Notarial Servitudes & Property Rights
Drafting and execution of notarial deeds of servitude for legal creation of rights of way or utility easements, registered as notarial deeds to be binding on all future successors in title.
Practice Area
Notarial Services
A Notary Public is a legal practitioner appointed by the Minister of Justice to execute documents that require a higher level of public faith. Notarial acts are often registered as Notarial Deeds in the Deeds Office.
Appointed by the Minister of Justice
Executed. Sealed. Legally authenticated.
Overview
Executing instruments of public faith
Our notary brings the highest standard of attestation to instruments that demand it. Whether it is the binding of land in perpetuity, the authentication of documents for foreign jurisdictions or the execution of statutory notarial contracts, every instrument is prepared and executed with meticulous care.
Full Public Faith
Documents executed before our notary carry the heightened evidentiary value of a notarial instrument.
International Recognition
Apostille and legalisation services for documents destined for use in foreign jurisdictions.
Deeds Office Registration
Notarial deeds prepared for and registered in the relevant Deeds Office to bind successors in title.
What we deliver
Core notarial instruments
From notarial deeds of servitude registered in the Deeds Office to the apostille of documents under the Hague Convention, our notary handles the complete range of instruments reserved to the notarial profession.
Apostille & International Legalisation
Certification of authenticity of signatures and seals on official documents under the Hague Convention, so that they are recognised in foreign jurisdictions.
Notarial Tie Agreements
Execution of tie agreements in property development that legally link two or more properties, ensuring obligations are met before properties can be transferred independently.
Notarial Contracts & Affidavits
Overseeing the signing and sealing of contracts that statute requires be executed before a Notary, ensuring the instrument is executed strictly in accordance with the law.
Antenuptial Contracts
Drafting and execution of antenuptial contracts before registration in the Deeds Office, securing matrimonial property regimes between spouses and against third parties.
Authentication of Copies
Certified true copies of original documents for use in domestic and foreign administrative, commercial and judicial proceedings.
Need guidance?
Speak to our Notary Public about your instrument.
Notarial authority
The heightened evidentiary value of a notarial act
Our notarial practice operates within the narrow but critical mandate granted by statute, executing instruments that carry greater legal weight than those prepared by an attorney alone.
Notarial Execution
Acts of public faith under South African law
A notarial act is deemed to have greater evidentiary weight than a privately executed document. We take meticulous care to ensure every notarial instrument meets the formal and substantive requirements of law.
- Verification of identity and capacity of all parties
- Strict compliance with statutory execution formalities
- Secure retention of the Protocol for future reference
- Protocol extracts issued on request to parties in interest
Hague Convention
Cross-border document recognition
For documents destined to be used abroad, we manage the full apostille or consular-legalisation chain, ensuring they are accepted by foreign authorities without unnecessary delay.
- Apostille via the High Court and DIRCO
- Consular legalisation for non-Convention states
- Sworn translations arranged where required
- Expedited processing for time-sensitive matters
Sealed with authority
Entrust your notarial instruments to a qualified Notary.
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