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President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers joins Law-Making Commission

12:02 24/01/2020 President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko has joined the Government Law-Making Commission.

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.

Russian attorneys’ community stands up for lawyer charged with $15 mln embezzlement

18:02 29/05/2019 Members of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers’ Council and heads of several regional bar associations have stood bond for lawyer Sergey Yuryev detained as part of a case over 1-billion-ruble embezzlement (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

Russian lawyers oppose delegation of forensic inquiry powers to Investigative Committee

11:39 03/04/2019 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia opposes a bill extending authorities of the Investigative Committee by vesting it with powers on organizing and conducting forensic examinations.

Russian lawyers support amendments to law on legal practice and advocacy

13:49 22/02/2019 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia supports a bill aimed to amend the law on legal practice and advocacy in Russia according to Gennady Sharov, the acting President of the association.

Lawyers voice concern over possibility of Russia leaving Council of Europe

12:18 13/11/2018 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia expressed its concern over a possibility that Russia might withdraw its membership in the Council of Europe in a statement published on its official website on Tuesday.

Russian government increases payments to public defenders

12:59 11/10/2018 Russia’s government has issued a decree on gradual increase of payments to the court-appointed attorneys acting as public defenders in criminal cases.

Russian lawyers back bill on legal defense of suspects by their relatives

12:41 24/04/2018 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has endorsed a bill permitting suspects to be defended in courts by their close relatives.

Putin orders government to work on pay increase for court-appointed lawyers

15:48 09/04/2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to consider pay increase for court-appointed lawyers.

Russian Chamber of Lawyers prepares suggestions for protection of business

11:59 15/03/2018 The Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers is preparing suggestions on prevention of potential cases of authorities and law enforcement agencies putting pressure on business.

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.

Russian lawyers anticipate anti-money laundering bill to violate attorney-client privilege

15:31 23/11/2017 Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has examined a bill aimed to additionally curb legalization of crime proceeds and financing of terrorism and found it to limit the confidentiality of relations between lawyers and their clients.

Russian lawyers propose to tighten penalties for banking market abuse

15:58 16/08/2017 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has proposed to toughen punishment for banking market abuse.

Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs ban on server seizure during searches

12:57 09/08/2017 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has supported an initiative proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to prohibit investigators from seizing servers and hard disk drives during searches at companies.

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.

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.

Convicted single mothers must be separated from repeat offenders in prisons - lawyer

14:59 25/03/2014 Russia's Federal Chamber of Lawyers (FCL) has proposed formalizing different confinement conditions for convicted women who are to be divided into four groups – minors, single mothers, first offenders and repeat offenders.

Experts speculate on the role of English law in Russia

20:12 19/11/2013 English Law Week got underway at the British Embassy in Moscow Tuesday, with a number of renowned experts on-hand to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the dominance of English law as the preferred jurisdiction in cross-border transactions.

Remuneration for public defenders to be almost doubled from 2013

11:28 29/05/2012 The minimum fee for public defenders will increase from the present $9 per day to $17 from January 1, 2013, the Federal Chamber of Lawyers told the Russian Legal Information Agency.

Federal Chamber of Lawyers concerned with foreign jurisdictions

12:58 18/05/2012 The Federal Chamber of Lawyers supports incentives protecting Russian people and companies from unfair activities of foreign judicial systems, the chamber's vice president Yuri Pilipenko says.

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