The novel in civil procedural legislation: conducting audio protocol of the court record

The relevance of the protocol of court proceeding in new form for civil process - audio protocol is revealed in the article. It is also considered the gradual legislative introduction of this novel in the courts of General jurisdiction by analogy with the conduct of audio recording of court proceedings in arbitration courts. The authors' positions on the issue of the relationship between the handwritten protocol and the audio protocol are analyzed. The article contains the main characteristics of the protocol, compiled using modern digital tools.