Abstract: The subject of this research is the legislative norms that regulate responsibility for violation of the legal professional privilege in the Russian Federation and countries of the former USSR. The object of this research is the content of responsibility for violation of the legal professional privilege in the Russian Federation and countries of the former USSR. The author carefully examines the interconnection between the adopted legislative measures and increased infringement of the legal professional privilege. Special attention is given to the foreign experience of the countries of former Soviet Union in the area of regulating responsibility for infringement of the legal professional privilege. The author formulates proposition on introducing changes into the existing legislation that regulates responsibility form impeding the legal activity of the lawyers. It is underline that despite the implementation of administrative responsibility, takes place the increase in infringement of the legal professional responsibility; therefore, it results in the need for adoption of transformative measures for protecting the lawyers in their legal activity. The author’s special contribution consists in the analysis of legislation of the countries with similar legal regulation, as well as determination of the legislative gap with regards to these countries in the question of regulation of responsibility for impacting the legal activity of the lawyers.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the legislative norms that regulate responsibility for violation of the legal professional privilege in the Russian Federation and countries of the former USSR. The object of this research is the content of responsibility for violation of the legal professional privilege in the Russian Federation and countries of the former USSR. The author carefully examines the interconnection between the adopted legislative measures and increased infringement of the legal professional privilege. Special attention is given to the foreign experience of the countries of former Soviet Union in the area of regulating responsibility for infringement of the legal professional privilege. The author formulates proposition on introducing changes into the existing legislation that regulates responsibility form impeding the legal activity of the lawyers. It is underline that despite the implementation of administrative responsibility, takes place the increase in infringement of the legal professional responsibility; therefore, it results in the need for adoption of transformative measures for protecting the lawyers in their legal activity. The author’s special contribution consists in the analysis of legislation of the countries with similar legal regulation, as well as determination of the legislative gap with regards to these countries in the question of regulation of responsibility for impacting the legal activity of the lawyers.