Understanding the Role of a Medallion Signature Guarantee
Financial transactions can sometimes feel like a maze, especially when securities like stocks or bonds are involved. This is where a Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) comes in, helping...
Everything You Need to Know About A Certificate of No Impediment
If you’re planning to get married abroad, you may need a Certificate of No Impediment (CNI). But first things first: What is a CNI? A CNI is a...
What You Need to Know Before Working Overseas
Thinking about working overseas? It can be a thrilling adventure pursued for a number of reasons. Exploring new cultures, gaining valuable work experience, and expanding your personal and...
How To Make Sure Your Will is Valid
Many individuals don’t think about making arrangements for a Last Will and Testament before reaching their senior years. While most younger individuals tend to set up their Will...
Everything You Need to Know About Studying Abroad
Documents Required Before Studying Overseas Studying abroad is a privilege you should grab with both hands if the opportunity ever presents itself. This article will give you a...
Difference Between Notarised and Apostilled in the UK
We encounter all types of questions regarding document legalisation and in this post, we aim to highlight the difference between notarised and apostilled in the UK. From the...
Notarising an Affidavit in the UK: Everything You Need to Know
Preparing affidavit statements is a common legal process used in various UK civil and criminal cases. In this article, we’ll show you how to gain a sworn affidavit...
What Is an Apostille?
When sending a legal document abroad, you will often be asked to get an apostille on the document. For many, this is the first experience of an apostille....
Who Can Certify Documents in the UK?
Certification is the act of confirming the validity of a document. When applying for something like a mortgage, bank account or a new job abroad, you may be...
A Full Guide to Statutory Declarations
A statutory declaration is a written statement of fact where a declarant affirms that the facts stated are true to the best of their knowledge. A statutory declaration...
Protect your Intellectual Property with a NDA
Perhaps during lockdown, you have come up with some really good, potentially money-making ideas or products. Such ideas may be considered to be intellectual property. Even though you...
Covid-19 and Powers of Attorney
With widespread travel restrictions being implemented, it is becoming increasingly difficult to carry out transactions with an international element such as buying or selling a property abroad, or...
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) HM Treasury has revised previous Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations to take account of the changes required by the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering...
Offices in Canary Wharf
We pleased to announce that we are branching out to Canary Wharf! From 2 January 2020 you can book an appointment to see us at 30 Churchill Place,...
Alive & kicking
As notaries, we get some extraordinary requests: for example, a client comes to the office and ask us to verify he or she is still alive! The document...
Buying abroad
Many elements of a notary’s work involve buying or selling real estate outside the UK; be it … Land: regulated, unregulated… Buildings: Residential; second homes, investment property, off...
Notarised-Translations
As well as using in-house skills, we work with bonded translators. This means that whatever the language your document is in, we can get it translated....
Notarised Documents For The UAE
+ Click here to see country requirements for UAE Doing Business In The UAE? The most common document a notary deals with – particularly in relation to business...
Notarisation To Access Your Facebook Account
How to Access a Locked Facebook Business Account If you have a Facebook Page you can no longer access, and you wish to retrieve it, Facebook may ask...
Going to work in the UAE?
Congratulations! You’ve just got a new job and you’re off to the UAE! Before you can up-sticks and move to sunnier climes, you may be asked to dig...
The Apostille
The Apostille, also known as the Apostille Convention, Apostille Treaty and its full name the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, is in...
What is a Notary?
You most likely have never heard of a Notary. Despite being the third and oldest branch of the legal profession, it’s a role which often goes under the...
Notarisation / Legalisation / Attestation of documents for working abroad
Going to work in the UAE or Gulf region? A big attraction of going to work in the Gulf is that there is no income tax and it...
Getting married outside the UK
You may need a Certificate of No Impediment (obtained from your local registry office in the UK) this may need to be notarised. If you have been married...