Foreign lawyers and law firms cannot establish or be partners in law firms in the Republic of Belarus unless if provided for in international treaties to which Belarus is a party.
"CHAPTER 2 - LAWYERS [...]
Article 7. Lawyer in the Republic of Belarus
1. A lawyer in the Republic of Belarus may be an individual who is a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, has a higher legal education and at least three years of experience in the specialty, the calculation procedure of which is established by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus or an authorized body, which underwent an internship in the cases established by this Law and who passed the qualification exam, received special permission (license) to carry out advocacy (hereinafter, unless otherwise provided, - license ziya) and is a member of the territorial college of lawyers.
2. Lawyers of foreign states acting in accordance with international treaties of the Republic of Belarus may provide legal assistance in the territory of the Republic of Belarus after their inclusion in the Register of Lawyers, Law Offices, legal consultations and special permits (licenses) for the right to carry out advocacy (hereinafter referred to as the Register) lawyers) in the manner determined by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus.
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CHAPTER 4 - ORGANIZATION OF LAWYER ACTIVITIES [...]
Article 31. The Law Office
1. The Law Office is a non-profit organization created in order to carry out legal assistance activities.
The law office has the right to hire lawyers, assistant lawyers and other employees under an employment contract.
An employment contract with a lawyer is subject to termination in the event of cancellation or termination of the license.
2. Two or more lawyers may be partners of a law office, unless otherwise provided by legislative acts. One and the same lawyer cannot be a partner of two or more law offices.[...]
The law office is not entitled to engage in other types of activities, except the provision of legal assistance, as well as act as the founder (participant) of other legal entities or the owner of their property. [...]" (LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS December 30, 2011 N 334-З ON LAWYER AND LAWYER ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS [google translate])
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS December 30, 2011 N 334-З ON LAWYER AND LAWYER ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS [google translate]
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