Legal practice | Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

RIA Novosti website group:
en.rian.ru
|
R-sport
|
More »

Legal practice

Russian regional lawyer arrested on suspicion of fraud attempt

12:46 12/12/2019 A lawyer from a bar association of the Irkutsk Region has been arrested on suspicion of attempted large-scale fraud.

Success fees to be introduced for Russian lawyers in March 2020 – law

08:49 03/12/2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill setting so-called fees for lawyers starting March 2020 into law.

Christopher Campbell-Holt: “We are ready and able to deliver justice”

12:00 02/12/2019 A unique financial hub was officially launched in Kazakhstan, in July 2018. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) boasts to have its own International Arbitration Centre (IAC) and the English common law Court. Mr. Christopher Campbell-Holt, Registrar and Chief Executive of both institutions, provides insight on how they operate and manage to deal with the local authorities.

Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on success fees for lawyers

18:00 20/11/2019 The lower chamber of Russia’s parliament has passed in the third and final reading a bill aimed to amend the law on legal practice and advocacy so success fees for lawyers could be introduced since March 2020.

Former Russian attorney given 4 years behind bars for fraud

14:50 20/11/2019 A court in Vladivostok, a city in Russia’s Far East, has sentenced a former lawyer, who had promised a citizen to influence investigators’ decisions and court rulings, to 4 years in penal colony.

Moscow Region’s lawyer attorney faces fraud trial

16:49 13/11/2019 A Moscow Region’s lawyer will stand trial on attempted fraud charges.

Top manager of Aeroflot detained in $4 mln embezzlement case

09:54 03/10/2019 Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has held that deputy CEO of Aeroflot air carrier Vladimir Aleksandrov be detained on embezzlement allegations until November 30.

Attorney gets 3.5 years for attempt to steal over $75k from client’s relatives

13:37 12/08/2019 A court in Russia’s city of Sverdlovsk has sentenced an attorney, who had attempted to fraudulently receive 5 million rubles (over $75,000) from relatives of his client for the termination of a nonexistent criminal case.

Russia’s Government seeks to streamline compensation of attorney fees by convicts

13:33 25/04/2019 Russia’s Government has proposed to amend the legislation governing the compensations of procedural expenditures, including those related to court-appointed lawyers, on the part of convicts.

Russian attorney’s lawsuits against ex-client over negative reviews dismissed

12:14 20/04/2019 The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has dismissed lawsuits filed by attorney Vladislav Kocherin against his former client over negative reviews published online.

Only attorneys will be authorized to provide legal aid – Russian Justice Ministry

18:14 06/12/2017 Russia’s Justice Ministry has drafted a conception envisaging that only persons, who have the status of lawyer, will be authorized to provide legal aid including representation in court.

Turning point of Russian legal ‘business’

15:43 12/01/2017 Russian legal professionals may be allowed to run business. It means that they would be enabled to provide services on a full-scale basis, whereas their clients will enjoy the rights of consumers. At present the practice of law in Russia is limited to professional legal assistance services. Some legal professionals believe it is kind of a trick because professional services cannot be performed as a charity work whereas business and competitive market are major drivers for high-quality legal services.

Russia’s Prosecutor General ready to directly assist business – report

16:09 14/06/2016 Russia’s Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika will take part in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum for the first time to speak on the protection of business with regard to both Russian and foreign investors, RBC news agency reported on Tuesday.

Axel Filges speaks on German legal market, proficiency standards

13:03 13/07/2015 Axel Filges, president of the German Federal Bar, visited RAPSI’s open studio at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum to speak about the local legal market, specific features of the monopoly on providing legal services and proficiency-based education.

Senator Dobrynin speaks on role of foreign legal consultants, sporadic Russian legislation

17:00 03/07/2015 Konstantin Dobrynin, deputy head of the constitutional law committee of Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, speaks about the role of foreign lawyers on the local legal market, achievements of Russian lawyers and specific features of Russian legislation.

Foreign lawyers to undergo registration with Russian Justice Ministry

13:42 06/04/2015 Russia's Justice Ministry will be authorized to run a registry of foreign lawyers practising on the territory of the country.

Ex-lawyer for Russian woman charged with treason suspected of misconduct

17:28 05/02/2015 The Moscow Bar Association has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the defense attorney of Svetlana Davydova, the mother of seven children currently charged with treason.

Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's suit against her former attorneys upheld

17:14 19/12/2014 The Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova.

Consolidation transactions most numerous on Russian M&A market

15:04 04/12/2014 Corporate consolidation transactions are the most numerous on the Russian M&A (mergers and aquisitions) market, Dmitry Sedov, Co-Head of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs (Russia), said at an IBA conference in Moscow on Thursday.

Russian lawyers to be provided with professional requirements rules

14:38 27/10/2014 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia is going to submit by December to the Justice Ministry a bill providing professional licensing rules for lawyers.

Most Popular

Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev charged with bribery

IKEA’s slippery slope in Russia

Russian antimonopoly watchdog probes Microsoft upon complaint from Kaspersky

Russian communications regulator starts blocking LinkedIn

Top multimedia

Photo: The Navalny brothers sentenced in Yves Rocher case

Photo: 2012 Bolotnaya protesters found guilty

Photo: Bolshoi soloist Dmitrichenko on trial for acid attack

Infographics: What changes lie in store for non-profit organizations