Bahrain Private Notary Exam case studies
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The Bahrain Private Notary Licence Examination is the admission assessment for lawyers seeking authorisation to act as a private notary in the Kingdom of Bahrain - drafting and attesting contracts, powers of attorney, declarations and other instruments, and taking responsibility for their form, identity verification and record-keeping. It is aimed at legal practitioners with a Bahraini law background who intend to practise notarial work outside the official government notary offices, and who must satisfy the competent authority that they understand both the substantive law they will apply and the professional duties attached to the seal. The Bahrain Private Notary Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,158 words.
1The Deferred Power of Attorney and the Absent Principal
On 3 March, a Bahraini national, Salman, appeared before notary Nadia with a general power of attorney naming his brother Faisal as attorney. Salman produced a valid CPR card and signed in person.
713 words, about 4 min2The Undisclosed Encumbrance in a Plot Sale
A notary is asked to authenticate a sale of a 600-square-metre plot in a new development. The seller, a small company, presents a title deed, a CPR card for its authorised signatory, a board resolution, and a commercial registration extract.
703 words, about 4 min3The Testator's Later Will and the Notary's Archive
In 2019 a notary authenticated a will in which an elderly widow, Fatima, left one-third of her estate to a nephew and the residue to her two daughters. In 2022 Fatima appeared before a different notary and executed a second will revoking the first and leaving everything to her daughters in equal shares.
564 words, about 3 min4The Company Signatory Without Authority
A notary is asked to authenticate a share transfer and a shareholders' resolution for a closed Bahraini company. The transferor signs through a representative, Yusuf, who presents a commercial registration extract showing him as 'authorised signatory' and a resolution purportedly passed by the board appointing him.
593 words, about 3 min5The Forged Identity at the Counter
A man presenting a CPR card in the name of 'Ali Hassan' asks a notary to authenticate a sale of a vehicle and a power of attorney to sell a flat. The photograph resembles him, but the card's laminate is lifting at one corner and the Arabic name spacing differs from the English.
585 words, about 3 min