• Certified copy of company minutes, board meetings and resolutions • Acknowledgements for use in the USA • Certification of trademark documentation • Certification of ID for directors and company secretaries • Certification of the execution of commercial contracts for use outside England and Wales • Affidavits and statutory declarations • Protesting bills of exchange • E-notarisation of some document • Obtaining apostilles on behalf of company clients. How do these differ from the services offered to individuals? When it comes to notarising documents for an individual, these are naturally more personal and do not require authority from an corporate entity. There is a small overlap between companies and individuals, in the sense that a notary public would offer to such services as: • Notarising passports and proof of address • Certifying copies of degree certificates • Certifying change of name documents • Attesting powers of attorneys for use in countries outside England and Wales such as Spain, France and Italy (to name a fe) • Notarising documents to administer estates • Notarising consents for children travelling • Notarising documents for marriages • Notarising documents for adoption • Notarising documents for buying and selling properties • Attesting wills • Notarising oaths • Notarising statutory declarations • Apostille and legalisation services • Notarising acknowledgements for use in the US • Notarising documents for litigation purposes • E- otarisation of some documents • Obtaining apostilles on behalf of lients. What are the most common kinds of work that you undertake on behalf of your corporate clients? I would say the requests I am most often asked to assist on are documents such as witnessing and certifying power of attorneys given by individuals for use outside England and Wales, as well as certifying company documents such as certificates of incorporation and articles of association for use overseas. I am also asked to attend board meetings and board resolutions of company clients so that I can notarise any relevant meetings and resolutions that may be required as they are being relied on overseas. In addition, I am often asked to notarise ID and proof of address documents such as passports and driving licences so that 16 LAWYER MONTHLY OCTOBER 2023 Due to the pandemic, I have seen a large increase in the use of power of attorneys as clients are more reluctant to travel.
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