My Work For You

My Requirements when meeting you:

Meeting Individuals

Although some information may have been provided to me in advance it is essential for me to see you in person and to check:

• your identity,
• your ability to do what you are doing,
• your willingness to do so.

I will also need to be clear about what the foreign authority requires

You will therefore have to bring with you at least:

• Evidence of identity – this should be your passport, or if you have no passport a government issued document which bears your photograph, such as an EU photographic driving licence.
• Proof of residence - a document which confirms where you live, such as a recent utility bill or bank statement. If you have difficulty producing such original documents I shall need to discuss with you what evidence of identity I need to see to satisfy myself that you are the person you say you are.
• The document or documents which require my seal and signature. Please do not sign or have them witnessed beforehand.
  It is imperative that everything is done in my presence
• Any instructions which have been given by the lawyer who has prepared the document.
  - These can include unusual requirements, for example, having to sign each page or even the colour of the ink.

Meeting Business Clients

Although some information may have been provided to me in advance it is essential for me to see the representative of the business in person and to check:

• your company or organisation's identity,
• the authority of the person who appears before me to act on behalf of your company or organisation
• your company or organisation's ability to do what it is doing,
• your company or organisation's willingness to do so.

You will therefore have to bring with you at least:

• A certificate of incorporation, certificate of good standing and/or other comparable evidence will be needed to establish that the company or organisation was formed and continues to exist. In the case of companies or organisations based in the United Kingdom, I will usually be able to conduct my own independent checks to satisfy myself that this is the case. This will incur a small charge. I may also require that you produce additional documents.
• The documents which prove the authority of the person who appears before me, for example, the signed minutes confirming a Board Resolution, Power of Attorney or the constitutional documents of the company e.g. memorandum and articles of association. They must be original documents.
• Evidence of the identity of the person who appears before me – this should be their passport, or if they have no passport a government issued document which bears their photograph, such as an EU photographic driving licence.
• Proof of residence of the person who appears before me - a document which confirms where they live, such as a recent utility bill or bank statement. If they have difficulty producing such original documents I will need to discuss with them what evidence of identity I need to see to satisfy myself that they are the person they say they are.
• The document or documents which require my seal and signature. Please do not sign or have them witnessed beforehand.
  It is imperative that everything is done in my presence
• Any instructions which have been given by the lawyer who has prepared the document.
  - These can include unusual requirements, for example, having to sign each page or even the colour of the ink.

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