International Document Templates

If you need contractual documents to cover your international trade activities, it may be worth consider using use ICC model contracts and clauses. These have been drafted by legal experts from across ICC’s worldwide network, providing balanced, neutral templates. (As with any models, they should be checked before signature by a lawyer to ensure compliance with relevant local legal and regulatory requirements.) Unlike many other organisations’ models, ICC models do not favour any industry sector, geography, or category of parties (such as sellers or buyers).

Should they be needed (hopefully not), included in this documentation are options for dispute resolution include renowned ICC Arbitration or litigation in national courts.

UK Legal Document Templates from Simply-Docs

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These templates are valid throughout the United Kingdom apart from those dealing with property. Property law in Scotland is significantly different from property law in England and Wales, whereas property law in Northern Ireland is largely similar.

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UK Legal Advice from LawBite

LawBite is on a mission to make business law easier to access, clearer to understand and more affordable.

• The 60+ lawyers in the legal firm (LawBriefs) that sit on the platform are insured and regulated by the SRA.
• The efficiencies gained from using advanced law-tech are passed on to lower prices for our clients.

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LawBite offers a simple 3-step process:

• Make an enquiry - Tell us about your issue or upload a contract for review. LawBite covers:

1. Brexit.
2. Business Legal Advice.
3. Contract Reviews.
4. Debt Recovery.
5. Dispute Resolution & Litigation.
6. Employing talent from the EU and EEA.
7. GDPR.
8. Intellectual Property.
9. Legal Health Check.
10. Property.

• Speak to your lawyer - LawBite will assess the situation, match you with the correct LawBite lawyer and then arrange a same-day call.
• Get a quote - Get a no-obligation fixed-price quote (see LawBite's Pricing Plans).

One-off legal advice - If you would like advice on one specific matter, then you can speak with one of the expert lawyers (LawBriefs) for FREE. After your initial call, if further advice is required, your LawBrief will give you a fixed price quote at £180/hr +VAT. We aim to be half the cost or less of high-street law firms.

Regular legal advice - If you think you will need regular legal advice from the expert LawBriefs available through LawBite's Platform, you can get discounted legal advice rates by signing up to one of LawBite's pricing plans. There is a free plan called Essentials that provides 3 free legal documents and a £10/hour discount to legal advice rates. Further plans are available with higher levels of discount and other popular features such as free e-signing, free monthly chats with lawyers and unlimited access to over 100 legal templates.

Document Management:

Should you decide to use LawBite’s services then you have the additional advantage of being able to use LawBite’s document management platform. Say goodbye to filing cabinets and lost signatures!

1. Search documents - Search LawBite's library of legal documents and contracts. Edit, share and download for free with LawBite Access.
2. Upload your own documents - Upload a document you want checking, editing or to access LawBite's e-sign service.
3. Edit your documents - Use LawBite's online document editor to make changes to your contracts & agreements in the cloud.
4. Print or e-sign - You have the option to download, print or send your documents digitally for e-signing.
5. Store and share - Your documents are stored in the cloud meaning you can share them with anyone.
6. Masters/Instances - Create master templates and duplicate copies for new.

STEP 1 – Document view and compare.
STEP 2 – Legal advice.
STEP 3 – Editing and sharing.
STEP 4 – Saving, downloading and printing.
STEP 5 – Checking, e-Signing and filing.

If you need foreign legal advice, we would suggest two solutions:

1. Directly Contacting a Solicitor Overseas

The Law Society's Find a Solicitor:

Run by the Law Society, Find a Solicitor is a free service. The Law Society does not provide legal advice. Please read the Law Society guides to common legal issues for information about getting advice from a solicitor. You can find a solicitor based overseas using their online Find a Solicitor search tool, by selecting the appropriate country from the drop-down list in the search form.

2. LawBite's International Legal Hub

The International Legal Hub helps UK firms get the expert legal guidance they need to expand overseas such as commercial premises, registering trademarks or hiring people. The hub also helps UK firms deal with an existing foreign supply chain issue. A one-stop shop for SMEs wanting to trade overseas:

• One platform
• One set of terms
• One client experience
• One brand
• Multiple countries

This service operates outside of the UK to help SMEs more easily expand operations overseas and trade effectively.

• Helps resolve the complexity arising from Brexit and internationalise UK PLC.
• The first wave covers: USA, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Singapore. Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and a roadmap of up to 70 countries,
• Partnership driven - integrating the Platform with multi-national digital brands and reaching their SME audience e.g. existing partners in Insurance, Financial Services, Technology.
• This combines the best of British technology (LawBite) and international legal expertise (Taylor Vinters).
• Handles tens of thousands of SME enquiries in the UK and overseas.
• Proven to make expert legal advice easier for SMEs to access, clearer to understand and much more affordable (commonly 50% cheaper than comparable lawyers).

Official Legal Translations - PAB

You may also have to translate* your legal documents - either from a purely commercial or official rationale. 'Official' requirements vary from country to country, depending on that country’s particular legal system. Each country will also have its own system for appointing and regulating official translators.

ExportWorldwide's human translation service can provide these "official" translations.

Should you need this service, contact PAB for a free, no obligation quote. The price will depend upon:

1. The languages involved.
2. The length of the text to be translated.
3. The complexity of the document.
4. Any legal fees that may be applicable.

*Types of Official Translation

1. Certified
2. Legalised
3. Notarised
4. Sworn

Certified: The translator must attest that the translation is "a true, complete and accurate translation" of the original document. Each page of the translation should be stamped and/or initialled (by the translator and/or certifying authority).

Legalised or Apostilled: These translations carry a declaration endorsed by a Notary Public. Usually, the original document will bear the Apostille. An Apostille verifies the authenticity of the signature; it does not endorse the content of the document. If you require an apostille, contact the U.K. Government's Legalisation Office.

Notarised: This usually means that the translation either (i) carries a declaration by the translator that has been signed by the Notary or (ii) carries a declaration by the Notary Public concerning the original document and the translation. Notarised translations are usually for providing accountability in terms of the translator’s details. The Notary’s signature does not endorse the quality of the translation.

Sworn: In the UK, as a common law country, there is no such thing as a sworn translator. However, in civil law countries sworn translators are appointed and accredited by the relevant government authorities. Depending on the country, only sworn translators who are listed on the official list of sworn translators may produce a 'certified', 'sworn' or 'official' translation (these can be checked via the Embassy of the relevant country; see UK Representation in the relevant Country Profiles Section.