John McLauchlan Notary Public

Brief business description

As a qualified Solicitor I am pleased to be able to offer Notary Services. My Notarial Faculty is an additional professional qualification to my Law Degree and my admission to the Law Society. I set out below an outline of the common tasks of a Notary such as myself.

- Witnessing Powers of Attorney for use overseas when you are unable to be present yourself.
- Witnessing documents for the purchase or sale of land and Property abroad.
- Providing documents to deal with the administration of the Estates of people who die abroad or who own property abroad.
- Authenticating personal documents and information for:
Sponsorship,
Immigration or emigration purposes.
Applying to marry abroad.
Applying to work abroad.
- Authenticating company and business documents such as:
Agency agreements and contracts for use outside the UK.
Certification of the legal status of companies and other.
Corporate bodies.
Assignment of Patents.
- Certifying documents or copies of documents such as academic or professional qualifications and marital status.
- Authenticating signatures and identities.
- Providing a secure record for transactions documents or events.
- Foreign Office Legalisation and Apostilles.
- Consulate and Embassy Legalisation.
- Administering Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations.

Also as a member of the oldest legal profession in England and Wales, I can as a Notary do any form of legal work for you except for taking cases to court.

As a Solicitor I do my general legal work in that capacity and under the regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. I specialise in Private Client Matters such as Wills Trusts Probate and Trust and Estate Management. As such I am a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner being a member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners. I am also a Commissioner for Oaths.