Welcome back to the POA’s Desk.

In the last episode, we covered the Property Management POA. In this episode, we’re focusing on the Corporate POA — the document companies use to authorise individuals to act on their behalf.

Unlike a personal POA, a Corporate POA is issued by a legal entity, not an individual. This means the company’s authorised signatory structure and supporting corporate documents must be properly verified before the POA can be executed.

The authorised signatory signing the POA must have authority under the company’s trade licence, Memorandum of Association, or board resolution. If the company requires joint signatories, all required parties must sign. Otherwise, the POA may be rejected.

The supporting documents are more extensive than for a personal POA. These commonly include the company trade licence,  ...