My Work as a Notary

I am a qualified lawyer, holding a degree in Law from the University of Cambridge. I have been working as a notary since I qualified in 1994. In addition to my notarial qualification, I  was admitted as a solicitor in 1987 and clocked up some 27 years in private practice. I gave up practicing as a solicitor in 2014, but I am still on the Roll. I am also a Commissioner for Oaths. 

As a notary, my practice is primarily concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures, authority and capacity relating to documents for use abroad. As a Commissioner for Oaths I deal with the swearing of oaths for use in domestic situations.

There are about 740 notaries holding current practising certificates in England and Wales—compare this to over 220,000 solicitors on the Roll in February 2023.

I am a member of the Notaries Society and of course my practice is fully insured under a professional indemnity policy with £1,000,000.00 cover. 

My notarial practice is regulated through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury. As a general notary I am authorised to practice throughout England and Wales.