Lawyers are the court representatives of the parties

The amendments to the Arbitration procedure code began to act since October 1, 2019. Now only persons with higher legal education or degree in legal profile could be representatives of the parties during trial of civil and arbitration cases. The provision is included in the Federal Law №451-FL of November 28, 2018. The court requires the relevant documents on education or academic degree to confirm the qualification.

This requirement does not apply to:

• patent attorneys in the field of protection of intellectual activity products and means of personalization;
• insolvency officers in bankruptcy cases;
• prosecutors and attorneys;
• legal representatives (CEO etc.).

Also this will not influence on civil proceedings during their consideration by magistrates and district courts.