#witness

24.08.2025 21:35

Applying the pretext to witnesses

If a witness deliberately avoids appearing in court, for example, due to unwillingness to participate in the trial, do the police need to use a pretext against him according to the new version of the CCP?

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23.05.2023 20:53

Is there liability if I do not appear in court as a witness?

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19.05.2023 17:42

Can a 14-year-old son refuse to testify to the investigator, as ...?

... a witness against a friend regarding the theft of a phone?

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19.09.2025 14:00

International legal assistance

If I am a witness in a criminal case and I am abroad, will I be able to participate in the trial via videoconference under the new rules provided for by the Valletta Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters?

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06.09.2025 10:35

Ensuring respect for the court

If a witness fails to appear in court without good reason, will he be fined?

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04.09.2025 09:45

What can participants in a trial be fined for?

I recently participated in a court hearing as a witness and would like to know if I can be fined for inappropriate behavior during the trial? How can trial participants violate the rules of conduct in court?

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03.09.2025 18:25

Law on fines for failure to appear in court

I heard that the Verkhovna Rada has passed a law on the fine of up to 12 thousand UAH for failure to appear in court. And if I cannot appear in court as a witness due to illness, will I be fined?

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23.08.2025 17:05

Road accident on Teligi: will the driver be liable?

I witnessed a traffic accident on Olena Teliga Street in Kyiv, where a minibus collided with a bus. Will the minibus driver be held liable if it turns out that he violated traffic rules?

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