Electronic document management and electronic cases in Russian arbitration courts: advantages and development prospects

An analysis of the activities of arbitration courts demonstrates the effectiveness of the implementation of electronic justice in Russia, which ensures the promptness of procedural actions by the parties to the dispute. Statistics show a constant increase in the number of lawsuits filed with the courts. The current procedural legislation provides for the possibility of filing a lawsuit in court in an electronic form. Meanwhile the bulk of appeals is carried out in the usual manner in a paper form, which entails certain problems, for example, an increase in the workload on the staff of the court apparatus, the need to form court cases in a paper form, and difficulties in storage.The author proposes to establish in the law a rule providing for filing a claim in an electronic form - as the main method, and going to court by filing in a standard paper form as an exception. The implementation of this proposal will make it possible to switch to the formation of completely electronic court cases, which fully meets modern requirements. At the same time the author points to the possibility of endowing multifunctional centers for the provision of state and municipal services with the right to file lawsuits and other documents to the courts in an electronic form. This will shorten the time for consideration of cases, as well as reduce the costs of both the courts and the participants in the trial