Like many businesses and professions nowadays, there is a gradual move towards adopting electronic methods of working where it is possible to do so and may provide an enhanced service for customers and clients.

Wherever acceptable in the receiving jurisdiction, a Notary may use his digital certificate to provide electronically signed and sealed documents which are ready for electronic dispatch or storage anywhere in the world.

Not only is this an environmentally sound way to produce important documents, but also is also much faster and cheaper than using paper and couriers. Like many new methods, it will take time for electronic copies of documents to be accepted universally.

I can also obtain the electronic apostille now available from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development office.