LAW OF UKRAINE

of July 12, 2018 No. 2509-VIII

About introduction of amendments to the Law of Ukraine "About judicial system and the status of judges" in connection with adoption of law of Ukraine "About the Supreme anti-corruption court"

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

I. Bring in the Law of Ukraine "About judicial system and the status of judges" (Sheets of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2016, No. 31, Art. 545; 2017, No. 2, Art. 25, No. 7-8, Art. 50, No. 48, Art. 436) following changes:

1. The fifth Article 15 to add part with the paragraph the second the following content:

"In courts which location are several settlements in case of distribution of cases the arrangement of workplaces of judges in the respective settlements, and also the criteria established by the law for determination of court jurisdiction is considered".

2. The fourth - the seventh Article 31 to replace parts with six new parts of such content:

"4. As a part of the supreme specialized court trial chambers for consideration of separate categories of cases in the first instance can be formed, and also the appeal chamber for hearing of cases in appellate instance is formed. The appeal chamber of the supreme specialized court acts in its structure on the basis of institutional, organizational, personnel and financial autonomy. The number of judges in appeal chamber of the supreme specialized court is determined within total quantity of judges of the supreme specialized court by Public judicial administration of Ukraine in coordination with the Supreme council of justice.

5. The trial chamber for consideration of separate categories of cases in the first instance is headed by the secretary of trial chamber who is elected from among judges of the relevant chamber for a period of three years, and the appeal chamber is headed by the President of Chamber who is elected from among judges of this chamber for a period of three years.

6. The secretary of trial chamber for consideration of separate categories of cases on the first instance:

1) will organize work of the relevant chamber;

2) is controlled by implementation of the analysis and generalization of court practice in the cases referred to competence of chamber;

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