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I'm litigating in another jurisdiction.
I've had a bunch of stuff notarised in my local county / family court building over the past 2 years.
I tried yesterday, and met the 'gatekeeper'.
To cut a long story short, I was given a bunch of what is clearly baloney to excuse them from doing a signature witnessing and stamp, which was for a 6 page US affidavit - about 1 minutes worth of work.
The CPR says they do notarise documents for English Court proceedings. It does not say they ONLY do this, and so it appears unreasonable that a Court should train and employ notaries who then turn down work 'just because they can'.
Does anyone else have experience of this niche area?
I was lucky enough to know a notary public and got the document, which was urgent, sorted out at very short notice but the notary was also jaw droppingly shocked that the Court had turned me down. Stating simply 'they should have done it' and adding, 'next time go to a magistrate and get them to do it'.
I am minded to actually do an appeal against the administrative decision, it seems utterly unreasonable and indefensible. What do people think? The service is a backstop for poor people who could not possibly normally be able to afford the £100 or so it costs to get a notary to go through the whole process.
I've had a bunch of stuff notarised in my local county / family court building over the past 2 years.
I tried yesterday, and met the 'gatekeeper'.
To cut a long story short, I was given a bunch of what is clearly baloney to excuse them from doing a signature witnessing and stamp, which was for a 6 page US affidavit - about 1 minutes worth of work.
The CPR says they do notarise documents for English Court proceedings. It does not say they ONLY do this, and so it appears unreasonable that a Court should train and employ notaries who then turn down work 'just because they can'.
Does anyone else have experience of this niche area?
I was lucky enough to know a notary public and got the document, which was urgent, sorted out at very short notice but the notary was also jaw droppingly shocked that the Court had turned me down. Stating simply 'they should have done it' and adding, 'next time go to a magistrate and get them to do it'.
I am minded to actually do an appeal against the administrative decision, it seems utterly unreasonable and indefensible. What do people think? The service is a backstop for poor people who could not possibly normally be able to afford the £100 or so it costs to get a notary to go through the whole process.
