Certificates of Good Standing

 

A certificate issued by a government official at the companies registry as conclusive evidence that a corporation is in existence or authorised to transact business in that country or USA State.  The certificates are normally available in countries having common law and in the USA. Common law forms a major part of the law of many nations, especially those with a history of being British territories or colonies.

 

For those countries who have civil law and the companies register is kept in a county or regional office, London Law can obtain a copy or extract from the local register of the company details held instead of a certificate of good standing. more

                   

 

Certified copies of Company Documents

 

These are available in most worldwide countries.  They have to be ordered specially as it requires the Registrar to confirm that the document is a correct copy of that on the company register. London Law can undertake this order for you. more                   

 

Agents for Service of Process

              

An agent authorised to accept service of process or other important tax or legal document on behalf of a business.  The agent is normally a formation agent.   At London Law we provide the service on an annual basis or a one off fee for the perpetuity of the agreement. more   

 

Legalisations
              
Documents that are to be sent to a foreign country will often need to be legalised. The legalisation confirms that the signature, seal or stamp of a public official, notary public or other accredited official on a document is genuine. Where a document is party to the Hague Convention of 1961, it requires only a government (normally the UK Foreign and Commonwealth or US Secretary of State) apostille (legalisation certificate) to be affixed. For use in countries not a party to the Hague Convention, the document has to be legalised additionally by the consulate of the relevant country. For some countries the document has to be presented through a Chamber of Commerce before the legalisation by the consulate. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London is recognised as the world leader for the authentication of documents. Furthermore the large number of embassies, consulates and delegations in London ensures an extensive and rapid processing of the legalisation by London Law. more
 
London Law is able to get copies of documents notarised in UK prior to apostille.  For further advice contact London Law.       
 
Apostilles

This is a legalisation certificate provided by a government department (normally the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office or an US Secretary of State) confirming that the signature, seal or stamp of a public official, notary public or other accredited official on a document is genuine. more         
  
Provision of UK Registered Office
 
London Law can provide you with a UK registered office based in London. We can also provide a company secretarial service based at the registered office. more