About Notary Public

 Notarial activities is a publication which, in terms of the system, discusses all aspects of a notary's work - including those related to running a notary office . The publication is a novelty on the legal market. In a comprehensive manner, the Authors provide the Reader with answers to any problems that may be associated with notarization and the work of a notary itself.

The combination of substantive and procedural issues in the publication will help in the process of applying the law in practice. The cross-reference system creates ready-to-work solutions . Numerous examples, tips and references to jurisprudence facilitate the understanding of the subject matter. The publication helps to interpret the existing regulations , which are cited in whole or in part, and takes into account the latest jurisprudence and the achievements of the doctrine . In addition, it contains other models or fragments of clauses that are necessary to effectively prepare a notarial deed. Thanks to the precise structure of the publication , Praxis allows the Reader to quickly find a specific issue.

The notaries has been divided thematically into parts that concern, among others:

a notary public and a notary's office (including: legal status of a notary public, its position in the system of legal protection authorities with notarized preventive jurisdiction, the scope of jurisdiction of Polish notaries, liability of a notary);

notarial activities (including: general obligations of a notary public in official activities, refusal to perform notarial activities; specific notarial activities);

general part of civil law (interpretation of provisions relating to persons, property, conclusion of a contract or term and condition);

representation of the parties to notarial activities (including: representation, representation of the State Treasury, local government units, entities representing public purposes, church legal persons or commercial companies);

rights in rem (ownership, perpetual usufruct, easements, pledge, mortgage, possession);

real estate designation and destination (geodesy and cadaster, property divisions, spatial planning);

restrictions on real estate transactions (agricultural and forest real estate, pre-emptive rights, real estate acquisition by foreigners);

housing law (including: separate ownership of the premises, cooperative ownership rights to the premises;

land and mortgage registers and land and mortgage register proceedings (including: land registers, their essence and structure, rules of conducting land and mortgage register proceedings);

obligations (including: general principles, size of debtors and creditors, preliminary contract, performance of obligations; set off, renewal, release from debt, change of creditor or debtor, as well as discussion of selected contracts);

family law (including: matrimonial property regime, activities of the spouse with effects on the joint property, division of joint property, exercise of parental authority or guidelines for drawing up maintenance agreements;

inheritance law (including: statutory inheritance, decree in the event of death, reserved share, acceptance and rejection of inheritance, inventory list, certificate of inheritance, European certificate of inheritance, succession administration, division of inheritance, inheritance contracts, inheritance of farms);

corporate law (concerning the subject of partnerships, limited joint-stock partnerships, capital or joint-stock companies, as well as a list of registers operating in Poland and Europe);

bankruptcy, restructuring and enforcement issues (the concepts of bankruptcy, restructuring, notarial enforcement titles and notarial activities related to enforcement proceedings are discussed, e.g. disposal of an item in the course of enforcement);

private international law (the concept of international law, structure and types of conflict of laws rules or the main problems related to the application of foreign law in notarial practice);

taxes in notary practice (e.g. taxes on civil law transactions, inheritance and donation taxes, VAT or income taxes, as well as tax schemes);

duties of a notary public as a compulsory institution (powers and duties of a notary);

notary's remuneration (in addition to general issues, the regulation of the notary's tax is explained).

The authors of the publications are, in particular, notaries, but judges, bailiffs, lawyers, legal advisers and tax advisers also take part in the development of individual issues. The extremely good preparation of the publication also results from the fact that some authors combine practice with theory, working in an appropriate law office, sharing their knowledge also by lecturing at universities, writing articles or scientific publications.

The publication will allow for:

getting acquainted with every aspect of the notary's work;

preparation of a notarial deed in the relevant field of law;

familiarization with the desired topic;

avoiding problems that arise during the work of a notary and notary office;

checking what is the best solution to a given problem.

The book is addressed to all notaries because it is a systemic overview of aspects of work. It will be useful, above all, for notaries setting up their own office and starting a career in the notary's office. Also recommended for deputy notaries and notary trainees . Moreover, for practitioners of legal professions - lawyers, legal advisers, judges and, as supplementary literature, for students who associate their professional career with the work of a notary public and people interested in the subject matter.