Let’s say that you are dealing with some important paperwork between two languages (a birth certificate from a different country, perhaps) and suddenly the man on the other side of the desk says, “This document has to be translated by a certified translator.” What do you do then?
Well, first of all, don’t panic. It’s important [...]
Posts Tagged ‘legal translation’
Do We Need Certified Translators?
Friday, October 16th, 2009UAE Translating their Laws to English
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009In an effort to make its relationship with non-Arabic countries more transparent and friendly, the United Arab Emirates (officially consolidated as a nation in 1971) is working on translating all of the laws it has passed into English. Access to this work will be essential to encouraging companies to invest in the territory and make [...]
Legal Translations
Monday, March 23rd, 2009The following are the most important aspects of legal translations:
The might contain the ambiguities that arise from terms, concepts, or institutions that do not coincide between the legal systems of the source and target languages.
In order to properly complete the translation, the translator must use a reliable manual or dictionary that clearly defines a term [...]
References for legal writing
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Recently I had to work on a long translation of a legal document, which is not the field I work with most often. I found myself once again working very hard on conforming to the standards and practices of “legal writing” in English. The concept is quite vague, since many options exist for word choice, [...]
Adhesion contracts
Friday, October 31st, 2008In another post, we mentioned this type of contract which is commonly used in today’s market filled with the hustle and bustle of the business world. Adhesion contracts are pre-printed contracts used by the majority of companies who market mass products or services.
The legal issue behind these “contracts” is the consent of one of [...]
