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2023-06-21 13:11

5 More Attorneys Are Deprived of the Right to a Profession

On June 16, 2023 the Qualification Commission on the Issues of Advocacy in the Republic of Belarus made the following decisions:

  1. Regarding attorneys Alexander Birilov and Pavel Mironov, it was decided that their qualifications are insufficient to proceed with their professional duties.
  2. There is a possibility of revoking the licenses to practice law for the following attorneys:

  • Victoria Pishchalova – due to her disciplinary penalty (expulsion from the Minsk Regional Bar Association) for "committing a misdemeanor that is incompatible with the status of a lawyer."
  • Vladimir Savelyev – due to his disciplinary penalty (expulsion from the Minsk Regional Bar Association) for "repeated (two or more times within a continuous period of 12 months) violations of the requirements and conditions for conducting legal activities as established by law."
  • I. A. Fedorovich – due to the "commission of a misdemeanor that is incompatible with the status of a lawyer, as listed in the Rules of Professional Ethics for Lawyers approved by the Ministry of Justice."