UKRAINE Law and Practice Contributed by: Denys Bugay, Volodymyr Vashchenko, Denys Shkarovsky and Oleksandr Lukianenko, VB Partners
Law Enforcement Priorities • Combating tax evasion, financial fraud, and abuses in public procurement. • Addressing violations of the sanctions regime (with the anticipated adoption of Bill No 12406, introduc - ing criminal liability for sanctions circumvention). • Strengthening co-operation with European and international bodies in financial monitoring, anti- money laundering, and transnational economic crime.
(HACC) is already hearing cases with a single judge rather than a three-judge panel, expediting proceed - ings. An expansion of the HACC judicial staff is also anticipated to reduce the burden on individual judges. Reforms in the Office of the Prosecutor General The new Prosecutor General, R. Kravchenko, has initi - ated structural changes: new commissions are being established, the functions of existing units are being reviewed, and oversight of business rights compli - ance is being strengthened. A policy direction has been declared to reduce pressure on business, includ - ing a moratorium on unlawful inspections, closure of groundless criminal proceedings, and enhanced transparency of processes.
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