Since 1 January 2016, all lawyers have been obliged to make use of the Lexnet, as a platform for the secure exchange of information between judicial bodies. This seems to be a novelty, however, Lexnet has been used since 2004 by other judicial bodies.
Today, what we are going to explain, in addition to the new features that this system introduces, is the underlying liability between lawyers as a result of sensitive information being sent over the Internet.
LEXNET Basic Information
LEXNET in numbers
- It has more than 52,000 users.
- It is used in more than 3,500 judicial bodies.
- It has enabled the exchange of more than 160,000,000 communications to date.
LEXNET functions
It collects and manages telematically notifications addressed to the lawyer, sending writs and demands to the judicial bodies in proceedings in which it is involved.
How LEXNET is used
This is carried out by means of the electronic signature. By inserting the membership card with the current ACA electronic signature, the PIN and the card reader.
Its progress is parallel to that of Lexnet in other judicial bodies and instances, both by the Ministry of Justice and by the Autonomous Communities. For this reason, the application that lawyers will use will be “Lexnet Advocacy”.
What advantages does LEXNET offer?
Its benefits are not few:
- Save time, save travel
- Fundamentally, it modernises the legal profession by reducing the bureaucracy associated with procedures.
- It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The time of sending and receiving notifications is recorded, and you can print the receipts or even receive e-mails or SMS with notifications.
This is a major step forward for the legal and defence sector.
What challenges and problems does LEXNET introduce?
While the introduction of this mechanism to facilitate the exchange of information is a huge step forward, it brings new challenges and difficulties., of course.
- The first of these is the learning effort This is a challenge for all lawyers, who will have to get used to new ways that some of them are not at all familiar with.
- Mainly, it exposes all documentation entered into the Lexnet system to the «piracy« existing on the Internet. This is something we have not seen until now, especially when we read the news day after day about the attacks suffered by both governmental and private company websites, capturing sensitive data for later commercialisation or use.
It is there that insurance solutions are already emerging The main reason for this is to protect the lawyer from claims for the AEPD (Spanish Data Protection Agency), as well as providing an attack prevention and information retrieval service. how to protect ourselves against cyber risk.
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