Notary
Please note: we do not accept walk-ins for our notary services. Appointments are subject to availability and require booking in advance. If you wish to make a notary appointment, please email enquiries@rotherabray.co.uk or use the form below.
Notary services
If you need a document authenticating so it can be used overseas you will usually require the services of a notary. Rothera Bray Solicitors can provide notary public services for both individuals and businesses. Our notaries are fully qualified solicitors and are members of the Notaries Society.
Email our Notary TeamNotary Public – for you or your business
A Notary Public is internationally recognised and authorised to prepare and certify the signing of various documents. It is their job to authenticate who you are and what is stated in the document. They can bridge the gap between UK law and overseas law by ensuring that legal documents you rely upon are checked, verified and suitable for your needs.
If you need a document authenticating so it can be used overseas you will usually require the services of a notary.
It is a notary’s role to check all legal documentation and certify that it is suitable for use abroad. They will be checking the validity of the document and the identity, capacity and whether the person requesting the document is authorised to do so.
Often the signature of the person who has notarised the document and their seal will need to be certified by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (known as an Apostille). This is a service we can also offer.
Why use Rothera Bray for notary services?
- We can provide notary services for both businesses and individuals
- We can assist you in having a wide range of documents notarised
- We can take Affidavits, oaths, Declarations and acknowledgements
- Our notaries are fully qualified solicitors and are members of the Notaries Society
- We can draw on the expertise of our commercial and private client teams from across the firm
We can help you with:
Individuals:
- Certification of academic documents
- Certified copies of passports and other documents
- Paperwork for getting married or working abroad
- Preparation and execution of powers of attorney
- Certifying documents for use abroad
- Visa applications
- Bank documents
- Lost passports and other documents
- Purchase of land or property abroad
Businesses
- Company powers of attorney
- Affidavits, statutory declarations and sworn statements
- Verification of commercial documents
- Certificates of Incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association for companies based in the UK and abroad
- Registration and assignment of trade marks and patents
Please click here to view our Notary Public Terms of Business.
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