William receiving the Testamur of his Diploma in Notarial Law and Practice (Dip.Not.L) in June 2019 from Dean Mary Casey, Dean of the Faculty of Notaries Public in Ireland and The Hon. Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Today, Irish notaries are appointed by the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court and at his or her pleasure are commissioned for life. Notaries (aka notaries public) are lawyers and may be defined as public officers appointed by the Chief Justice to perform a range of important functions recognised by law and usually to have effect in another jurisdiction, including:

• Drawing up legal, commercial and mercantile documents, including powers of attorney;
• Authenticating public and private documents, including testamurs of professional and academic qualification and documents required for intercountry adoptions;
• Verifying Appearers’ identities and signatures;
• Protesting bills of exchange and ship protests;
• Taking sworn depositions and evidence on commission, and;
• Administering oaths, affirmations and statutory declarations.

In the EU context, while issues remain regarding the mutual recognition of professional notarial qualifications within the European Union, the Court of Justice of the EU found in 2011 that notaries, whether civil or common law practitioners, are equally entitled to the benefit of the treaty provisions and principles of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services throughout the EU.

For more information about notaries in Ireland, visit the Faculty of Notaries Public in Ireland at www.notarypublic.ie

I am a notary, trust me!

William Aylmer,
Notary Public

for the City and Administrative Counties of Dublin and the Counties of Wicklow, Kildare and Meath.
Commissioned for Life.