Monday, July 22, 2013

Electronic signature for lawyers of Athens - Newsbeast.gr

lawyer’s electronic signature and electronic filing of court documents is now a reality for lawyers of Athens, while readily extended to other cities such as Thessaloniki and Patras.

lawyers can now obtain the necessary memory stick containing the electronic signature in order from their office, their home, the beach or wherever you are, they can make a statement of (pipelines, appeals, lawsuits, etc.) at the Council of State and the Court of Athens.

To obtain an electronic signature (which bears no relation to the famous handwritten signature) he lawyer only has to submit his credentials by making a ‘splash’ (using password already) to Bank Legal Information “Isocrates» (www.dsanet.gr) of the Athens Bar Association (DPS) and choose the words: “Application of Digital Certificate».

there already waiting lawyer ready form (card) with all its elements. The only thing which has to do is fill in the text box (“box”) on the card the number of police identity and the city where the office is located, and the date to which it wants to receive the memory stick with electronic signature.

But the lawyer who is not familiar with the new technology has the potential to free training on how to use both electronic signatures and electronic filing of the appeal. The training, which lasts about an hour, is in the Educational Center “Isocrates’ housed on the road Fidiou 18 in the center of Athens and can be done on the day and time that lawyers facilitated.

The memory stick (USB) digital signature that gives the “green light” for electronic filing, costing the lawyer with just 22 euros. The memory stick contains two formulas (algorithms). This algorithm uses a “generator” random number based on that random number generates public and private key (the ‘private key’ created the digital signature and the “public key” check the digital signature). This key is used to identify the lawyer.

If the memory stick with the electronic signature is lost, although it can not be used by another person because of the inherent security code will immediately be declared the DPS or the National Certification Authority (HERMES) for the cancellation and reissue new.

Necessary to note that so far no other professional body has not ensured its members to safeguard the electronic signature.

electronic filing of court documents
From 27 May 2013 enable electronic filing of court documents to the State Council, and since April 2012 has started similar deposit in court in Athens.

So with the entrance of the lawyer’s computer system immediately begins the “Radiography of.” That is checked whether this lawyer has a disciplinary penalty is not allowed to practice if the suspended status of the law, as eg has been employed minister or secretary general ministry, etc.

After having established that the attorney has no barrier, the process moves to the next stage which is the choice of forum, the type of application and the class of grammars prepayment desired by counsel.

The lawyer should tab that appears on the screen, add the customer’s name, the number of certified copies you want to take, the total pages of the application (lawsuits, etc.).
Then follow the payment procedure of the Secretary prepayment that was similarly done electronically via the partner with DPS, bank.

Data lawyer (registration number , name, office address, email address, transaction ID, etc.) transmitted from the computer system DPS the court wants the lawyer to make the filing of the application and automatically opens the page of the court with the completed elements, while then electronically signed.

that remains despite the lawyer to make a ‘click’ ‘click’ on the word ‘mission application “that exists on the card, which is on the computer screen, in order to complete the process.

The court then sends the lawyer electronically signed an application deposit receipt, and copies requested for service, while the DPS inform the lawyer and by SMS to mobile for the successful completion of filing of the application and the date of the hearing date.
Note that the granting of digital signatures is provided for electronic filing of court documents.

president of DPS John Adamopoulos, for that matter electronic signature and electronic filing of court documents, said:

«The Athens Bar Association as the registration authority accredited by the Ministry of Administrative Reform and e-Governance, created the necessary infrastructure for obtaining digital certificates, which is prerequisite for the overall implementation of the electronic filing of court documents. Already, lawyers of Athens granted more than 1,300 signatures. Our Association will continue to contribute in every possible way in the modernization of justice systems in all areas ».

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