New requirements for providing legal services in the Republic of Belarus

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus established, by its Decision of August 4, 2008 No. 46, the legal framework of providing legal services in the Republic of Belarus.

The Regulations on conducting activities on provision of legal services adopted by the above Decision provide for requirements, a legal person or an individual entrepreneur licensed to provide legal services shall comply with. In particular, the Regulations specify certain kinds of services which shall be provided by the attested lawyers only (clause 8 of the Regulations), provide for considerable terms and conditions of contracts for providing legal services (chapter 5 of the Regulations), and measures of responsibility of persons licensed to provide legal services (chapter 7 of the Regulations).

In addition, some ethic rules of providing legal services are set forth in the Regulations.