The Third Scholarship Contest, sponsored and organized by VKP and carried out by Students League of the Ukrainian Bar Association was kicked off on February 1, 2013.

This scholarship competition of academic papers submitted by law students of Ukrainian universities is aimed at helping future law practitioners further their professional development by participating in research activities.

This year, the organizers suggest that participants study one of the three relevant legal issues and report the results of their research in a scientific, journalistic, or comparative analysis. The contestants are invited to focus on the following topics:

• The reformation of the judicial system and the constitutional foundations of justice in Ukraine.
• The reformation of the legal profession in Ukraine: problems and achievements.
• The adversarial principal according to the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine.

The 2013 judge panel includes VKP’s Managing Partner Oleg Makarov, Partner Andriy Stelmashchuk and Firm’s Senior Counsellor Dr. Belyanevych.

"Our primary focus has always been on raising the standards of practicing law and developing the legal profession in Ukraine. This Scholarship Contest conducted in partnership with UBA’s Student League has become a part of VKP's tradition and we are happy that it allows the young generation of Ukrainian lawyers to earn their spurs and get an opportunity to further their professional growth", - comments Oleg Makarov. 

Contest entries are to be sent to the judge panel starting March 1st and till April 1st, 2013, via email competition@ligauba.org.ua.

Additional information about this event can be obtained on UBA's Student League's website www.ligauba.org.ua.