Notary services
Documents trusted wherever they travel.
Notarisation, certified copies, apostille and legalisation, so your documents are accepted and relied upon wherever in the world they need to be used.
When a document has to be relied on abroad, a signature alone is rarely enough. The receiving authority needs assurance that the document is genuine, that it was signed by the right person, and that the signatory understood what they were signing. Notarisation provides that assurance, and onward steps such as apostille or legalisation extend it across borders.
We provide notarial services for individuals and businesses, and we manage the full chain that international documents often require, from notarisation through to the apostille or consular legalisation needed in the destination country. For clients operating across Nigeria, the UK and Canada, this is work we handle routinely.
What we help with
Notarial services we provide.
Notarisation of documents
Attesting signatures and documents for use at home and abroad.
Certified true copies
Producing certified copies of originals such as passports, degrees and registers.
Apostille & legalisation
Arranging the further authentication required for cross-border recognition.
Documents for use abroad
Preparing powers of attorney, declarations and affidavits for overseas use.
Identity & signature verification
Confirming the identity and authority of those signing important documents.
Company & commercial documents
Notarising corporate documents for transactions and registrations in other countries.
A document is only as useful as the trust it carries across a border. Our work is to make that trust travel with it.
The Old Stone Legal approachFrom our jurisdictions
Authenticating documents for use abroad.
How documents originating in each of our jurisdictions are prepared for international use.
Nigeria
Notarisation and legalisation
- Documents are attested by a notary public.
- Further authentication is then arranged through the relevant authorities.
- An apostille or consular legalisation follows, depending on the destination.
United Kingdom
Notaries and the FCDO
- Documents are notarised by a notary public.
- An apostille is issued for use in Hague Convention countries.
- Consular legalisation is arranged where the destination is not a member.
Canada
Notarisation and authentication
- Documents are notarised or commissioned as required.
- Authentication is arranged through the relevant authority.
- An apostille or legalisation follows, depending on the destination.
How we work with you
From notarisation to acceptance abroad.
Notarisation
A notary verifies identity and attests the document, giving it a recognised level of trust.
Determine the route
We confirm whether the destination country requires an apostille or consular legalisation.
Apostille or legalisation
We arrange the appropriate authentication so the document will be recognised on arrival.
Ready for use abroad
We return the document fully authenticated and ready to be accepted where it is needed.
Common questions
Notarisation, answered.
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Documents ready to be trusted, anywhere.
Tell us where your document needs to go and we will manage notarisation and authentication end-to-end.