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About us
"Owen Lowry - Notary Public" , "NotaryEngland(C)", "Translation Services", "Lowry LLP Suffolk" , "NotaryLowry" , are trading divisions of the international legal practice of Lowry LLP.
We are a full - time firm of Lawyers, Notaries and Commissioners for Oaths who are located in the financial services district of the City of London, EC2M 4YF, England, who provide a complete range of notarial legal services to both corporate and private clients.
Our Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths fees can be paid by cash or by cheque.
Walk - in clients are most welcome and appointments are not necessary. We are Commissioners of Oaths and can swear Affidavits, Statutory Declarations and property leases.
A full list of our Notary Public Lawyer services, to both corporate and private clients, is available on this site.
The English Notary Public profession form the third and oldest branch of the legal profession in England and Wales. Their origin can be traced back to the times of the occupation of Britain by the Romans. Lawyers who are qualified as a Notary Public, are the most highly trained Lawyers in England.
Just like Publico de Notario, Notaire, Notar Offentlichkeit and Pubblico di Notario in countries with Civil Law jurisdictions, an English Notary Public carry out all types of non - contentious legal work for private and corporate clients. Our Lawyers are also Church of England Ecclesiastical Canon Law Lawyers.
An English Notary Public Lawyer is effectively a Civil Law Lawyer. English Notary Public Lawyers practise in a Common Law jurisdiction and are effectively a bridge between the Civil Law jurisdictions and the Common Law jurisdictions of England and Wales.
As Notaries, we record matters of judicial importance, as well as private transactions or events where an officially authenticated record or a document drawn up with which professional skill or knowledge is required.
Pursuant to the Public Notaries ( Practising Certificates ) Rules 1982 and 1991, we are enrolled as Notaries Public for England and Wales and are entitled to practise as such.
A Notary Public Lawyer is entitled by law to undertake all types of legal work including Conveyancing, Trusts, Company Law, Business Law, International Trade Law, Shipping Protests, Bills of Exchange, Powers of Attorney, UK Border Agency legal documentation, Civil Partnerships, Translation Services, Contract Drafting and Contract Negotiation, Computer Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks, Patents, Registered Designs, Copyright, Commercial Law, Wills and Probate. We do not conduct litigation.
We advise the "Magic Circle Law Firms", multinational Chartered Accountancy Firms, Company Secretaries, In - House Lawyers, Church Commissioners, International Companies, the Fortune 100 Corporations, retail High Street Banks, Merchant Banks, Commodities Brokers , Stock Brokers, Company Formation Agents , Actuaries, Computer Companies, Publishers, Embassies, insurance companies, human resource professionals and private individuals to name a few.
We offer Notary Public Legal Services, Apostilles and London based Embassy attestations.
Members of our firm are specialist lawyers who teach the Law of International Trade at universities in Canada and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
We are regulated by the Court of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury , 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT. The Court of Faculties, is one of the oldest Courts in England. We are also members of The Notaries Society of England and Wales.
In accordance with the Solicitors Act 1974 and the Legal Services Act 2007, we provide drafting and legal advice relating to Wills, Probate and Trusts.
We are Commissioners for Oaths in accordance with the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889.
Documentation requiring Apostilles from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office and documentation requiring certification by embassies based in London, can also be arranged on behalf of our clients.
Specifically, the functions of Notaries include the preparation of certain types of documents (including international contracts and powers of attorney) and certification of their due execution, administering of oaths, witnessing affidavits and statutory declarations, and the certification of copy documents.
Significant weight attaches to documents certified by English Notary Public Lawyers.
Documents certified by Notaries are sealed with the Notary's seal and are recorded by the Notary in a register maintained by her / him. These are known as "Notarial Acts". Notarial acts under the signature and seal of a Notary are recognised as evidence of a responsible legal officer in all countries of the world.
The Civil Procedure Rules of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales, provide that a notarial act or instrument may be received in evidence without further proof as duly authenticated in accordance with the requirements of the law, unless the contrary is proved. Owen Thomas Lowry is the Managing Partner of the international law firm of Lowry LLP.
Our Public Notary , Translation Services and Commissioner for Oaths practices, are a trading division of the international legal practice of Lowry LLP. Our trading divisions include NotaryEngland(C) and Owen Lowry - Notary Public.
Owen Thomas Lowry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree , a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Notarial Practice. Owen is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, England.
Owen is a Notary Public by examination and through his admission by Royal Appointment to the Court of Faculties, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT, England . He is a member of the Notaries Society of England and Wales, he is a member of the Ecclesiastical Law Society of England, he is a Member of the City of London and Shoreditch Rotary Club, he is a member of the London Chamber of Commerce, England and he is a member of the Forum for International Trade Training, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Owen has been in-house lawyer to six large European based corporations and has practiced corporate law with various law firms in the both City of London and in the Home Counties of England.
In both Canada and in England, he has taught at post - graduate Law School level the Legal Aspects of International Trade , International Law, Conflict of Laws, under - graduate university degree law courses and he regularly is booked as a speaker at legal seminars by law firms and to speak to senior executives relating to international distribution and agency agreements. He is a regular contributor to newspaper articles,specialist magazines, he is a specialist lawyer who advises clients on International Law, Notary Public Law and is a Commissioner for Oaths.
Owen is a member of the Board of Director of both private and publically quoted corporations, is a member of the City of London and Shoreditch Rotary Club, is a member of the Notaries Society of England and Wales, is a member of the Ecclesiastic Law Society of England , is a member of the Court of Faculties of Westminster , London and is a law lecturer for the Forum for International Trade Training in Ottawa, Canada.
Should you require further information, please either complete our online enquiry form or telephone our office on + 44 (0) 20 3178 5780.
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