I am able to offer the following services:

 

ON BEHALF OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS:-

  • Powers of attorney for use overseas
  • Witnessing signatures on deeds and contracts for the purchase or sale of land and property abroad
  • Documents to deal with the administration of the estates of people who are abroad, or own property abroad
  • Oaths, Statutory Declarations and Affidavits
  • Documents for marriage abroad
  • Sworn Statements and Depositions
  • Copies of professional qualifications (e.g. for Doctors, Nurses, Dentists and Teachers moving abroad)
  • Declarations of lost Passports, Birth Certificates and Credit Cards
  • Obtaining Official Copy Marriage, Birth and Death certificates, copy divorce decrees, and apostilles for these by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Change of Name Deeds Poll and declarations
  • Consent allowing Children to Travel with a lone Parent or other adult abroad
  • Retirement Life Certificates
  • Tax Declarations
  • Certificates as to Residency and Immigration Invitation Support Forms
  • Passport Photos and True Likeness Certificates, passport applications for minors for use abroad
  • Authenticating personal documents and information for immigration or emigration
  • Statements of consent and sponsorship declarations
  • Copies of passports, utility bills and bank statements
  • Education, degree and other qualification certificates
  • Authenticating and recording events for a range of other circumstances

 

ON BEHALF OF COMPANIES AND OTHER ENTITIES:-

  • Commercial Contracts, Agreements and Powers of Attorney
  • Articles of Association (and other constitutional documents)
  • Certificates of Incorporation
  • Resolutions, Board Minutes, Reports and other Company Documents
  • Certificates of Good Standing
  • Identity documents for Directors, Secretaries and other Company Officers
  • Commercial and Ship Mortgages
  • Corporate Acknowledgements for use in the United States of America
  • General company and business documents and transactions
  • Documents for Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
  • Documents for Foreign Companies
  • Documents to set up and operate subsidiaries, branch offices and bank accounts
  • Declarations and certificates relating to Intellectual Property Rights
  • Statements in Support of Copyright Infringement
  • Commercial property transactions, transfers, purchases, sales
  • Any other documents for abroad, which require a notary public

 

Identification

 

The law requires me to obtain full proof of the identity of all individuals (including company directors and other authorised officers), before I can undertake any work on your behalf.

 

PROOF OF IDENTITY INCLUDES ORIGINALS OF:

  • A current passport
  • Photo-card driving licence
  • Provisional driving licence
  • Birth certificate
  • National Identity Card (EEA citizens)

 

PROOF OF ADDRESS INCLUDES ORIGINALS OF:

  • A recent gas, electricity, Council Tax bill or telephone account (not more than three months old and not printed off the internet)

 

OTHER PROOF OF ADDRESS INCLUDES ORIGINALS OF:

  • A bank statement or a letter from your bank no older than three months
  • A Tenancy Agreement or Housing Association rent card
  • HMRC (Inland Revenue) tax demand or Self-assessment Statement

 

Please note that ONLY THE ORIGINAL proof of ID and address is acceptable. I am required to keep copies of them. If you are not resident in the UK please let me know in advance so that I can advise on appropriate identification documents to be produced.

With regard to business clients, I must check the personal identity of individuals appearing before me, and also verify the existence of the business. Documents that I might wish to see include the Articles of Association, a current Power of Attorney, Board Resolutions, or evidence of the current beneficial owners of the company. Depending on the nature of the work required, I may ask to see additional documentation.