Referees Court as an Alternative Way of Settlement of Disputes in the Sphere of Business: History and Present

Abstract

In the article, problems of activity of the referees courts on the example of Ancient Rome and its current state are considered. For our country the referees courts — rather new system of solving of economic disputes. Now activity of the referees courts is subject to criticism from business community and demands further improvement. One of the main advantages of transfer to the referees court of the arisen dispute is its faster consideration. Nevertheless, now the number of appeals to the referees courts are not enough. The low authority of institute of the referees courts and low awareness of citizens on advantages of referees trial is the main reason of this circumstance. Transformation of the referees court into full-fledged institute of protection of the rights and legitimate interests of representatives of a business community is a priority task for society and the state.