MEANS OF PROTECTION OF THE DEFENDANT IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

Orekhova Natalia Leonidovna

The article considers the main means of defense of the defendant in civil proceedings, among which are highlighted: the defendant's objections to the claim, counterclaims, denial, settlement agreement as a means of protecting the defendant, involvement of a third party as a way to protect the defendant, filing comments on the minutes of the court session. The legal analysis of the nature of the defendant's remedies in civil proceedings is carried out, the problems of their application are identified, and the possibilities of improving this institution are presented.

Keywords:remedies, defendant, civil proceedings, objections, statements of claim, settlement agreement