Ministry of Justice embodied the idea of a lawyer's monopoly in a specific bill. According to the department's plan, from 2028 only holders of lawyer status will be able to represent interests in court, which will affect hundreds of thousands of practicing lawyers and their clients.

Partners of large law firms see a rational idea in the reform, but criticize the way it is being implemented. The regions are already predicting a shortage of legal representatives and an increase in prices for legal services, and the lawyers themselves warn: without a comprehensive reform of the law on advocacy and related legislation, the reform risks turning into a "senseless and merciless revolution in the market."

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