News

Constitutional Court

News about Constitutional Court: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.

3 stories

Constitutional Court: assignment of the right to recover court costs may count as payment for a lawyer's services

The Constitutional Court has clarified that a client does not have to first pay a lawyer out of their own funds — assignment of the right to recover court costs may count as payment for legal assistance. The case was prompted by that of lawyer Oksana Feofilova, whose client won 93% of the claim under a 2020 contract, but the courts refused to award her more than 450,000 rubles. The case has been sent for retrial.

2 min read

President of Uzbekistan Signs New Version of Constitutional Court Law

Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the constitutional law 'On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan' in its new version on October 14, replacing the 2021 edition. The law introduces a court information system with online appeals, video conferencing, and hearing broadcasts (starting January 1, 2028), clarifies case review deadlines, and defines procedures for implementing decisions on unconstitutionality of acts.

3 min read

German Constitutional Court orders Economy Minister Reiche to remove video accusing the Left Party of antisemitism

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has provisionally ordered the removal from the Economy Ministry's official account of a video in which Minister Katharina Reiche accused the Left of 'open support of antisemitism'. The court found that distributing such statements from a government account may violate the party's right to equal participation in political competition amid coalition talks in Berlin.

3 min read