In Belarus, a judicial corps of the Appellate Economic Court has been formed.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed decree No. 381 on October 27, establishing the personnel composition of the judges of the Appellate Economic Court. This was reported by the press service of the head of state to BELTA.
The powers of the court's chairman are entrusted to the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court, Yuri Kobets. The Appellate Economic Court consists of 27 judges, including the chairman and his deputies.
The establishment of the Appellate Economic Court marks the final stage of the judicial reform in Belarus. Thus, a full-fledged three-tier system of courts is being created in the country's economic justice.
The new judicial body will begin its work on January 1, 2026, to consider cases. Before that time, all necessary organizational and staffing measures are planned to be completed.
As previously reported, the decision to establish the Appellate Economic Court was made by the head of state to implement the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, which provides for the creation of a three-tier system of economic courts.
This structural transformation will occur by separating the activities of the courts of first and appellate instances, which currently operate within one court. This will be an important step towards increasing the efficiency of justice in economic cases.
Regional economic courts and the economic court of the city of Minsk will serve as courts of first instance. The Appellate Economic Court will serve as the second, appellate instance.
The court is planned to be formed from the existing number of judges and staff of other courts. A total of 27 judges will work in it, including the chairman and his deputies. A Presidium, an appellate judicial panel, a judicial panel for civil cases as a court of first instance, and for cases of administrative offenses will be established.
The Appellate Court will have jurisdiction over civil cases related to economic disputes arising from economic relations, as well as oversight of the activities of lower regional economic courts and the economic court of the city of Minsk.