The role of a Notary is to authenticate legal documents which will be used abroad. In addition to the Notary's authentication, many foreign jurisdictions require documents to be legalised. Legalisation is the process whereby a Notary's signature and seal is certified to be genuine by the UK and foreign government.

David Wedgwood, Partner and Head of our commercial department, is a Notary Public.

Notaries work for both commercial firms engaged in international trade and for private individuals. The most common tasks are:

• preparing and witnessing powers of attorney for use overseas
• dealing with purchase or sale of land and property abroad
• providing documents to deal with the administration of the estate of people who are abroad or owning property abroad
• authenticating personal documents and information for immigration or emigration purposes, or to apply to marry or work abroad
• authenticating company and business documents and transactions

For further information on Notary Services for businesses contact David Wedgwood. If you are an individual requiring Notary Services please contact Philip Wallace.