Brooke's Notary 13th ed

Out of Print

The standard work on notarial practice Brooke's Notary covers the practice and procedure for notaries in England and Wales with much of relevance to other parts of the United Kingdom. The new edition examines the functions and powers of notaries and considers the impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.

• Looks at the formalities of a notarial act and the evidentiary status of notarial acts in both civil and common law jurisdictions.
• Covers areas frequently encountered by notaries in the course of their practice including powers of attorney, affidavits, declarations and ship protests, bond and debenture operations and share issue ballots.
• Major revisions to deal with the impact of the Companies Act 2006 and recent legislative reforms relating to the execution of deeds.
• Looks at and considers the rules made by the Master of the Faculties including The Notaries Practice Rules 2001/
• Updated to cover the new evidential rule within the CPR relating to notarial acts and instruments.
• Considers the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 to which notaries are subject.