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Renowned lawyers Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney may join Samvel Karapetyan's defense team

Renowned Australian-British lawyer and legal scholar Geoffrey Robertson (QC) expressed deep concern about the excessively harsh criminal procedural measures applied to Samvel Karapetyan, emphasizing the political context of the charges brought against him.

24.07.2025, 13:10

Society

Armenian lawyers protest against bill that will increase the cost of their services

Armenian lawyers have expressed dissatisfaction with a new bill on the parliament's agenda, according to which from October 2024 they will have to pay 10% turnover tax instead of 5% now, and from 2025 they will switch to paying 20% VAT.

21.05.2024, 13:20

Society

Armenia introduces certification for servicemen not involved in combat operations

The Defense Committee of the Armenian Parliament approved in the first reading a draft law envisaging introduction of certification for those servicemen who cannot be involved in combat operations.

21.02.2024, 15:48

Politics

Armenian court extends ex-president’s arrest for another two months

A first instant court in Yerevan has ruled today to extend the arrest of ex-president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan for another two months, prosecutor Vahagn Muradyan told reporters.

18.01.2019, 18:18

Politics

Kocharyan's lawyers to appeal against decision prohibiting him from traveling abroad

Aram Orbelyan, a defense lawyer for Armenia’s former president Robert Kocharyan, who is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order, said today that he and other members of the team of lawyers, hired by Kocharyan, would appeal against a decision of the Special Investigative Service (SIS) prohibiting Kocharyan from traveling abroad pending investigation into the criminal case.

05.09.2018, 14:46

Politics

Manvel Grigoryan’s defense lawyer complains of public pressure

Karen Kamalyan, a defense lawyer for Armenian parliament member Manvel Grigoryan, who was stripped today of parliamentary immunity by his fellow MPs who also allowed the law-enforcement authorities to prosecute him on charges of embezzlement and illegally kept arms, complained of what he described as ‘public pressure.’

19.06.2018, 16:18

Society

Armenian lawyers to be fined for various breaches

The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendment to the Civil Procedure Code.

09.02.2018, 17:55

Business

Unibank’s branches accepts payment for Lawyer 24 service

The Yerevan-based Unibank said today that all its branches accept payments for the certificate of Lawyer 24 services.

10.05.2017, 15:19

Society

Government lawyer justifies cancellation of yellow plate numbers for taxis

A senior legal advisor with the government said a Cabinet decision that all taxis must have yellow number plates did not justify the expectations as they were supposed originally to indicate high quality services.

14.03.2013, 21:07