Simplified Proceedings

Legal Representation in Simplified Proceedings

Simplified proceedings are a trial that takes place only on the basis of documents submitted by the parties to the conflict situation to the judicial authority, without the full-time participation of the parties or their legal representatives.

In accordance with Article 227 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the following cases are subject to consideration in arbitration courts in the manner of summary proceedings:

1) on statements of claim for the recovery of funds, if the value of the claim does not exceed 800 000 (eight hundred thousand) rubles for legal entities, and 400 000 (four hundred thousand) rubles for individual entrepreneurs;

2) on contesting non-normative legal acts, decisions of bodies exercising public powers, officials, if the relevant non-normative legal act, decision contains a requirement to pay money or provides for the recovery of funds or levying execution on other property of the applicant, provided that these acts , the decisions are contested by the applicant in terms of the demand for the payment of funds or the recovery of funds or foreclosure on other property of the applicant, and at the same time the amount disputed by the applicant does not exceed 100 000 (one hundred thousand) rubles;

3) on bringing to administrative responsibility, if for the commission of an administrative offense the law establishes an administrative penalty in the form of a warning or an administrative fine, the maximum amount of which does not exceed 100 000 (one hundred) thousand rubles;

4) on contesting decisions of administrative bodies on bringing to administrative responsibility, if an administrative penalty in the form of a warning or an administrative fine is imposed for committing an administrative offense, the amount of which does not exceed 100 000 (one hundred thousand) rubles;

5) on the collection of mandatory payments and sanctions, if the total amount of the amount of money to be collected does not exceed 200 000 (two hundred thousand) rubles, indicated in the application, with the exception of cases considered in the order of writ proceedings.

In arbitration courts in the order of simplified proceedings, regardless of the value of the claim, the following cases are subject to consideration on:

1) claims based on documents submitted by the plaintiff, establishing the financial obligations of the defendant, which are recognized by the defendant, but not fulfilled, and (or) on documents confirming the debt under the contract, with the exception of cases considered in the order of writ proceedings;

2) claims based on a protest made by a notary against a bill of non-payment, non-acceptance and non-dating of acceptance, with the exception of cases considered in the order of writ proceedings.

As for the courts of general jurisdiction, the following cases are subject to consideration in summary proceedings on:

1) statements of claim for the recovery of funds or for the recovery of property, if the value of the claim does not exceed 100 000 (one hundred thousand) rubles, except for cases considered in the order of writ proceedings;

2) claims for recognition of the right of ownership, if the value of the claim does not exceed 100 000 (one hundred thousand) rubles;

3) on statements of claim based on documents submitted by the plaintiff, establishing the financial obligations of the defendant, which are recognized by the defendant, but not fulfilled, and (or) on documents confirming the debt under the contract, except for cases considered in the order of writ proceedings.