Tokens: 147
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As
to
the
first
question
,
the
Court
notes
that
the
applicant
did
not
present
any
written
agreement
between
her
and
her
lawyers
.
However
,
this
does
not
mean
that
such
an
agreement
does
not
exist
.
Russian
legislation
provides
that
a
contract
on
consulting
services
may
be
concluded
in
an
oral
form
(
Article
153
read
in
conjunction
with
Article
779
of
the
Civil
Code
of
the
Russian
Federation
)
,
and
nothing
indicates
that
this
was
not
the
case
in
respect
of
the
applicant
and
her
representatives
.
In
any
event
,
the
Government
have
not
presented
any
argument
to
the
contrary
.
Therefore
,
the
lawyers
'
fees
are
recoverable
under
domestic
law
,
and
,
from
the
standpoint
of
the
Convention
,
real
.
The
fact
that
the
applicant
was
not
required
to
cover
these
fees
in
advance
does
not
affect
this
conclusion
.
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