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Is a deed signed by a power of attorney on behalf of a company required to be witnessed?

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The requirement of a witness will depend upon whether the attorney is an individual or corporate attorney.

In the case of an individual attorney executing a deed, it will be validly executed where either:

  1. •

    it is signed by the attorney in the presence of a witness who attests to the signature, or

  2. •

    it is signed by an

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