Who can be a representative? The following criteria are presented to representatives, based on Article 49 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation: 1) full legal capacity; 2) issued credentials; 3) lack of a certain status. On the basis of Part 1 of Article 37 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation: civil procedural capacity arises in full by citizens who have reached the age of 18 years and organizations. Consequently, even after the process of emancipation by court, a minor does not have the right to act as a representative in court, except for legal representation. For example, guided by Part 2 of Article 62 of the RF IC, parents under the age of 16 act as legal representatives of the child in court.

Speaking about the second requirement (powers to conduct a case in court), it should be noted that their absence or defects in the form or content of documents entail the court's denial of the right to representation. Article 51 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation establishes a list of certain officials who cannot be representatives in court. These are: judges, investigators and prosecutors. However, they have the right to be representatives of certain bodies (court, prosecutor's office, etc.) or legal representatives. On the basis of clause 5.1 of Article 12 of Federal Law No. 184 of 06.10.1999, a ban on participation as a representative has been established, which applies to deputies (in civil cases) if their activities are carried out on a professional permanent basis. Except for legal representation. In paragraph 5 of Article 17 of Federal Law No. 79 of 27.06.2004, there is also a ban on those persons who fill the position of civil service.

 At the moment, the legislator does not impose special requirements for persons who can be representatives.

From the position of V. V. Vlasov, the occurrence of a dispute is a representative who has the appropriate knowledge, but does not have a higher legal education, can provide assistance no worse than a lawyer. Despite the ambiguity of this position, knowledge must also be confirmed by an appropriate document. According to L. V. Voitovich, the requirement of the CAS of the Russian Federation imposes such a criterion as the mandatory presence of a representative of higher legal education, enshrined in Part 1 of Article 48 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It is proposed to borrow the norm fixed by Part 1 of Article 55 of the CAS of the Russian Federation on the availability of higher legal education. It was proposed to make additions to Article 49 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

 Since the cost of services is currently quite high, legal entities are forced to turn to unqualified specialists.

According to Article 95 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the cost of paying for the services of representatives refers to the costs associated with the consideration of the case. As noted by such figures as S. Y. Nekrasov and S. N. Fedulova, the representative is a participant in the civil process, but is not a person involved in the case. The composition of the persons participating in the case is defined in Article 34 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. According to such authors as A. S. Afanasyev and M. A. Vikut, a representative is a person who promotes justice. According to the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in paragraph 17 of Resolution No. 11 of 06/24/2008, representatives of the parties are third parties or persons assisting justice. The main purpose of representation is to protect the rights and legitimate interests of its principal, and not to protect public interests or the interests of the state. Nevertheless, Article 54 of the APC of the Russian Federation indicates that representatives act as other participants who.