Does the Defense Lawyer Have the Right to Discuss the Fee of the Lawyer Represening the Victim in a Court Hearing?

Attorney’s professional ethics code prohibits to discuss the feasibility of the fees paid to other attorneys with persons who apply for legal assistance or with principals. However, does the defense attorney have a right to discuss this point in a court hearing, when the question of collecting procedural costs from the defendant is considered, and the defense attorney objects against the amount of expenses for paying the attorney’s fee as claimed by the victim? By studying the normative legal acts regulating similar situations and using comparative analysis, the author concludes that the current norm allows for a broad interpretation, which contradicts the constitutional principle of the clarity of legal norms.