The UK Trade Register has begun migrating its users to a new form of access to services

The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Companies House) has implemented the GOV.UK One Login access technology for certain services of its digital platform. The Trade Register has become the last of the forty UK government services to use this electronic tool, Public Technology reports, citing Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

BusinessEconomic growthUnited Kingdom

27 September 2024

Schmidt & Schmidt Expands with New Office in Ankara, Offering Vital Document Services Across Turkey

Schmidt & Schmidt is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Ankara, Turkey, further extending our global reach and providing essential document legalization and business services to the region. This new office is a key step in bringing our specialized offerings closer to Turkish businesses and international clients with operations in Turkey.

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26 September 2024

Cuban authorities break consular legalization records and discuss the introduction of apostilization

More than 1.2 million documents have undergone consular legalization in Cuba in 2024. This is an important historical milestone, says the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, writes the CubaHeadlines publication.

Consular Legalization of foreign documentsHague Convention 1961

19 September 2024

Belarusian parliamentarians approve agreement between Russia and Belarus on procedure for recognizing electronic signatures

Deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus voted in the second reading for the draft law "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation on the procedure for recognizing an electronic signature (electronic digital signature) in an electronic document during cross-border electronic interaction," the BELTA news agency reports.

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19 September 2024

Pakistan Launches Online Apostille

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry website and the Associated Press of Pakistan have announced the launch of an online apostille service in the Islamic Republic. The service is said to be available from September 11, 2024.

Electronic apostilleHague Convention 1961

16 September 2024

Singapore prepares to introduce online e-apostille

From 2025, Singapore will be able to issue electronic apostilles for documents online, THE EDGE reports. The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) is working on the implementation of the new technology in collaboration with the Infocommunications Media Development Authority.

СингапурElectronic apostille

16 September 2024

The EU has appointed central authorities in charge of sanctions in each European country.

Regulation No 2024/2465 has been published in the Official Journal of the EU, which publishes Union regulations. This document includes a list of state bodies responsible for all sanctions-related issues in individual EU Member States. The relevant structures are vested with powers to manage, consult and issue the necessary permits.

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16 September 2024

Thailand plans to join Apostille Convention

A conference entitled “Addressing International Private Law through the Lens of the Apostille Convention” was held in Thailand as part of the 62nd annual session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). This was reported on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.

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13 September 2024

Dominican Republic temporarily suspends apostille and consular legalization

The Ministry of International Relations (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) of the Dominican Republic announced a temporary suspension of apostille and document legalization services, according to the local publication Listin Diario.

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03 September 2024