beA duty: You have to know that

BeA is a duty for lawyers - this is what the legislature decided. We explain which requirements exist in this article.

A mandatory beA obligation has existed since 2018

beA is a special electronic attorney mailbox that every lawyer in Germany has - and has had to use since 01/01/2018.

The special electronic attorney mailbox has been around for a long time: In 2013, the Federal Chamber of Lawyers (BRAK) received an order from the government to enable secure communication between lawyers and the judiciary or among colleagues.
Every lawyer has such a mailbox, but he did not have to use it until the end of 2017.

There is an obligation to use the system, but the system has been offline for some time.

A security report commissioned by BRAK revealed some security gaps that have not yet been closed.
For example, the system has not been available to lawyers since the end of 2017.
From July 4, 2018, Client Security should be available for download and installation again - according to the BRAK plan - so that lawyers who have not yet done so can register and register.
According to current planning, the mailboxes should be available again from September 3, 2018, according to Legal Tribune Online.
If you have problems with beA, we show in another post where you can find help.

Read how to change your beA PIN in our next article.