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30 July 2019
Ukraine is interested in Lithuania's experience in modernizing debt collection processes
Without new information technology, further development of the Ukrainian private enforcement system is impossible. Private judicial officers in Ukraine is seeking effective debt recovery and it is useful to listen to the advice of their successful European colleagues. Such insights were expressed during international conference "New Challenges of the Private Bailiff's Profession" which took place in Odessa, Ukraine on the 26th of July, 2019.
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26 June 2019
Ukrainian colleagues have been given experience of strengthening the self-government of private judicial officers
How to ensure the success of the Ukrainian private judicial officers' self-governing structures and how to effectively implement the National Private Judicial Officers Association strategy. Answers to these questions were made on June 25th meeting of representatives of Ukrainian private judicial officers association and international experts in Dnipro. It was organized in the framework of the European Union “Pravo-Justice” project, which aims to support legal and justice reforms in Ukraine.
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18 April 2019
Experienced and Young People in Renewed Self-governed Institutions of Judicial Officers
At the judicial officers‘ meeting on April 17, self-governed institutions of judicial officers were renewed and the operational objectives for the next four years were identified.
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4 February 2019
Judicial officers worked more efficiently in 2018 and recovered 1.5 times more debts
Compulsory recovery system is used in Lithuania increasingly less in order to recover small debts. The total number of new debt recovery claims is decreasing.
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11 January 2019
The Seimas approved the initiative of Chamber of Judicial Officers of Lithuania: it was authorized to borrow for the purchases of auction
From July of 2019 it will be authorized to borrow for the purchase of auction by pledging it to the grantor of credit. On the 11 of January the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania approved the draft Law on the Amendment of Articles of the Code of Civil Procedure (XIIP-4110(2)), which provides an opportunity to pledge the seized property in the auction and acquire it by funds by debt.
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18 December 2018
People trust judicial officers despite all the negative public opinions on the profession
In 2018, the willingness of people to use the services of a judicial officer to recover their debts was the highest in the last three years. This is supported by the data collected during the 2016-2018 public opinion surveys.
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15 November 2018
I. Karaliene: Advancement of Excellence and Technology – Engine for Improving the Performance of Judicial Officers
The international conference in Belarusian capital Minsk was held on November 14th where participants were presented with the advantages of Lithuanian decision-making system, based on high competence of private judicial officers and rapid implementation of information technologies.
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13 November 2018
The Opinion of Portal Readers: Easing of The Debt Burden Should Not Boomerang Creditors
People's sensibility to debtors is not unconditional and is not the same as preparing to assume a portion of the financial burden for themselves.
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8 October 2018
Strong self-governance of judicial officers is one of the most important conditions for effective performance
Active self-governance of judicial officers, positive image of the profession and a good technical base. These three “giants” help to consistently optimize the performance of private judicial officers. This was emphasized by Judicial Officer Valdas Čeglikas who introduced the experience of Lithuanian judicial officers to participants of the international conference in the Dnipropetrovsk city of Ukraine on 5 October.
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25 September 2018
Can statutory amendments save Lithuania from debts?
The portfolio of Lithuanian debtors preserves more than EUR 4 billion of debt, or more than a tenth of the state’s gross domestic product. It includes unpaid salaries to employees, utility charges, outstanding loans, unpaid fines for breaches of administrative law and numerous other debts. What is going to change since 1 December 2018 after the entry into force of the mitigated debt recovery procedure? Will the balance of interests of lenders and debtors be maintained?
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