Starting from January 1, 2019, the "attorneys'
monopoly", i.e. the exclusive right of attorneys to represent
interests of individuals and legal entities in courts, was extended
to cover the courts of all instances and jurisdictions. By this
time, judicial practice managed to identify and resolve many issues
that had not been taken into account by the legislator when
adopting respective amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine and
procedural codes. Following findings are the most noteworthy:
powers of an attorney can be confirmed both by a power of attorney
(it is not mandatory to specify the status of attorney here) or a
warrant (can be in e–form); an extract from the agreement in
respect of provision of legal assistance is no longer required to
be attached to the warrant; if reimbursement can cover only
expenses on legal assistance provided by a qualified attorney;
cases may be determined as insignificant given their nature and not
based on a court ruling. What was
