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The Ovchynnykov law office is proud to announce a new successful representation before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files

On 12-14 April 2021, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the international legal conference in Istanbul (Turkey).

On 5 November 2020 the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of Baz v. Ukraine (application no. 40962/13), in which it held that there had been a violation of the applicant’s rights guaranteed by Article 5 § 1 of the Convention on account of his illegal detention pending extradition to Turkey.

The Ovchynnykov law office has successfully represented his client in the proceedings against the European arrest warrant issued by the Hungarian authorities...

The Council of Europe has published today a comparative review of the procedural and institutional setup and functioning of lawyers in several of its member states...

On 15 February 2020 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the conference on the European Convention on Human Rights in Sanliurfa (Turkey)...

Oleksandr Ovchynnykov lodged a request with the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files to delete the diffusion circulated by the authorities of an Eastern European country...

On 3 November 2019, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated at the Execution Weekend School in Vrsac (Serbia)...

On 17 September 2019 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated at a training for Turkish lawyers in Prague (Czech Republic)...

On 22 June 2019 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the conference on the European Convention on Human Rights in Van (Turkey)...

On 11-12 January 2019, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated at a conference on the lawyer’s role in the economic development of States and investments in Algiers (Algeria)...

On 19 December 2018 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the seminar on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in Minsk (Belarus)...

On 17 December 2018 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the conference on the profession of lawyer in Istanbul (Turkey). This conference was organised by the Özyeğin Univrsity, one of the leading Turkish legal schools...

On 15 December 2018 Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated in the conference on the European Convention on Human Rights in Diyarbakir (Turkey)...

On 21-23 November 2018, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov attended a training on international arbitration in Duala (Cameroon)...

On 16 November 2018, upon invitation by the Odessa Law Academy, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov spoke on the reforms adopted by the Council of Europe member states in the framework of the execution of judgments of the ECHR...

On 3 July 2018 the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of Volokitin and Others v. Russia (application no. 74087/10 and 13 Others), in which it held that there had been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention...

On 11 and 12 May 2018, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated at a seminar on the effectiveness of the role of international tribunals in upholding human rights in Beirut, Lebanon. This seminar was dedicated to the evaluation of the effectiveness of international tribunals...

On 22 February 2018, upon invitation by the managers of the Council of Europe project “Support to the Implementation of the Judicial Reform in Ukraine”, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov spoke before the judges of the Supreme Court’s Grand Chamber on the reopening of judicial proceedings following judgments of the ECHR...

On 21-22 December 2017, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated as a lecturer at a training seminar for judges in Ashgabat (Republic of Turkmenistan)...

On 5-6 October 2017, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated as a lecturer at a training seminar for Kyrgyz judges in Bishkek (Republic of Kyrgyzstan)...

On 25-27 September 2017, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated as a lecturer at a training seminar for Tajik judges in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan)...

On 21 and 22 September 2017, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated as a lecturer at a training seminar for Uzbek and Kazakh judges in Shymkent (Republic of Kazakhstan)...

Oleksandr Ovchynnykov on excessive length of pre-trial investigations and judicial proceedings at a second meeting of a specialized work group in Kyiv (Ukraine)...

On 30 June 2017, upon invitation by the managers of the European Union project “EU-Central Asia Rule of Law”, Oleksandr Ovchynnykov participated at a working meeting of a round table on protection of lawyers’ rights and ethical standards of legal practice in Osh (Republic of Kyrgyzstan)...