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With the exception of affidavits sworn on oath or affirmed and statutory declarations, notaries in England and Wales are almost exclusively needed where a document has been drafted by a civil law lawyer or notary, and the English notary needs to certify the identity of the signatories and the valid execution of the document in full compliance with the local and foreign formalities (e.g. initialling on every page for France, full signature on every page in the notary’s presence for Greece, legible signatures for Italy).
If you have been sent a document by your lawyer who is based outside of the UK or advising on a transaction taking place outside of the UK, ask your adviser if you need a local English/Welsh notary to certify your documents.
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