Supreme Court dismisses appeal; lawyers in permanent contractual relationship cannot be legal representatives after July 1, 1996.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal against the appellate court's rejection of a cassation filed by a lawyer acting as a legal representative. The appellant argued that the new Civil Procedure Code should not retroactively bar lawyers in permanent contractual relationships from representing clients, claiming such restrictions should not apply to ongoing proceedings. The court ruled that the legislative change permanently eliminated the status of such individuals as legal representatives, meaning the cassation was inadmissible regardless of when the power of attorney was granted.