I have been talking with a foreign lawyer about representing me overseas and they have requested certain documents including confidential information from me. What should I do?
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Answer by LegalEagle™ staff, Forbes 2871 NSW
- Ask the lawyer what they need the documents for and what they are going to do with them.
- Ask if certified copies of the documents will be acceptable.
- You can have documents certified by a justice of the peace or a solicitor or at the local court.
- If original documents are necessary have certified copies prepared for yourself to keep and make an electronic copy of the originals prior to sending them.