We assist with preparing, witnessing and notarising documents that must be used outside South Africa and, where required, arranging the appropriate authentication process depending on the destination country:

• Apostille certificates for use in Hague Convention countries
• Authentication through the High Court and DIRCO for use in non-Hague countries
• Embassy or consular legalisation support, where applicable

Typical documents include birth, death and marriage certificates, divorce orders, letters of no impediment, police clearance certificates, passports and ID copies, powers of attorney, educational qualifications, professional registrations, company documents (CIPC documents, resolutions, share certificates), consent letters for minor children to travel, and other personal, commercial and regulatory documents that require notarisation.

We prepare, explain, notarise and arrange registration of:

• Antenuptial contracts (ANCs)
• Postnuptial contracts, where applicable
• Amendments to existing marital property regimes (subject to legal requirements)

We guide you through the implications of different marital property systems and ensure that your contract is correctly registered.

We draft and notarise:

• Cohabitation agreements
• Relationship and life-partner agreements
• Financial and property arrangements between partners

This helps to ensure that your agreements are formally recorded and enforceable.

We assist with the drafting, execution and registration of a range of notarial instruments, including:

• Notarial servitudes
• Notarial leases
• Notarial bonds (general and special)
• Other notarial deeds required for property, commercial or security arrangements

Our notarial team works closely with our property and commercial departments to ensure alignment across your matter.

We verify identity, confirm signatures and create certified or notarially certified copies of key documents, including:

• Identity documents and passports
• Driver's licences
• Proof of residence
• Academic and professional certificates
• Company and trust documents

If you are unsure whether your document needs to be notarised or simply certified, we clarify this upfront.

We assist with the drafting and notarisation of:

• General and special powers of attorney
• Affidavits and statutory declarations
• Confirmatory statements and declarations for use locally or abroad