Annotation

The article assesses the prospects of enshrining additional grounds for the mandatory involvement of a representative, including a lawyer, in a case, in the current civil procedural law. The author takes the disposition principle of civil law proceedings, according to which each party to a civil procedure independently decides whether to turn to a representative or conduct their affairs in court personally, as the starting point. Therefore, no one can be forced to turn to a lawyer; however, in cases requiring protection of the rights and legitimate interests of absent parties to the procedure, as well as public interests, the interests of the state and an unlimited number of persons, court-appointed representation is the most important guarantee of a lawful and reasoned decision.