Reconciliation was achieved in 74% of claims considered in the conciliation procedure of the economic court in 2012

A reconciliation agreement was reached in two-thirds of the cases under claim proceedings considered in 2012 under the reconciliation procedure by the Vitebsk Regional Economic Court, Olga Kibisova, Head of the Judicial Practice Department, informed a BELTA correspondent.

Based on the results of work for 2012, agreements and reconciliation agreements were reached and signed between the parties in 668 cases under claim proceedings, which is 74% of those considered under the reconciliation procedure. The concluded agreements allowed the parties not only to save on court costs but also to overcome the conflict, preserving opportunities for further cooperation, the interlocutor emphasized. The potential of the reconciliation procedure was in demand at the stage of enforcement proceedings: settlement agreements were concluded in 30 cases on the terms of deferred payment.

The Regional Economic Court notes a continuing trend towards a decrease in the number of lawsuits filed with the courts due to an increase in cases considered under simplified proceedings. Compared to the same period last year, among all forms of appeal to the courts, the share of order production cases increased by 15% compared to 2011. In total, the Vitebsk Regional Economic Court received almost 14.3 thousand applications last year, which is 1% less than the previous year.

The Economic Court actively continues to implement modern Internet technologies in its practice. Since the beginning of the year, judges have held 209 court sessions using videoconferencing, which has allowed business entities to save money on business trip expenses, and their representatives – working time.