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Top manager of Aeroflot gets 7 years in jail for embezzlement

Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday sentenced deputy CEO of Aeroflot air carrier Vladimir Aleksandrov to 7 years in penal colony for embezzling money during the conclusion of legal service agreements.

13:48 08.07.2022

Russian Supreme Court head urges to create international e-platform for judicial interaction

Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev proposes to create an international electronic platform for judicial interaction for the exchange of documents on international legal assistance.

11:30 30.09.2021

Russian Justice Ministry proposes to provide free legal aid on Internet for 2 years

The Russian Ministry of Justice proposes to organize an experiment on the provision of free legal aid through electronic services; a part of this pilot project is to be the creation of information system Legal Assistance.

17:39 03.08.2021

Defense lawyer for notorious Russian defendants gets 2.5 years of bribery mediation

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases to 2.5 years in penal colony for mediation in bribery.

14:32 24.06.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber member proposes using AI for provision of free legal aid

Vladislav Grib, Deputy President of the Russian Civic Chamber, has proposed to use new technologies, including artificial intelligence, for provision of free legal assistance to low-income citizens.

17:45 23.06.2021

Russian government approves bill on free legal aid

The government of the Russian Federation has approved a bill stipulating the obligation of participants in free legal aid systems to provide information about provision of such aid to the Ministry of Justice.

17:53 21.06.2021

President of Security Promoting Foundation put in detention on fraud allegations

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday detained President of the Security Promoting Foundation Andrey Pershin on charges of attempted fraud on a large scale until May 4.

14:20 17.03.2021

Vice President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers reports less searches in law offices

Such systemic problems as unjustified summons of lawyers for questioning and searches in law offices have been practically settled over the last few decades, according to Vice President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Genri Reznik.

16:54 03.12.2020

Over 7,000 cases of interference with attorneys’ work recorded in Russia in 16 years

Over 7,000 cases of interference with the attorneys’ work have been registered in the last 16 years, according to President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko.

13:48 03.12.2020

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

Head of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs law obstruction fight bill

President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko has welcomed a bill on criminal punishment for obstruction of practice of law.

10:42 30.09.2020

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 actor Efremov changes defense lawyer at appeal stage

Lawyer Roman Filippov will act as a defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov sentenced to 8 years behind bars for a drunken fatal road traffic accident in an appeals instance.

18:45 15.09.2020

Justice Ministry files disbarment plea against ex-defense attorney Russian actor Efremov

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday submitted to the North Ossetian law chamber a disbarment plea against lawyer Elman Pashayev over professional misconduct during the trial of actor Mikhail Efremov.

15:20 15.09.2020

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

Russia’s Justice Ministry to seek disbarment of actor Efremov’s defense lawyer

The Justice Ministry of Russia will seek disbarment of Elman Pashayev, defense lawyer for actor Mikhail Efremov.

10:40 11.09.2020

Bill against practice of law obstruction to protect attorneys’ clients – Russian lawyers

A bill on criminal punishment for obstruction of practice of law is aimed to protect rights and interests of the clients of attorneys, believes practice of Vice-President of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers Gennady Sharov.

10:45 02.09.2020

Efremov’s defense lawyer summoned to face-to-face confrontation in client fraud case

Attorney Elman Pashayev currently defending actor Mikhail Efremov charged with drunken fatal crash on Wednesday was summoned to a face-to-face confrontation in a case over alleged stealing of 3 million rubles from his former client.

15:01 26.08.2020

Sham lawyer charged with swindling client out of $4,200 to stand trial in Moscow

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has approved an indictment in a criminal case against a man, who used a forged lawyer certificate to defraud his client out 300,000 rubles (about $4,200).

17:31 17.07.2020

Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs initiative on minors’ right to public representation

Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has backed an initiative envisaging that court-appointed legal professionals are to be granted the right to represent interests of minors.

15:52 23.06.2020