Victory in the case of our 6 foreign defendants accused of serious crimes
Thanks to a well-chosen defense strategy and the objective approach shown by the investigator of the RA Investigative Committee and the supervising prosecutor, the charges brought against the defendants under Article 319(1), Article 257(3)(1,3), Article 285(2)(1,3), and Article 296(3)(1,3) of the RA Criminal Code (participation in a criminal organization, large-scale computer fraud by a criminal organization, aiding the unlawful activity of companies considered legal entities under the instruction of a criminal organization leader, and large-scale money laundering by a criminal organization) were modified in their favor at the final stage of the pre-trial investigation — with the charges under Article 285(2)(1,3) and Article 296(3)(1,3) being dropped.
Release from Detention by Decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals
On March 1, 2025, the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan City applied detention as a preventive measure against our client E.N., who was accused of committing a serious crime (drug trafficking under aggravating circumstances), for a period of 2 months. On April 10, 2025, the Criminal Court of Appeals of the Republic of Armenia upheld the special appeal submitted by attorney Edgar Ayvazyan and released our client from detention, applying house arrest and a travel ban as preventive measures instead.
The Court Rejected the Defamation and Insult Lawsuit Against Our Client
After more than two years of court proceedings, the Civil Court of First Instance of Yerevan (Judge: Alfred Vardanyan), in Civil Case No. ED/3181/02/23, rejected the claim seeking to hold our client Aram Mikayelyan liable for defamation and insult.
The Administrative Court Obliged the Yerevan Municipality to Recognize Our Client’s Property Rights
Our client, A.G., had applied to the Yerevan Municipality, requesting the restoration of the grounds for the residential house and the allocated land plot that belong to him. After not receiving a response from the Mayor of Yerevan within the prescribed time, lawyer Edgar Ayvazyan filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia. On April 7, 2025, the Administrative Court, having examined the lawsuit, fully satisfied it, obliging the Mayor of Yerevan to issue a decision to restore our client’s property rights (administrative case No. ՎԴ/7416/05/24).
A Foreign Company Will Be Able to Exercise Its Right to Judicial Protection in Armenia
LSA Law Firm also represents the interests of foreign legal entities both in the extrajudicial stage of dispute resolution and in Armenian courts.
Once again, a petition for the recognition and enforcement of a foreign court decision was returned two or more times by the Civil Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction due to formal and technical requirements related to the content of documents issued by foreign state authorities. By appealing the decision of the Civil Court of First Instance to return the petition through the appellate procedure, success was ultimately achieved, and the decision to return the petition was overturned.