Legal Services

Law firms, notaries, certified translators and consultants who work with foreign clients, with the languages they work in and the areas they actually practise.

What to ask before you instruct anyone

• Have they done this specific thing for a foreign client before? Company formation, property, a visa matter and a dispute are different practices.
• Fees in writing, before starting: fixed or hourly, what is included, and what happens if the matter escalates.
• Which language the work will be conducted in, and who translates documents.
• Whether a translation will be accepted by the body receiving it. Ask that body first; a good translation from the wrong source gets rejected.
• Never use the other side's translator in a dispute. You then have no independent record of what was said.

Two things worth knowing before you pay anyone. Take advice before committing money, particularly on property, company formation and any nominee arrangement - legal and government covers why, and housing covers the ownership restriction that no structure gets around.

And do not sign a Nepali-language document you have not had independently translated, however routine it is presented as being.

Legal information covers how the courts and the law are structured.

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Firms, notaries and translators working with foreign clients can submit details through partner registration. We record languages and practice areas, and we verify registration before publishing.

Try the free tier first

Not everything needs a paid lawyer, and some of what foreign residents pay for is available at no cost.

Embassies maintain lists of local lawyers and will confirm who practises without recommending anyone. Some bar association and legal aid schemes offer a free initial consultation. And for a question about process rather than law, the department itself is often the fastest authoritative answer.

Pay for a lawyer when you need someone to act rather than explain: litigation, a criminal matter, company formation, or a substantial sum at risk.