About Notaries

Notaries are a unique type of qualified lawyer mainly concerned with foreign matters and with the verification of documents and information that will be used abroad or in any court of law.

The duty and the function of a notary is to prepare, authenticate and certify deeds and other documents for use overseas or in courts of law. Notarial documents can be accepted as evidence by a judge without having to further prove or verify their contents. A Notary can therefore be called to witness and record events or documents both in England and abroad.

This work can be carried out for businesses engaged in international trade and for private individuals.

A notary´s responsibility is to ensure that their notarial act may be relied upon by anyone in the world who may receive the document. Where as a solicitors responsibility is firstly to his client.