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LAW COLLEGE

- One of the statutory forms of lawyer formations, which is created as a result of the free will of two or more of its parent advocates.

The Bar Association, guided by art. 22 of the Law "On Advocacy and the Legal Profession in the Russian Federation", is a non-profit organization based on membership.

It operates on the basis of the memorandum of association and articles of association, which are approved by the board of founders. The memorandum of association shall be determined by the conditions of the transfer of the bar association of his property, the procedure for participation in its activities, the procedure and conditions for the admission of new members to the Board, the rights and obligations of the founders (members) of board, procedure and conditions of release of the founders (members) of its composition. The Charter, in turn, must contain the name and location of the bar association, the object and purpose of the board activities, order management, reorganization and

Elimination of the college and others. To create a Bar Association provided the same notification procedures Bar Council, as well as for the creation of a lawyer study.

The Bar Association, in contrast to the attorney's office, is a legal entity, therefore, it should be placed on record in the authorities responsible for registration of legal entities. The College is considered established from the moment of its state registration, which must be carried out within a period not exceeding five days from the date of submission of documents to the registering authority. The registering authority may not require the submission of other documents, except for documents that are directly established by the law on state registration of legal entities. Bar can also be formed by reorganizing the lawyers' offices. The procedure for registration thus created the Bar differs from the registration boards formed by creation. This difference is, what documents must be submitted to the registration authority for registration boards.

The College is considered registered with

the moment the registration authority of the entry in the state register.

The reorganization of the law office to the bar is considered completed from the moment of state registration of the board.

RF Law "On Advocacy and the Legal Profession in the Russian Federation" gives colleges the right to establish branches in all territory of the Russian Federation, as well as in foreign countries, according to the legislation of foreign states. A branch of the bar association is not a legal entity and shall have the property bar association.

The Bar Association is the fiscal agent of lawyers who are its members, on the income received by them in connection with the exercise of advocacy, as well as their representative on settlements with clients and third parties. For non-performance or improper performance of duties of a tax agent or representative of the Bar Association is responsible.

The Bar Association as an attorney's office, is not a commercial organization

the nature of their activities, do not profit from their activities. The purpose of the advocacy is to protect the rights and legal interests of citizens and organizations, resolve disputes and conflicts, including the provision of legal aid to the population, rather than profit.

The Bar can not be converted into a commercial organization, or any other non-profit organization, with the exception of the conversion board in the law office.