One of the fundamental rights of the suspect and then the accused in criminal proceedings is the right to defense, which includes the right to contact a defense lawyer. This right is regulated in the Code of Criminal Procedure and other national and international legal acts. In this context, of fundamental importance is Art. 6 of the ECHR. As a result of the entry into force of the Act on interest rate subsidies for bank loans granted to provide financial liquidity to entrepreneurs affected by the effects of COVID-19 and the amendment of certain other acts, the provisions governing the right of the accused to contact a defense lawyer during a session on provisional arrest and a distance hearing were amended. The author aims to answer the question of whether the current norms in the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding the accused’s right to contact a defense lawyer in the situations mentioned above meet the standards of a fair trial.