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Kwok is a practising solicitor based in London, admitted in England & Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. He is registered with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Kwok has worked as legal counsel and in-house solicitor across leading firms and corporations. He personally oversees every apostille and legalisation case at Ginkgo Advisory, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and end-to-end quality control.
Kwok Lam
Legal Consultant of Ginkgo Advisory
If you need to use a UKAS ISO 13485 certificate issued by UL Solutions / UL International (UK) Ltd overseas, a simple copy is often not enough. Many foreign authorities, regulators, commercial counterparties, and embassies want a document that has been properly verified, professionally certified, apostilled, and, where required, legalised through the relevant embassy or consulate. UL Solutions states that its QMS audit service covers ISO 13485, and that under UKAS it offers audits to ISO 13485, including combined audit options. UL also presents itself as a medical-device testing, inspection and certification provider, while UK government sources list UL International (UK) Ltd as a current UK Approved Body for medical devices.
What is a UL Solutions / UL International (UK) Ltd ISO 13485 certificate?
ISO 13485 is the internationally recognised quality management system standard for medical devices. UL Solutions explains that ISO 13485 can be used by organisations involved in the development of a medical device across its lifecycle, and that compliance supports regulatory and conformity assessment needs in different jurisdictions. UL also says its auditors independently assess whether a manufacturer’s QMS meets ISO 13485 requirements.
Why legalisation is often needed
When you present a UK-issued ISO 13485 certificate outside the UK, the receiving authority may ask for more than a plain printout. They may want a document chain that shows where the certificate came from, how it was checked, who certified it, and whether the certification has been authenticated for international use. That is where verification, solicitor authentication, solicitor certification, UK FCDO apostille, and embassy legalisation/attestation can become important.
How Ginkgo Advisory can help
At Ginkgo Advisory, we help clients put the document pack together in the right order for overseas use.
Our service can include:
1. Verification
We first review the certificate and supporting details to build an evidence trail around authenticity and issuer identity.
2. Solicitor authentication
We do more than a basic copy certification. Where appropriate, we prepare a solicitor-certified document set with a proper verification trail behind it.
3. Solicitor certification
This is not limited to wording such as “certified true copy of a document presented to me.” Our approach is designed, where the document set allows, to support a stronger certification path linked to authenticity checks and supporting evidence, which is often more useful for cross-border legalisation.
4. UK FCDO apostille
We can arrange UK apostille, including a 2 working day apostille option in suitable cases.
5. Embassy legalisation / attestation
If the destination country is not relying on apostille alone, we can also help arrange the further embassy or consular legalisation stage.
Typical use cases
You may need this process if you are using a UL-issued ISO 13485 certificate for:
- overseas regulatory filings
- distributor or partner onboarding
- tender submissions
- customs, import, or market-entry support
- investor, hospital, or procurement due diligence
- embassy or consular document requirements
Why clients choose a verification-led route
Many firms only certify the copy placed in front of them. That can be too thin for international use. A better route is usually to create a document pack that shows:
- what the certificate is
- who issued it
- how it was checked
- how the solicitor certification was prepared
- how the document was then authenticated for overseas reliance
That is the difference between a basic copy certification and a more robust verification-led solicitor certification route.
Need help with a UL Solutions / UL International (UK) Ltd ISO 13485 certificate?
If you need to use a UL Solutions / UL International (UK) Ltd ISO 13485 certificate overseas, Ginkgo Advisory can help with the full chain: verification, solicitor authentication, solicitor certification, UK FCDO apostille, and embassy legalisation/attestation.
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