You may have come across the term Notary, but do you know why you might need one and how they differ from a lawyer?
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Jackie Watts, lawyer and notary
Jackie Watts, a lawyer and notary at Tallents Solicitors, explains when you might need their services.
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Jackie says:
“Although most notaries are qualified lawyers, a notary does not perform the same function as a lawyer.”
Jackie explains further,
“A notary holds a public legal office recognized internationally. The duty and function of a notary is to prepare, attest, authenticate, verify, and certify deeds and other documents for use worldwide.
“Their signature and official seal make the documents acceptable as proof of the matter attested by them to judicial authorities or other public authorities in the country where they are to be used.”
Like most notaries, Jackie first qualified as a lawyer and then undertook a new two-year postgraduate qualification based at the University of Cambridge to train as a notary. Once graduated, Jackie then had to provide evidence that she was a fit person to be admitted as a notary by the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a notary is indeed an officer of the ecclesiastical court.
Jackie values the variety of additional work she brings as a notary:
“I do a whole mix of work for individuals and businesses in my capacity as a notary, as I can provide authentication for almost any document, event, or transaction.
“I prepare and witness many powers of attorney for people buying property or land abroad, and I have been asked to verify personal certificates and qualifications for individuals wishing to work abroad or who may be emigrating.
“For those wishing to marry abroad, I can also verify their identity and marital status, a formality that will be necessary before they can proceed with the marriage.
“There is also increasing caution regarding grandparents and other relatives traveling outside the UK with other people’s children on holiday, and I have been asked to produce a good number of certificates to prove parental consent for the child to travel abroad.
“I also deal with documents related to foreign wills and the administration of estates of foreign assets.
“And for businesses, I authenticate and certify the necessary corporate and business documents to enable them to create foreign subsidiaries or conduct financial transactions abroad; I can also authenticate the signature of foreign contracts.”
Jackie provides valuable services to clients in an area stretching from Lincoln to Nottingham. If you need the services of a notary public, call Jackie at 01636 813411 to make an appointment today. Read more at ker-expo.fr