Constitutional Court: assignment of the right to recover court costs may count as payment for a lawyer's services
The Constitutional Court has clarified that a client does not have to first pay a lawyer out of their own funds — assignment of the right to recover court costs may count as payment for legal assistance. The case was prompted by that of lawyer Oksana Feofilova, whose client won 93% of the claim under a 2020 contract, but the courts refused to award her more than 450,000 rubles. The case has been sent for retrial.
Sevara Azamova

