Electronic correspondence as evidence in arbitration procedure

C ontracts of m any economic agent s provide for co r respondence by e mail. The most popular way of electro n ic correspondence is mail services: @ mail.ru, @ google.com, @ yandex.ru. Also, counterparties use me s sengers WhatsApp, Viber, ICQ and video cal l ing programs that have a file transfer function, for example, Sky pe. T here are some problems with the use of written ev i dence from correspond ence through instant messengers, because of lack of legal regulations in this field. The article analyzes the legal nature of electronic correspondence as ev i dence in an arbitratio n case. We have studied t he conditions for using this type of ev i dence a nd proposed the m easures to improve the current law enforcement.