Article 67. Contractual (voluntary) representation

According to the contractual (voluntary) representation, the trustee shall instruct the representative to handle the case in court to protect his/her rights and legally protected interests.

The following persons may be contractual (voluntary) representatives:

1) Lawyers;

2) Relatives who are lineal ancestors and descendants or have lateral relationship as well as husband/wife or his/her relatives;

3) Employees of legal entities — on the cases of these legal entities;

4) Authorized representatives of non-commercial organizations — on the cases of members of these organizations;

5) Authorized representatives of non-commercial organizations which are legally granted the right to protect rights and interests of other persons;

6) One of the joined parties on behalf of other joined parties;

7) Persons admitted by the court hearing the case as representatives of natural persons.

Only lawyers may engage as the representatives in the professional activity of handling cases in court.

The court shall be obliged, upon the request of the claimant or the respondent, to take measures to ensure the participation of a lawyer providing state-funded legal assistance in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Provision of Legal Assistance at the Expense of the State.”

The court shall postpone the hearing of the case until the lawyer providing state-funded legal assistance is engaged. When such a lawyer is engaged, he or she must be given at least four hours from the moment their participation is confirmed to prepare for the case.