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# ACLN

Association of Common Law Notaries

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## Posts

- [ACLN Conference 2027](https://commonlawnotary.org/2026/05/04/acln-conference-2027/) - Right now, I am particularly glad (and excited) to be able to tell you that it was agreed during our Board meeting that next year, in April 2027, we will host a conference in my native city of Cork Ireland, the proposed Conference venue being in the magnificent grounds of my alma mater, University College
- [President's Message 2026](https://commonlawnotary.org/2026/05/04/presidents-message-2026/) - Greetings all, I am delighted to be able to send this communication to you, boasting the proud title of President and Chair of the Board of the Association of Common Law Notaries (ACLN). I thought that for the occasion, I would feature a picture of me wearing a tie with flags of the nations of
- [Notary World October 2019](https://commonlawnotary.org/2019/10/01/notary-world-october-2019/) - History of Common Law Association of Notaries (CLAN) Notaries worldwide enjoy a mutual history and the tradition of the common law is distinct and worthy of collaborative representation. A number of concerned members of the profession from both hemispheres of the planet have joined together with a view to upholding standards and improving communication. read more
- [Notary World March 2020](https://commonlawnotary.org/2020/05/01/notary-world-march-2020/) - President's Statement It is with great pleasure that I was elected as President of CLAN in March 2020. Leo Mangan has done a tremendous job as President during the past 2 years and he was fully committed to the role. This is the first issue of Notary World under my watch and we are hoping to publish
- [Notary World September 2020](https://commonlawnotary.org/2020/09/01/notary-world-september-2020/) - President's Statement Covid-19 has impacted all of us around the world and especially so in common law countries. As I write this Auckland is in its second lockdown which will last nearly three weeks and which has meant that all Notaries are at home and unable to perform their public service. I receive many calls
- [Notary World April 2021](https://commonlawnotary.org/2021/04/01/notary-world-april-2021/) - President's Statement My statement in the previous issue of Notary World commented upon COVID-19 and the impact it has had all around the world. Many countries and in particular the UK and USA have already vaccinated a large proportion of their citizens. Many others are following suit. In New Zealand I am awaiting my vaccination
- [Notary World September 2021](https://commonlawnotary.org/2021/10/29/notary-world-september-2021/) - Editor's Note This issue marks the 6th issue of Notary World, and my first as Editor. I accepted the role with mild timidity due not only to consciousness of my relatively few years as a notary, but also to the large potential audience of commonwealth notaries possessed of experience far greater than mine (there are more
- [President’s Message 2021](https://commonlawnotary.org/2021/10/29/presidents-message-2021/) - I bring you warm greetings from New Zealand where I live and recently the Directors held an excellent meeting by Zoom. A number of positive initiatives are being developed including expansion of our membership base. Hopefully you have seen our e-publication Notary World and anyone who wishes to contribute an article should send it to
- [Notaries’ Society of South Australia Inc. joins as a new full Notariat member](https://commonlawnotary.org/2023/11/22/notaries-society-of-south-australia-inc-joins-as-a-new-full-notariat-member/) - It gives me much pleasure to announce that the Notaries’ Society of South Australia Inc. has recently joined us as a new Notariat member and consequently Roy Hasda of South Australia has been appointed as a Director. That means that we now have 5 full Notariat members being Ireland, England and Wales, BC Canada, New

## Pages

- [Home](https://commonlawnotary.org/) - ACLN represents notaries public internationally, practising under common law. incl Notariats of England & Wales, British Columbia, Ireland, Australia & NZ
- [Stewart Germann](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/stewart-germann/) - Stewart Germann Director Stewart Germann of Auckland, New Zealand was appointed a Notary Public in 1989. Stewart who has been on the Council of the Society of Notaries for many years became President in 2013. He is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries (ANZCN) and is a New Zealand Governor
- [Initiatives](https://commonlawnotary.org/initiatives/) - Initiatives ACLN has been working to develop a strong programme delivering benefits to members. Some details are noted below. Members are warmly invited to request a copy of the Business Plan. Contact Us for your copy Improving the relationship of the Association of Common Law Notaries (ACLN) and Common Law Notaries generally with the UINL
- [Brian D. O'Brien](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/brian-obrien/) - Brian D. O'Brien - Common Law Association of Notaries - Brian has been a Director of the Faculty of Notaries Public in Ireland since 2015
- [Board](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/) - About ACLN - The Association of Common Law Notaries - Find out more about becoming a member of ACLN
- [Russell Clark](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/russell-clark/) - Russell Clark Director Russell Clark is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey and a Notary Public. Russell advises on Guernsey, Alderney and Sark law. Russell heads up the trusts and private wealth team of Carey Olsen in Guernsey where he was previously managing partner. He advises on both contentious and non-contentious trust and
- [Laura Carter](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/laura-carter/) - Laura Carter DIRECTOR Laura joined the Board of A.C.L.N. in 2025. She is both an English Notary Public (appointed 2009) and Solicitor (qualified 2002). Laura is Council Member of the Notaries Society (of England and Wales) and of the Northamptonshire Law Society. As a Notary Laura acts for a wide range of private individuals and
- [Kate Roome](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/kate-roome/) - Kate Roome Immediate Past President/Director Kate joined the Board of C.L.A.N. in 2021 and was appointed as President at the April 2024 meeting held in London when Stewart Germann stepped down after 4 years in the position. Kate was born and raised in Duncan, the heart of the Cowichan Valley. After earning a BA from
- [Bill Holohan](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/bill-holohan/) - Dr. Bill Holohan PRESIDENT Dr. Bill Holohan, Solicitor and Senior Counsel is the Senior Partner of Holohan Lane LLP solicitors, Cork and Dublin in Ireland. His legal and commercial experience is unique among Irish solicitors, a fact recognised by the September 2020 decision of the Irish Government to award him a Patent of Precedence as
- [Submit Article](https://commonlawnotary.org/submit-article/) - Submit Article Submit Article Name Email Article Title Upload your Article Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB. Any other information relating to the article
- [Latest News](https://commonlawnotary.org/latest-news/) - Latest News ACLN Conference 2027 May 4, 2026 Right now, I am particularly glad (and excited) to be able to tell you that it was agreed during our Board meeting that next year, in April 2027, we will Read More » President’s Message 2026 May 4, 2026 Greetings all, I am delighted to be able
- [Contact Us](https://commonlawnotary.org/contact-us/) - Contact Us - ACLN - Get in Touch regarding Membership of the Association of Common Law Notaries and it's member benefits.
- [Notary World](https://commonlawnotary.org/notary-world/) - Notary World Notary World is ACLN’s flagship publication for members and is chockfull of articles and news designed to continually inform and educate. Notary World will continue to be published regularly and continuously as an emailed newsletter. Our target publication rota is three editions annually. All our members are strongly encouraged to submit articles or
- [Associate - Join Now](https://commonlawnotary.org/membership/associate-join-now/) - Associate - Join Now Associate Members (Notaries) We warmly invite Legally Trained Notaries to join ACLN as Associate Members, especially in jurisdictions where there are no formal Notariats. “Legally Trained Notaries” will have a degree or diploma in law and a qualification to practise law within their own jurisdiction. Note: All Notaries who are members
- [Notariat - Join Now](https://commonlawnotary.org/membership/notariat-join-now/) - Notariat - Join Now Full Members (Notariats). We are continually looking to expand our membership to Common Law jurisdictions which have formal Notariats and to admit as many Notariats as possible in order to provide the best service possible to the Public and to Notarial members. How, By Whom and When Relevant Notariats may be
- [Membership](https://commonlawnotary.org/membership/) - Membership The Association of Common Law Notaries (ACLN) an experienced organisation with a drive for ongoing relevance and innovation Our goal is to strive to achieve our Objectives as identified here We are very focussed on providing value for our Notariat, and Associate, Members. Our Members benefit in the following ways Notariats being either existing
- [Kevin Neary](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/kevin-neary/) - Kevin Neary Director Educated at St Colman’s College in Newry, Kevin graduated from University College Dublin in 1982 with a degree in Law (BCL). He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a Certificate of Professional Legal Studies in 1984 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 1984. He was later
- [Services](https://commonlawnotary.org/services/) - Our Services How can we help you? Keeping You Informed Emagazine “Notary World ” (distributed via associations to their members or by direct email to individual associate members. Library CLAN articles and information Educational Videos Professional Development in the future
- [Notariat Application](https://commonlawnotary.org/notariat-application/) - Notariat Application APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Notary Organization Country of Jurisdiction Year Founded Current Number of Members Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic
- [News](https://commonlawnotary.org/news/) - News ACLN Conference 2027 May 4, 2026 No Comments Right now, I am particularly glad (and excited) to be able to tell you that it was agreed during our Board meeting that next year, in April 2027, we will host a conference in my native city of Cork Ireland, the proposed Conference venue being in
- [Full Members](https://commonlawnotary.org/full-members/) - Full Members The formation of the Common Law Association of Notaries (previously known as WON) WON was formed on 11 March 2010 and had its inaugural meeting in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. It included representatives from the national notariats of England and Wales, British Columbia, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand Current Notariats - Full Members The
- [Associate Application](https://commonlawnotary.org/associate-application/) - Associate Application APPLICATION FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Last Name First Name Initial Gender MaleFemaleOther Name of Organization Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic
- [Jackie Tait](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/jackie-tait-2/) - Jackie Tait Director Jackie has been married to her husband, Kevin, for 21 years and has two stepdaughters and three grandchildren. She has lived in Chilliwack since 1974, when her parents moved the family from Saskatchewan, where they had been farming and ranching for 20 years. Always a keen student, Jackie enrolled at University of
- [Roy Hasda](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/roy-hasda-2/) - Roy Hasda Director Roy was admitted as a lawyer in 1978, and then worked in a number of areas particularly Wills, other testamentary documents, deceased estates. Roy was Associate to Mr Justice Wells of the SA Supreme Court in 1977/1978. He has appeared in the Supreme, District, Magistrates and Youth Courts. He is admitted to the
- [Ken Lord](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/ken-lord/) - Ken Lord - Editor - Common Law Association of Notaries - recently appointed as a Governor on The Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries.
- [Anthony Northey](https://commonlawnotary.org/board/anthony-northey/) - Anthony Northey was appointed as a Notary Public/Notary in England and Wales in 1978 and is a Vice President of C.L.A.N. The Common Law Association of Notaries

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