Legal Documents. Special Paper?

Vinny-Chase

Hey all,
Just a quick question regarding the paper used for legal documents. Currently getting ready to submit divorce documents for the solicitor to sign (diy divorce).

Can any decent heavy duty paper from a stationary store suffice or does it have to be a specific paper/ size from a specific legal store?

Thanks for the help.

Our man in Havana

Regular white paper is good enough.

maidhc

nope, plain old 80gram photocopying paper is perfect!

Thirdfox

maidhc wrote: »

nope, plain old 80gram photocopying paper is perfect!

200gsm high density paper with watermarks and fibres (gold leaf headers would be a nice optional extra)

...at least it makes for good CV application paper (at least in the US).

Farcear

but, please, for the sake of everyone use A4 size paper.

Anything else just becomes a nightmare to copy.

nuac

Good quality A4. Paper that is too light may not wear well.

When I was an apprentice I remember memorials for the Registry of Deeds being written out with indian ink on vellum. Various sizes of paper used then A3 for briefs and some deeds etc.

There is far too much paper being used.

E.g. with the advent of the word processor documents such as commercial leases have grown to ridiculous lengths. The "disregards" alone in the rent review clause would need their own index.

With the use of fast photocopiers when e.g. preparing a brief about ten copies are made of everything, except of the one vital document which gets lost in the rush back and forth to the photocopier.

When the case gets to court, lever arch files full of documents seem to breed like rabbits
...................... and there should be a law against too much discovery.

You see files full of vouchers left behind in bar rooms after cases.

Victor

Thirdfox wrote: »

200gsm high density paper with watermarks and fibres (gold leaf headers would be a nice optional extra)

...at least it makes for good CV application paper (at least in the US).

100g/m2 is perfectly decent and while substantially more robust than 80g/m2 paper. It will also work in a photocopier without difficulty.

Avoid textured paper like the plague.

Thirdfox

Victor wrote: »

100g/m2 is perfectly decent and while substantially more robust than 80g/m2 paper. It will also work in a photocopier without difficulty.

Avoid textured paper like the plague.

Oh I assure you it was very much tongue in cheek. On the other hand - in the US - CVs (at least in the law firm circles) are to be handed up on "special" paper and matching envelopes. Then again, the American "Legal" size paper isn't even the same as ISO A4

Vinny-Chase

Many thanks guys, appreciate the advice.