The main function of a notary public, anywhere in the world, is to certify the truth and legitimacy of various matters. This could be a very short declaration regarding somebody’s marital status, a lengthy affidavit for use in court proceedings or a 500 page loan agreement involving many multi-national banks. In all cases though the…
What is a power of attorney?
In what many describe as the age of electronic communications, we can now use our iPhones to transfer money from our bank account, submit our tax returns from our sofa using a laptop and do our weekly shop from our work on a PC. However, there are still many things we have to do, that…
COUNTRY PROFILE – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
COUNTRY PROFILE – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) The United Arab Emirates (often called the UAE) is located in the Middle East and is situated between Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven emirates that make up the UAE are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fukairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. AT A GLANCE – NOTARISATION AND LEGALISATION…
COUNTRY PROFILE – CUBA
COUNTRY PROFILES This is the first of a series of profiles that our notaries and the rest of the team will be preparing about the various jurisdictions our clients deal with. The idea is to offer an overview of the most common types of documents that our public notaries are requested to notarise for a…
EU SUCCESSION REGULATION COMES INTO FORCE
On 17th August 2015, the full text of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (often referred to simply as the ‘Succession Regulation’ and also commonly known as ‘Brussels IV’), entered into force. Although the Regulation was approved back in 2012, only a few of its articles were in force…