BHP Law’s Notary Public Services are situated at the Darlington office only.

Notaries are mainly concerned with foreign matters and with the verification of documents and information that will be used in other countries, for clients who have business or property overseas or who are involved in litigation in foreign courts, foreign adoptions or shipping matters.
Generally, if you are involved in a foreign transaction, your solicitor abroad will send you a package of documents, telling you that they must be signed before a notary.

The notary public’s first task is to make sure he can identify you properly, usually checking your passport, so you must take this with you to any meeting with a notary public. He then has to ensure you fully understand the document you have to sign before witnessing your signature and affixing his official seal.

If the document is in a foreign language that you and he do not speak, a translation must be obtained from a qualified translator - otherwise it is very difficult to be certain you know what you are signing!

Read our Notary Public terms and conditions and cost details here.