To the question of attracting a lawyer to criminal resposibility for failure to report a crime

The article discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of criminal prosecution for failure to report a crime. Subject of research: legal conflict between the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law “On advocacy and the legal profession in the Russian Federation” dated May 31, 2002 No. 63-FZ in terms of the legal regulation of attorney-client privilege and its limitations. Purpose of research: a comprehensive study of the problem raised and development of recommendations for the legislator to improve the current criminal legislation. Methods of research: during the study, logical, historical and comparative legal research methods were used. Main results of research: as a result of the study, several proposals were formulated for criminal legislation.