure: the practice of appealing the decision of the investigating judge
• Protecting business interests as an injured party

18:30–19:30

A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE