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When your matter involves French Notaires or avocats, coordinating effectively with them can make all the difference.
At MW Notary, we work alongside French legal professionals to ensure your transaction is smooth, efficient, and legally airtight.
Contact us today if you want help liaising with French Notaires or Avocats, or if a case has become stalled and needs fresh legal oversight.
Why Collaboration Matters
- French Notaires and Avocats are essential counterparts in many legal matters (property, estates, contracts). Their involvement is required and their practices are specialised.
- Sometimes matters stall due to miscommunication, delays or procedural issues. Having a specialist UK-based legal adviser who can speak both languages of law (French & English) can speed resolution and reduce risk.
- Appointing one professional for the right task can avoid duplications, reduce overall costs, and lead to better clarity over responsibilities.
What We Do
We offer support in scenarios such as:
- Assessing whether an appointed French Notaire or Avocat is appropriate for your case, based on locale, expertise, and experience.
- Intervening where a case has stalled — advising on strategy, checking documents, negotiating with local professionals to resume progress.
- Advising on when it is (or isn’t) necessary to appoint your own Notaire in addition to the one acting for your opponent or counterpart.
- Translating between French legal practice and English legal expectations / standards, to ensure you understand what is required, what is common local practice, and what risks you face.
Best Practice: Notaire Appointment in Property Transactions
- For property sale or purchase, we generally recommend a single local Notaire, familiar with the commune / département. It helps avoid duplicated work and reduces risk of conflicting instructions.
- If you already have an agent or seller recommendation, we can assess whether the suggested étude (Notaire’s firm) is reputable and suitably experienced.
- Although both buyer and seller can appoint their own Notaires, this often causes delays — more signatures, more documents, potential misalignment in processes or timing. When MW Notary is providing legal advice, having just one trusted Notaire is usually sufficient.
FAQs
Do I need both a French Notaire and a UK solicitor / legal adviser?
Not always. It depends on the nature of your transaction. If you already have a Notaire appointed, you may only need independent legal advice from us, especially where English law or cross-border issues are involved.
What happens if my case is stuck because of the French Notaire or Avocat?
We can review the status, identify legal or procedural bottlenecks, advise on what documentation or legal arguments are missing, and liaise directly with your Notaire or Avocat on your behalf to resolve the issue.
Is appointing two Notaires ever beneficial?
In general, no — it often increases cost, complexity, and delay. In rare cases, having separate Notaires may make sense (for example, in highly complex transactions), but we would assess that carefully and advise you.
Get Expert Help Now
If you are dealing with French legal professionals and want to ensure everything is progressing correctly — or if things have stalled — our bilingual French law specialists are ready to step in.
EXPERT LEGAL ADVICE
Our French Experts
Marc White
Solicitor, Notary Public & Accredited Mediator
Madeleine Carin
French Paralegal
Léa Maynard
Solicitor & Head of French Law