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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.

Attorney in notorious Orekhovo gang case, his wife killed in Moscow Region

12:34 24/10/2014 Vitaly Moiseyev, attorney who represented aggrieved party in a criminal case against members of Orekhovo criminal gang, his wife were shot dead in Moscow Region on Friday.

Russian lawyers propose amendments to Criminal Code to protect their lives

17:26 18/09/2014 Russian lawyers are proposing an amendment to the Criminal Code in the aftermath of the killing of a prominent lawyer Tatyana Akimtseva in central Moscow.

Poroshenko signs 'justice enforcement bill' for southeastern Ukraine

16:41 18/08/2014 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a 'justice enforcement bill' into law which allows cases pending in courts in separatist southeastern regions to be transferred to other Ukrainian regions.

Open call for General Counsel/Heads of Legal: CEE Corporate Counsel Best Practices Survey

18:03 25/07/2014 CEE Legal Matters, a print and online legal publication dedicated to Central Eastern Europe, in cooperation with RAPSI is powering the 2014 GC Best Practices survey.

US court has jurisdiction over alleged Russian hacker – prosecutors

18:04 24/07/2014 A court in Guam has personal jurisdiction over Russian national Roman Seleznev who was arrested and brought to the US to stand trial in cash register systems hacking case, according to the memorandum filed by prosecutors with the court and obtained by RAPSI.

Arzinger associate appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine

17:42 09/07/2014 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday appointed Anton Yanchuk, Dr. jur., Associate of Arzinger, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration, Arzinger reports on its website.

Pussy Riot member loses another lawsuit against attorneys

10:56 02/07/2014 The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow rejected a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI.

Attorneys allowed to visit clients in prison hospitals despite quarantine

17:03 06/06/2014 The Supreme Court has supported the complaint of three inmates of a Yekaterinburg prison who claim that their attorneys were not allowed into the prison hospital, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.

Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's $87k defamation claim against attorney upheld

14:14 29/05/2014 The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich demanding 3 million rubles ($86,983) in compensation from her former defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov, attorney himself told RAPSI.

Legal counseling office for Ukraine conflict victims opened in Moscow

14:04 27/05/2014 Law Against Fascism, an association of non-governmental organizations for the international legal remedy of rights of Ukrainian civilians affected by the punitive action of the Kiev officials, opened a counseling office in Moscow, with more offices to open in other regions on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

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