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Ethics and Standards Committee


The Ethics and Standards Commission is a collegial body of the Federal Chamber of Advocates, responsible for developing standards for providing qualified legal assistance and other standards of the advocacy profession, providing mandatory explanations to all bar associations and advocates on issues related to the application of the Code of Professional Ethics of an Advocate, and performing other powers in accordance with the Code of Professional Ethics of an Advocate and the commission's regulations1.

The Ethics and Standards Commission is a collegial body of the Federal Chamber of Advocates, responsible for developing standards for providing qualified legal assistance and other standards of advocacy practice, providing mandatory explanations to all bar associations and advocates on issues related to the application of the Code of Professional Ethics of an Advocate, and performing other powers in accordance with the Code of Professional Ethics of an Advocate and the commission's regulations (ceased to be in force as of 2020-03-01)2.

  1. Federal Law No. 63-FZ dated 31.05.2002 "On Advocacy and the Bar in the Russian Federation", as amended on 2020-03-01, Article 37.1, paragraph 1 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2002. No. 23. Item 2102. ↩

  2. Federal Law No. 63-FZ dated 31.05.2002 "On Advocacy and the Bar in the Russian Federation", as amended on 2016-06-02, Article 37-1, paragraph 1, ceased to be in force as of 2020-03-01 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2002. No. 23. Item 2102. ↩