Notary Public
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Please email: gillian@gilliangadd.com or call: 07747 540260
Gillian provides a full range of notary public services for businesses and private individuals in the Crawley and Horsham areas. She can also arrange for the apostille and legalisation of her notarised documents.
Gillian provides a professional, efficient and cost-effective notary public service. She has many 5 star reviews on Google.
Gillian's notary public home office is located in a convenient location in Ifield, Crawley, 5 minutes away from Ifield train station and the 200 bus between Horsham and Gatwick. There is easy parking outside
Alternatively, Gillian can arrange to meet notary public clients in or around Crawley and Horsham.
If you require notary public services in Crawley and Horsham then please do not hesitate to contact Gillian who will be delighted to assist you.
Gillian is a member of The Notaries Society and is regulated through The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Gillian's signature and seal are recognised by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office and also by High Commissions and Embassies.
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Contact Gillian - Notary Public Services for Crawley and Horsham
If you require notary public services and are based in Crawley and Horsham then Gillian would love to assist you.
How much will it cost me?
My minimum fee for notarial appointments is £90, but the cost is often more and will depend on the number and complexity of the documents. I will give you a final estimate of my fees before I begin any work for you.
Some documents require legalisation before they will be accepted for use in the receiving jurisdiction by obtaining an apostille through the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and, for some countries, additional legalisation is required through the relevant embassy or consulate. Either before or at our meeting I will obtain an estimate for the cost of legalisation, including agent’s fees and postage to and from the legalising authority.
Payment can be made by cash, cheque or bank transfer. Payment of my fee and disbursements is due when the document has been prepared which I may retain pending payment in full.
Occasionally unforeseen or unusual issues arise during the course of the matter which may result in a revision of my fee estimate. Examples of this could include where additional documents are required to be notarised, additional translations or legalisations are needed to meet the requirements of the receiving jurisdiction, third party fees are adjusted to reflect external factors such as fuel price changes and so on. I will notify you of any changes in the fee estimate as soon as possible.
Typical Stages of a notarial transaction
Each notarial matter is different and the requirements will vary according to whether the client is a private individual or a company. Some of the typical key stages are likely to include:
Receiving and reviewing the documents to be notarised together with any instructions you may have received
Liaising with your legal advisors or other bodies to obtain the necessary documentation to deal with the document (e.g. information from Companies House or foreign registries, powers of attorney etc)
Checking the identity, capacity and authority of the person who is to sign the document
If a document is to be certified, checking with the issuing authorities that the document/award is genuine. In the case of academic awards, this would entail checking with the appropriate academic institutions.
Meeting with the signatory to verify their identity and to ascertain that they understand what they are signing and that they are doing so of their own free will and ensuring that the document is executed correctly
Drafting and affixing or endorsing a notarial certificate to the document
Arranging for the legalisation of the document as appropriate
Arranging for the storage of copies of all notarised documents in accordance with the requirements of the Notarial Practice Rules 2019
Redress
I am insured under a professional indemnity policy for £1,000,000.00.
Complaints & Regulatory Information
My notarial practice is regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury:
The Faculty Office
1, The Sanctuary
Westminster
London SW1P 3JT
Telephone 020 7222 5381
Email Faculty.
office@1thesanctuary.com Website www.facultyoffice.org.uk
If you are dissatisfied about the service you have received please do not hesitate to contact me.
If we are unable to resolve the matter you may then complain to the Notaries Society of which I am a member, who have a Complaints Procedure which is approved by the Faculty Office. This procedure is free to use and is designed to provide a quick resolution to any dispute.
In that case please write (but do not enclose any original documents) with full details of your complaint to :-
The Secretary of The Notaries Society
Complaints to the Notaries Society should be addressed to Elaine Standish, Secretary of The Notaries Society, P O Box 876 Chichester PO19 9ZH. Email: secretary@thenotariessociety.org.uk
Legal Ombudsman
P O Box 6806
Wolverhampton WV1 9WJ
Tel: 0300 555 0333
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Website: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
If you decide to make a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman, you must refer your matter to the Legal Ombudsman within one year from the act/omission or within one year from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
Please phone me on 01403 262520, 01293 553434 or 07747 540260 or e-mail me at gillian@gilliangadd.com to discuss your requirements.
Useful links
For more information about the legalisation of documents, visit www.fco.gov.uk
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Please call Gillian on
07747540260
01293 553434
01403 262520
Or please email: gillian@gilliangadd.com
Alternatively, please use the contact page on this website.
Regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Standard Office Hours (Appointment Required) Evening appointments can also be offered, depending upon my availability.
Monday 09:00 – 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 – 18:00
Thursday 09:00 – 18:00
Friday 09:00 – 18:00
Saturday By Appointment
Sunday By Appointment
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Notary public services for businesses in CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM
Gillian provides a full range of notarial services to businesses in Crawley and Horsham , examples include:
- Notarising company documents including certificates of incorporation, articles of association and certificates of good standing
- Notarising corporate powers of attorney
- Notarising documents to assist with incorporating a company, including subsidiary companies, abroad
- Notarising documents to set up Amazon trading accounts abroad
Notarising documents relating to business property transactions abroad - Notarising documents required to open foreign bank accounts
Verifying and notarising company director / secretary signatures - Notarising affidavits and statutory declarations for foreign Court proceedings
- Notarising documents relating to the assignment or registration of foreign trade marks
- Arranging for apostille, consular and embassy legalisation
Gillian most frequently notarises company documents for Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Spain, the UAE, Qatar, Greece, the USA, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Caribbean islands and China. However, Gillian can notarise business documents for any country in the world.
Notary public services for individuals in Crawley and Horsham
- Gillian provides a full range of notarial services to individuals in
- Crawley and Horsham , examples include:
- Notarising powers of attorney for use in any country
- Notarising Spanish powers of attorney
- Notarising documents relating to the purchase or sale of property abroad
- Notarising personal documents and information for immigration or emigration purposes
- Notarising documents allowing individuals to marry abroad
- Notarising documents for medical professionals moving to Australia - AHPRA
- Notarising child travel consents
- Notarising documents for Irish birth registrations and Irish passport applications
- Notarising and certifying copies of identification including passports
- Notarising documents to open bank accounts abroad
- Notarising copies of academic certificates including exam and degree certificates
- Notarising wills and other documents relating to a deceased person's estate
- Certifying ID1 forms for the UK Land Registry.
- Arranging for apostille, consular and embassy legalisation
Gillian most frequently notarises documents for individuals for India, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Turkey, the UAE, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. However, Gillian can notarise documents for any country in the world.
APOSTILLE AND LEGALISATION IN Crawley and Horsham
Some countries require a document to be apostilled / legalised in addition to it being notarised. This is because they require official confirmation of the notary public’s signature and seal.
Apostilles are obtained by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
For some countries, it is sufficient for an apostille to be affixed to the notarised document. An apostille is a certificate from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office which confirms that the notary public’s signature and seal on the document is genuine.
For other countries, embassy/consular legalisation is also required which is when the recipient requires the notarised document to bear a stamp / certificate from the consular department of the diplomatic mission representing the country where the document is to be used.
Gillian, a notary public in Crawley and Horsham , will be able to assist you in obtaining apostilles and legalisation, should this be required. I will let you know in advance of the cost of apostilles and legalisation.
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