The Code of Legal Ethics In Ukraine – a Glimpse into the Future

Recently, the legal community has widely discussed and substantiated the painful perception of the recent changes to the Code of Legal Ethics, as well as the lack of transparency in the process of adopting the relevant novels stories and the elimination of important norms that are in line with the spirit and essence of the legal profession.

Olga Zhukovska, a candidate of legal sciences, expert of the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, expressed her thoughts on the rules of legal ethics, in particular, in their historical aspect for the weekly newspaper “Yurydychna Gazeta”.

We are pleased to share it with the tomorrow’s lawyer community! Full publication (in Ukrainian)

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