A Certificate of Good Standing is a signed document issued by Companies House confirming the information on the Company filed with the Registrar. It is possible to get an original certificate of good standing legalised by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office without having it notarised first. However, some countries still want to see the notary stamp, so it is…
Companies doing business overseas will often be asked to produce notarised copies of their company documents such as the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association and Annual Accounts. Because these documents are filed at Companies House, we can produce notarised copies without you having to attend an appointment with a notary. Depending which country you are dealing with,…
If you are buying, selling or remortgaging property in the USA you may be sent a bundle of documents to be signed, some of which must be notarised and some just need to be signed. The documents to be notarised would usually include a warranty deed and affidavits. A notary public in the USA does not need to be a…
If you are dealing with property in Spain, you may want to give your Spanish lawyer power of attorney to sign documents on your behalf. The power of attorney document will be prepared by your Spanish lawyer in both English and Spanish and emailed to you for signing before a notary in the UK. A power of attorney is a…
If you have assets overseas you need to ensure that you have a valid will that covers those assets. Depending on the country that you are dealing with, you may need a separate foreign will in addition to your UK will. A common mistake is to assume that the intestacy rules in the foreign country mirror those in England and…
The United Arab Emirates as a jurisdiction is particularly strict when it comes to the attestation of commercial documents. All commercial documents, once notarised need to be attested at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and then legalised at the UAE Embassy. The embassy will not legalise documents that are bundled together so it is essential that the documents are notarised…
If you are a company doing business overseas, you may opt to give power of attorney to an employee or advisor based in that country to enable documents to be signed on behalf of the company. To do this, the document will be prepared by a lawyer qualified in the jurisdiction that you are dealing with and it will be…
If you have been asked to provide an attested copy of your degree certificate for use in China, you can use our online service to produce this. You will email us a scanned copy of your degree certificate, passport, proof of address and a signed consent form and this will enable us to verify your qualification with your university and…
Please be aware that if you are travelling to South Africa with children under the age of 18, you must carry their birth certificates to demonstrate that you are the child’s parent(s). This is true even if both parents are travelling with the child. If both parents are not travelling with the child you will also need a notarised consent…
We are getting an increasing number of requests to prepare and notarise travel consents for clients travelling with children if both parents are not travelling with the child. It is difficult to state categorically whether a notarised parental consent is required. It depends on the country and the policy of the airline. Historically, the need for a consent from both…