The second cassation in the arbitration proceedings: The genesis, results of the procedural activity and prospects for uniformity of judicial and arbitration practice

The article considers relevant issues on the topic of the Genesis and results of the procedural activity of the Judicial Board for economic disputes of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation as the second cassation instance. Taking into account, on one hand, the relative recency of this court in the arbitration process, and the significance of its role in the aspect of ensuring uniformity of judicial and arbitration practice on the other, this may prove to be of certain importance. The authors aim to summarize and analyze the judicial and statistical indicators of the second cassation for the 2015-2019 period. The methodological basis of the article consists of general scientific (analysis, analogy, description, synthesis, system-oriented) and private scientific methods (statistical, comparative legal, formal legal). Based on the results of the study, the main trends and problems of the second cassation review of judicial acts on economic disputes are identified. Based on the analysis of statistical indicators of cassation activity, the authors come to the conclusion that it is necessary to modernize the structure and functioning of the second cassation instance and increase its role in ensuring uniformity of judicial and arbitration practice. In conclusion, generalized proposals aimed at improvement of the efficiency of the second cassation instance are formulated. The study was conducted on the basis of judicial statistics published on the website of The Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.