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St. Petersburg Bar Chamber to decide on disbarment of lawyer Pavlov

The Chamber of Lawyers of St. Petersburg will decide whether attorney Ivan Pavlov should be disbarred due to his refusal to sign a pledge of secrecy in a treason case against former journalist Ivan Safronov.

16:29 13.10.2021

Moscow Bar Association: law firm websites not obliged to use "foreign agent" designations

Websites of law firms cannot be defined as a mass media outlets, so they have no obligation to use the "foreign agent" designation to label foreign-funded organisations that are engaged in political activity, according to the decision of the Moscow Bar Association.

14:08 23.07.2021

Disbarment of lawyer Dobrovinsky upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday dismissed a complaint filed by Alexander Dobrovinsky against his disbarment.

15:46 06.07.2021

Ex-attorney Dobrovinsky challenges disbarment

Ex-attorney Alexander Dobrovinsky had filed an appeal against the Moscow Bar Association’s decision on his disbarment.

17:25 03.12.2020

Member of Federal Chamber of Lawyers wins European Women of Legal Tech award

A member of the Council of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has won the European Women of Legal Tech award in the category of Public services, policy and social sphere.

11:05 30.11.2020

New pro bono legal aid model emerges in Russia

A new model of provision of legal aid on pro bono basis is emerging on the Russian legal services market as lawyers begin to offer free legal advice to small and medium sized businesses, Chair of Bar Association A1 Alexander Zablotskis informs RAPSI.

11:35 17.11.2020

Former defense attorney of actor Efremov disbarred

The Council of North Ossetia Bar Association has disbarred Elman Pashayev over ethics violation during the trial of actor Mikhail Efremov.

17:09 18.09.2020

Russian lawyers propose to recognize ownership of social media profiles

The Russian Bar Association for Human Rights (RBAHR) believes it is necessary to introduce ownership rights as to social media accounts of authenticated users.

15:03 14.09.2020

Justice Ministry seeks disciplinary actions against defense of ex-journalist Safronov

The Justice Ministry has asked the Moscow Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against four defense lawyers for ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason.

11:39 05.08.2020

Russian lawyers propose to introduce post of animal rights ombudsman

Chair of Russia’s Bar Association for Human Rights, advocate Maria Arkhipova has proposed to introduce a post of the animal rights ombudsman.

15:43 09.07.2020

Moscow attorneys to challenge detention of elderly persons due to coronavirus

Moscow’s Chamber of Lawyers has proposed that attorneys consider speedy filing of motions and appeals against detention of eldery people and persons suffering from chronical deceases.

16:35 23.03.2020

Moscow Mayor’s Office files $14 mln claim against Interregional Bar

The Moscow City Government has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to collect 884.6 million rubles ($14 million) from the Interregional Bar Association.

10:41 21.01.2020

Moscow Region’s lawyer attorney faces fraud trial

A Moscow Region’s lawyer will stand trial on attempted fraud charges.

16:49 13.11.2019

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

The Moscow Bar Association has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the defense attorney of Svetlana Davydova, the mother of seven children currently charged with treason.

17:28 05.02.2015

Former Pussy Riot lawyers cleared

The qualifications commission of the Moscow Bar Association has rejected Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's request to disbar her former attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolai Polozov.

10:31 13.03.2014

Prominent Moscow bar association claims attorney beaten by police

Moscow bar association Kniazev and Partners on Friday told RAPSI that attorney Anton Matyushenko was assaulted by the police during the search at his client's property.

15:08 13.12.2013

Pussy Riot member's complaints against former attorney rejected

The Moscow region Bar Association has rejected all complaints filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorney Violetta Volkova.

13:26 10.12.2013

Famous Russian lawyer Semyon Ariya dies at 90

Russian lawyer Semyon Ariya, who was considered the elder of the Soviet and Russian bar, has died at the age of 90 after a long illness, First Vice President of the Moscow Region Bar Association Yury Borovkov told RAPSI.

17:35 25.11.2013

Pussy Riot's complaint against attorneys to be heard on October 30

The qualifications commission of the Moscow Bar Association has postponed until October 30 the consideration of Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's complaint against her former attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolai Polozov, Polozov wrote on his Twitter account.

10:27 17.10.2013

Pussy Riot's request for disbarment of attorneys to be heard on October 2

The qualifications commission of the Moscow Bar Association has postponed until October 2 the consideration of Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's request to strike her former attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolai Polozov off the roll.

10:48 19.09.2013