ArmInfo. On February 9, the Armenian parliament adopted amendments to the sensational law "On Amendments and Additions to the Civil Procedure Code" and a package of related laws that provide for penal sanctions against lawyers in the second and final reading. Presenting the draft, RA First Deputy Minister of Justice Artur Hovhannisyan stressed that the introduction of a system of judicial fines against lawyers and prosecutors in Armenia up to 100 thousand drams for contempt of court will help to effectively ensure the normal course of trials and court hearings. The deputy minister noted that if the court session is in progress in a criminal case and the lawyer does not attend the sessions several times, the court is obliged to support the normal course of the proceedings. Artur Hovhannisyan noted that it is possible to protect the interests of citizens without violating judicial rules and sanctions do not pose any danger to bona fide lawyers. In addition, according to the deputy minister, judicial sanctions are not only for lawyers, but also for prosecutors, who are also required to maintain order during the court session. Since February 7, lawyers in Armenia have been striking against the introduction of such sanctions. Strikes led to the fact that the courts were paralyzed, and cannot continue their work. Artur Hovhannisyan said that the second reading received several proposals, which were accepted by the authors of the document. In particular, it is envisaged to establish that the courts will receive the right to appeal to the Constitutional Court, if the legal acts carry doubts as to whether their provisions comply with the requirements of the Basic Law. Taking into account the fact that the Judicial Code has already been adopted by the country's parliament, it became necessary to introduce a number of its provisions into the presented package. In particular, it is provided that the Court of Appeal should be guided by the majority of votes of the Chamber of Appeal in the process of taking the case to production. Another innovation concerns the handling of cases involving damage to real estate. It is provided that the issue of compensation for this damage can be considered by the court of primary jurisdiction of the area in which the property is registered in the real estate cadastre. According to the bill, plaintiffs are entitled to file lawsuits and applications in electronic form. The executive lists of ships are immediately sent to the Service for the Compulsory Execution of Judicial Acts, and not to the claimant. The package also provides for a method of expedited consideration by courts of claims. Decisions of judicial acts are published on the official website.