A lawyer working through the e-court system files claims, motions, and complaints without a personal visit to the office, monitors the progress of the case in real time, and receives rulings immediately after they are issued. For the client, this means more predictable deadlines and less dependence on the work schedule of a particular court — especially when the parties to the case are in different cities or abroad.
Electronic court is a subsystem of the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunications System (UEITS), through which participants in the case submit procedural documents, receive court decisions and monitor the status of the proceedings. The use of the EUITS is provided for by procedural codes - Civil Procedure Code (1618-15), The Code of Administrative Procedure (2747-15) and the Commercial Procedure Code. Access to the subsystem is opened through the official portal "Judicial Authority of Ukraine" after registering your Electronic Account.
The procedure is the same for most procedural documents — from a statement of claim to a motion.
The lawyer enters the Electronic Cabinet using a qualified electronic signature (QES) or Action.Signature - without it, the system will not accept the submission of the document.
The text of the procedural document and attachments (evidence, calculation of the claim price, power of attorney or warrant) are uploaded in the format provided by the system and signed by the same CEP.
The court fee is paid online in the same office, after which the document is registered in the system and automatically enters the automated case distribution.
The subsystem's functionality goes beyond simply submitting applications — it accompanies the case from registration to receiving a decision.
| Subsystem function | What does this mean in practice? | Who uses this? |
|---|---|---|
| Submission of procedural documents | A lawsuit, response, petition or complaint is registered in court without a personal visit and without postal transmission. | Lawyer on behalf of the client, as well as the client himself at his request |
| Receiving court decisions and summonses | Resolutions, summonses and decisions are sent to the Electronic Office immediately after the resolution, without waiting for a paper letter. | All registered participants in the case |
| Monitoring the status of the case | In the "My Cases" section, you can see the progress of the proceedings, scheduled meetings and deadlines without having to call the office. | Lawyer - to control deadlines in several cases at once |
| Paying court fees online | Details are automatically generated for a specific application, payment is confirmed in the system without a separate receipt. | Payer of court fee for a specific case |
| Videoconferencing | Participation in a court session remotely is relevant when the participant is in another city or abroad. | Parties, witnesses, attorney when representing outside the city of court |
Law of Ukraine "About court fees" (Part 3, Article 4) provides for a reduction coefficient of 0.8 for procedural documents submitted via electronic form. This means that a claim filed by a lawyer via the Electronic Court costs the client less than the same claim filed on paper - the difference depends on the price of the claim and the category of the case.
The electronic court does not replace procedural codes, but only changes the form of document submission - the deadlines, grounds for refusing to accept the application and requirements for its content remain the same. Submission through the subsystem is not mandatory for all participants in the process: an individual always has the right to submit a paper document in the usual manner. The key technical condition is a valid KEP or Action.Signature; without it, the system does not allow signing and sending any document, and the lawyer checks in advance that the client has a method of electronic signature if the client intends to act independently.
A lawyer who conducts cases exclusively on paper introduces additional delay into the process - sending documents by mail, waiting for a paper decision, and submitting them in person to the office. During the first consultation, it makes sense to ask directly whether the lawyer will submit documents through the Electronic Court and whether he has a valid CEP. This is especially relevant for military, credit and family cases where the client is often in another city or abroad and is physically unable to deliver documents in person.
The e-court does not change the essence of the process - the court still evaluates evidence and makes decisions according to the same standards. But for the client, the difference is tangible: fewer trips, faster receipt of decisions, and lower court fees when submitting documents through a lawyer who works with the subsystem on an ongoing basis.
How does a lawyer file documents through the Electronic Court, what is required for this and what benefits does it provide to the client?
Electronic Court is a subsystem of the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunications System (UECITS), access to which is opened through the official portal "Judicial Authority of Ukraine" after registering the Electronic Cabinet.
A mandatory condition is a valid qualified electronic signature (QES) or Action.Signature. Without it, the system will not allow you to sign and send any procedural document.
Yes. The Law of Ukraine "On Court Fees" provides for a reduction coefficient of 0.8 for documents submitted in electronic form, so the application costs the client less than the same application on paper.
Yes, if the client is registered as a participant in the case in the Electronic Cabinet, the progress of the proceedings, scheduled meetings, and deadlines can be seen in the "My Cases" section without calling the office.
No, electronic submission is not mandatory for all participants in the process - an individual always has the right to submit a paper document in the usual manner, although electronic submission is faster and cheaper.
A lawyer without a valid CEP conducts cases only on paper, which adds delays to sending documents by mail and submitting them in person to the office - especially critical if the client is in another city or abroad.
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