Notary's office
Our notarial services are available in our offices in Samedan, St. Moritz and Poschiavo. It goes without saying that notarisations outside these offices in the Canton of Grisons are also possible if necessary. We will advise you in all transactions requiring notarisation and will prepare the corresponding documents for the parties. The documents can be drawn up in all areas in German, Italian, Romansh, French and English depending on the requests of the parties concerned.
Notarial services
The following can be certified:
Signatures or initials on a document (e.g. power of attorney), which may be necessary, for example, when establishing a company, buying or selling real estate or in court proceedings
Copies (e.g. passport or diploma); this certifies that a copy conforms to the original, which is advisable, for example, if an official body or a party cannot or will not be provided with an original
Translations
Securing a date (to prove a document existed as of then)
If necessary, we can also obtain the apostille, i.e. the certification of the notary’s signature by the competent authority.
We draw up and authenticate legal documents in all areas where a duly notarised document is necessary or is requested by the contracting parties. Specifically, these are:
Law of persons
Establishment of foundations
Memorandum of association
Organisational regulations
Creation and notarisation of a last will and testament (will) or an inheritance contract or a marital and inheritance contract in which the establishment of a foundation is directed or agreed upon.
In connection with the establishment of the foundation, we will also clarify any supervisory law issues that may arise and will ensure that the foundation is entered in the Commercial Register.
Inheritance law
Drawing up, amending and notarising the following documents:
Last will and testament
Contracts of inheritance
Contract concerning assignment for the account of a future inheritance
Taking of inventories (security inventories, public inventories)
Family law
Drawing up, amending and notarising the following documents:
Marital agreement
Contract of inheritance
Marital and inheritance agreement
Advance care directive
As to advance care directives in particular
An advance care directive enables a person to arrange their own affairs in the event that they become incapacitated in the future. By means of an advance care directive, a person with capacity to act may, in particular, instruct and authorise one or more natural or legal persons to deal with certain matters in the event that the individual is incapable of judgement. This may be in the form of personal care, management of assets or representation in legal matters. In the advance care directive, reference is often made to the patient decree. This is not an integral part of the advance care directive but may be enclosed with it. We can also advise you on the preparation of a patient decree.
Property law
Legal transactions concerning real estate (e.g. purchase of an apartment, a house, land) primarily involve the following documents:
Sale agreement, preliminary agreement to the conclusion of a purchase agreement, purchase option agreement, repurchase agreement, agreement concerning the granting of a right of pre-emption
Establishment of a condominium
Establishment of personal easements, such as residential rights, usufruct rights
Establishment of easements such as boundary building rights, rights to build closer to the boundary, rights to build higher than specified in the building regulations, rights of way, pipeline rights, etc.
Liens on immovable property (mortgages)
In connection with the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad or by legal entities such as joint-stock companies or limited liability companies, we will also file an application for a finding that a permit is not required, or we will apply for the corresponding acquisition permits.
Commercial and corporate law (Ltd., limited liability company law, cooperatives)
Preparation and notarisation of the deed of incorporation of a company limited by shares or a limited liability company together with the articles of association
Drawing up and, if necessary, notarising agreements on contributions in kind
Notarisation of resolutions of the general meeting or members' meeting
Preparation and notarisation of the duly authenticated document concerning the establishment of a cooperative including the articles of association
In connection with company law, we will also draw up the appropriate deeds concerning amendments to the articles of association, transfers of registered office, etc., as well as all legal documents in connection with mergers, demergers, conversions, transfers of assets and other forms of restructuring.