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Lawyer Tretyakov gets 7 years in jail for legal assistance to Roscosmos subsidiary

The Khimki City Court has sentenced lawyer Igor Tretyakov to seven years in a penal colony in the case of embezzlement of Roscosmos funds.

12:40 05.10.2022

Moscow lawyer acquitted in case over embezzlement of $17 million

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has acquitted Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion, of embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $17 million at the current exchange rate) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

11:14 23.08.2022

Ex-attorney charged with fraud to be held in detention until fall – court

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the former attorney Vadim Lyalin, who stands charged with large-scale fraud, until September 15.

14:09 14.06.2022

Integrated data system of Russia’s Bar to be part of digital economy

Head of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko believes that the Integrated data system of Russia’s Bar will become a part of the country’s digital economy by its integration with the information systems of justice authorities, courts, law enforcement and other state bodies.

10:32 06.06.2022

Moscow court to hear appeal against sentence of lawyer convicted of bribery mediation

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against sentence of lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases, who has received 2.5 years in penal colony for mediation in bribery, on October 26.

17:45 14.10.2021

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

Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treason

The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.

10:57 01.10.2021

Moscow court upholds arrest of lawyer charged with murder in absentia

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on the arrest of lawyer Anatoly Fursov in absentia as part of a murder case.

10:59 28.09.2021

Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers urges investigators to address attacks on lawyers

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers has turned to Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin in connection with the attacks on lawyers in Khakassia and the Khabarovsk Krai.

12:21 04.08.2021

Appeal against house arrest of attorney charged with fraud set for August 5

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against house arrest of attorney Timur Marshani charged with large-scale fraud on August 5.

18:52 03.08.2021

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

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

Russian attorney placed in detention in $55,000 bribery case

A court in Russia’s Novorossiysk has detained attorney Dmitry Novikov as part of a 4 milllion-ruble ($55,000) graft case until August 3.

10:59 08.06.2021

Ex-police officer, former attorney sentenced to jail for fraud

A court in the Moscow Region has sentenced a former drug control department chief of the Mytishchi Directorate of the Interior Ministry and a former attorney to 2.5 years in penal colony each for fraud.

10:56 28.04.2021

Russian Justice Ministry takes strides to create Unified State Register of Attorneys

The Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill on the Unified State Register of Attorneys, according to Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.

15:07 15.04.2021

Investigators demand detention for ex-police colonel Zakharchenko’s lawyer in bribery case

Investigators on Friday filed a motion seeking to place an attorney of convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko in detention until June 7 on allegations of mediation in bribery.

15:15 09.04.2021

Council of Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs trial commenting ban

The Council of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers has approved changes in the Code of Conduct prohibiting attorneys from commenting on legal views of their collegues participating in other proceedings.

11:04 30.03.2021

Defense of convicted ex-Mayor of Vladivostok acquitted of obstruction of justice

The Central District Court of Khabarovsk on Thursday acquitted two defense lawyers for ex-mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev in a case over perverting the course of justice.

10:42 25.03.2021

Lawyer in Kemerovo Region gets 10 years behind bars for extortion

A court in Russia’s Kemerovo Region on Monday sentenced a 28-year attorney to 10 years in high-security prison for extortion and illegal deprivation of freedom.

16:36 22.03.2021

Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots

A Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.

16:19 28.01.2021