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On the occasion of the book publishing, the Ukrainian consortium and the project participants were congratulated by Sergey Kivalov, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Justice.
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Human Rights TV Project "Legal Line" is a professional association of leading companies in legal and consulting services. Participation in the program enables partners to position themselves and their services as an example of the highest professionalism, guarantee of mutually rewarding resolution of any issues connected with law and human rights activities.
This TV project offers both unexpected forms of advertising services and the classic approach to the distribution of commercial information: legal explanations, advice on legal disputes, professional panel discussions. Depending on the category chosen by the Partner, there is individual approach to each partner.
The main objective of the project is to offer viewers a professional and effective solution to difficult situations with the services of Partners of the project.
- "Arbitr" Legal Union" Association.
"Engaging in professional organizations has become prestigious in recent years. This is especially true for legal firms. Association by interests makes it possible to express themselves, find like-minded people for the realization of specific ideas, get information about events organized by the legal community.
The number of associations of legal firms increasingly grows with each passing day. The number of foreign companies that include Ukrainian legal firms cannot be counted. Among them, the American Arbitration Association, which includes legal firms interested in promoting alternative litigation, the Eurasian legal partnership, the international associations of legal firms, Euro-Link for Lawyers, Eurojuris International and others.
As for the national organizations, the process of unification of legal firms in Ukraine has just started".As for the national organizations, the process of unification of legal firms in Ukraine has just started".
Ukrainian "web" of legal firms
The advantages for a lawyer of working in the professional association
Olga Loboda
"Legal Practice"
No.42 (304), 21.10.03
Legal firm "Oleshko & Skripka" as a company rapidly growing towards international cooperation and expanding its sphere of legal influence as well as other leaders of the legal business joins forces with partner firms.
Thus, the result of a combination of capacities of three leading legal firms: law center "Femida" ("Themis"), legal firm "Krepost Prava" (Fortress of Law) and legal firm "Oleshko & Skripka" was the consolidation of those firms into the "Arbitr" Legal Union" Association. http://who-is-who.com.ua/bookmaket/ursu2010/5/63.html
To date, it is a clearly tried-and-true system of organization of work of specialists, interaction with public authorities, the ability to attract additional resources and much more. It is possible to resolve the widest range of issues through the work of well-coordinated team of multidisciplinary attorneys and lawyers, court-appointed managers and experts, PR specialists, security personnel and professional technical support, with everything needed to resolve virtually any tasks.
In addition, the legal firm "Oleshko & Skripka" is a member of the International Legal Alliance, which significantly expands the range of our services, whereas cooperation with international organizations makes the services of the legal firm "Oleshko & Skripka" part of the international legal culture.
- "Access to Justice"
NGO "Zaporozhye Human Rights League "Universal" won the first place in the competition for non-governmental and nonprofit organizations of Zaporozhye "Successful Examples of Solutions of Problems with Participation of Local NGOs"
The objective of the contest was to collect and distribute successful examples (projects) of solving actual problems of Zaporozhye with the direct participation of non-governmental non-profit organizations (NGOs).
The contest invited non-profit organizations (NGOs, foundations, creative unions, religious organizations, political parties, etc.) that are registered and carry out their activities in Zaporozhye.
Works that were consistent with one of the following areas were allowed to participate in the contest:
1. Social protection, including the following categories: veterans of the war, veterans of labor and elderly citizens, military service veterans, persons with disabilities, persons affected by the Chernobyl accident, large families, low-income families, single mothers, street children, persons without a permanent place of residence and other socially insecure citizens, victims of illegal repression, the military and their families, soldiers and police officers.
2. Employment and labor market regulation.
3. Non-governmental pension provision.
4. Non-governmental social insurance.
5. Social assistance.
6. Social services.
7. Assistance to victims of natural disasters, environmental and technological disasters.
8. Assistance to refugees.
9. Support for development of young people.
10. Support for children and youth initiatives.
11. Protection of nature.
12. Support for education and training.
13. Support for healthy lifestyles and health.
14. Revival and development of national culture and spirituality.
15. Development of physical culture and sports.
16. Struggle against alcoholism and drug addiction.
17. Self-organization of citizens in the community.
18. Protection and maintenance of cultural sites, historical and architectural monuments.
19. Organization of environmental education and upbringing.
20. Legal education and legal protection of the population.
21. Support for NGO activities aimed at solving socially important problems.
22. Preservation of military-historical relics, military-patriotic education of the population.
23. The fight against HIV and AIDS.
24. Improving the demographic situation in Ukraine.
25. Provision of amenities for settlements.
Materials for the contest were accepted until May 11, 2007, inclusive.
The competition was conducted by the Institute of successful communities and Jewish community center "Mazal TOV" in a joint program of the USAID - SUAL-Holding (Russia) "Development of corporate and private philanthropy in Zaporozhye" supported by JSC "SUAL-Holding" (Russia).
NGO "Zaporozhye Human Rights League "Universal" submitted their project "Access to Justice" to the contest
During the project implementation the organization had the following objectives:
* To organize and provide activities of a stationary law center in Zaporozhye to provide free quality legal assistance and agency in court for the most vulnerable categories of people.
* To organize and provide work of the permanent mobile team of qualified lawyers to provide free legal assistance and agency in court for the most vulnerable categories of rural population of Zaporozhye region.
* To improve legal awareness and law knowledge for the vulnerable categories of people of Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region, by publishing and distributing a series of case law booklets.
* To create basis for further implementation of the constitutional right to legal assistance in the Zaporozhye region for the vulnerable categories of people and implement relevant legislative acts of Ukraine regarding free legal assistance.
From November 1, 2006 to October 2007 a stationary law center was working to provide free quality legal assistance and agency in court for the most vulnerable categories of people.
Reception was carried out two days a week (Monday, Wednesday) from 15 to 18 in Zaporozhye, 152 Lenin Ave, (Pushkin Square Press House), third floor.
Since November 01 2006 a mobile field team of qualified lawyers has been working to provide free legal assistance and agency in court for the most vulnerable categories of rural population of Zaporozhye region.
During the first six months of the project, the mobile field team of lawyers held a reception of citizens in the villages of Volnyansk, Orekhov, Vasilyevka, Gulyaypolye, Velikobelozerka, Pology areas of Zaporozhye region.
Reception of citizens was carried out on Fridays from 15 to 18 hours. The village and the reception place where the lawyers' mobile field group worked was previously published in the "MIG" newspaper, announced by district justice department, village councils, local organizations and initiative groups.
Since November 2006 as part of the "Access to Justice" project free legal assistance to 1000 people of vulnerable categories in Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region was granted, including agency in court. Several cases have been won in the courts of first instance and appeal court of Zaporozhye region. In addition, the NGO "ZHRL "Universal" under the "Access to Justice" program has created and distributed four types of legal booklets with total circulation of 5000 copies: "Law and AIDS", "Protecting the rights and freedoms in court", "Village and court" and "Justice for all".
The main partners of the project were:
Oleshko & Skripka
L E G A L F I R M
Department of Justice in the Zaporozhye region
Zaporozhye Regional Department of Land Resources
АВА/СЕЕLI
(merican Bar Association/Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative)