LEGAL REGULATION OF ADVOCATES ETHICS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

In November 2013 in Kaunas (Lithuania) the International Conference „Theoretical and Practical Issues of Advocates Ethics“ took place. The barristers and scholars from a number of Europian countries took part in the conference. The participants revealed and discussed different dimensions of advocates ethics, including confidentiality issues, solutions for conflict situations between the advocates and their clients and so on. The mission of this paper is to give an idea of what advocates ethics – and its legal regulation in particular – is like in the Russian Federation. The author briefs a history of a legal profession in Russia and specifies the current legislation situation in this sphere. The document of a great significant in author’s opinion is the Code of Professional Ethics for Advocates. It was the first written ethical code in Russian history. It establishes professional ethical rules of behavior and legal consequences in case of their violation by advocate. The author analyzes regulation and practical application of disciplinary proceedings in Russia on both federal and regional levels. Corporate ethics rules and disciplinary proceedings have a great significance for guaranteeing legality, independence and self-administration for Russian Bar Association and equality for all lawyers.

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