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17th August 2012
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Address Change

As you will see from my website, I can obtain the necessary further legalisation stamps and seals for your documents after Notarisation. Sometimes these are needed to be obtained from Consular Offices.

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17th May 2012
Dementia Awareness Week 2012: boosting public knowledge between 20 and 26 May

In its annual bid to raise awareness of dementia and how the disease affects patients and their families, the Alzheimer's Society has announced Dementia Awareness Week 2012 for England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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17th March 2012
Most Adults in UK Have Not Made a Will

IS IT BECAUSE THEY LIKE PAYING TOO MUCH TAX? A survey published this year (Foresters Friendly Society) shows that OVER 60% of UK Adults have not made any Will. Don't be a part of this statistic. Image courtesy of www.freedigitalphotos.net

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13th May 2011
Legalisation for India - Update from the Punjab

A step in the right direction. The Punjab Government has issued guidance that no further legalisation is necessary once your document has the Apostille stamp. See my Blog of May 13th 2011. The source document is here :- http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/stamp5-8-2010.pdf

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6th April 2011
Foreign and Commonwealth Fees Increase

From today 06 April 2011 the fees of the Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) increase. The standard fee is now £30.00 (from £28.80) and the expedition fee is £75.00 (from £71.00). There is a new standard form which must be completed and submitted also. The FCO has also contracted with FedEx and will no longer use […]

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17th March 2011
Foreign Office Counter closes - Postal Only from April 2011

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Milton Keynes will cease "in-person" counter services after March 2011. When the situation is urgent, I can arrange for an Agent to obtain next day legalisation and the agent can then send your paperwork onward by Courier so no time need be lost. This will incur fees but on […]

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11th March 2011
Send Your Papers By Courier

Please note that I can now offer my office as a courier collection point, if it would be convenient for you to leave your documentation with me for onward despatch by FedEx courier. My fee for this is £10.00 [+ vat] plus the fees of FedEx. Once the collection has been made, I will notify […]

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17th October 2010
Britain slips down the corruption league

I am obliged to Neil Blundell, a partner in the national law firm of solicitors Eversheds, for this information. The 2010 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index was published on 26 October. This survey is considered to be the world's most credible measure of corruption in the public sector. It is calculated using the data from […]

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11th October 2010
Time Has Run Out - Companies may be in Default

Companies Act 2006 ss 155 to 159 Since October 2008 it has not been possible to set up a Company in England and Wales unless at least one of the Directors is a living human - a “Natural Person” - and not itself another Company. Because this was not previously the rule, there has been […]

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17th October 2007
Lasting Powers of Attorney - Forms Changing

Lasting Powers of Attorney replaced "Enduring Powers" in October 2007. Please note that after March 2011, new revised forms must be used. The new forms are already available, so the best practice would be to start using them immediately. More details on http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/about/2007forms.htm

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