What are notaries?

If you need a document to be verified for use overseas, it is likely that are you will need a notary.
Notaries provide services to businesses and individuals. Clients call on us for things like authentication and certification of documents.

Notaries are the oldest (and least known) branch of the legal profession in the UK.
They are appointed by the Court of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury and are regulated by the Master of the Faculties. The rules for notaries are similar to the rules that affect solicitors. The signature and seal of a notary verifies to the relevant authorities in a foreign country that the appropriate checks have been carried out and that your documents are authentic.

Our notary services include:

authentication and certification of documents for use abroad

taking affidavits, oaths and statutory declarations

verification of documents such as passports

authenticating business documents and transactions

execution of documents relating to the purchase or sale of property or businesses abroad

dealing with signature or execution of powers of attorney,

and verification of identity

completion of Land Registry ID1 forms

Laura Marchington and Liz Dalgetty practice as Independent Notaries to comply with the Notarial Practice Rules 2019.

For further information: Terms of Business on request

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