The legal market in Russia is highly competitive, and wartime, as we know, is a time to use any means to win, even such questionable means as doubtful advertising. You have probably seen such slogans as “Guaranteed win” and “No.1 company on the market.” Can such promises and numbers be trusted?

Irina Onikienko, Partner and attorney at law at Capital Legal Services, comments on such promises, noting that law firms which render high quality services care about their reputation, and do not make statements about guarantees and cases won. Materials on the Pravo.ru media source contain recommendations on playing it safe when it comes to bad faith advertising, for example, on checking information on the company as to credibility, on scrutinizing the status of an attorney at law if they guarantee a positive outcome (which goes against the Professional Ethics Code).

To read more recommendations, as well as information on where to complain in order to hold a law firm liable, please visit the following link.