Many countries require that documents originating from or signed in another country be notarized before they can be officially used or legally recognized – a requirement that is clearly problematic if the originating country or country where the document is signed has no notary publics. Thailand has not yet enacted legislation providing for notaries public, but in 2008 the Lawyers Council of Thailand issued a regulation for the registration of attorneys qualified to attest to the authenticity of signatures on documents and certify documents. This regulation also sets out requirements for the training, licensing and certification of such lawyers. There are currently around 4,000 Thai qualified lawyers who have received a certificate and are registered as “notarial services attorneys”…

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