Translation For Lawyers

Earlier we’ve blogged about corporate translation services in the context of international arbitration. Although the purpose of arbitration is to allow for the amicable resolution of business disagreements, sometimes a party will be left unsatisfied with the choice of arbitrator. Both the arbitration done under the Rule of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) or via internal (ad hoc) rules allow for a challenge. When raising a challenge, specific requirements must be met:

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Professional translation services play an important role in arbitration. Nearly every industrialized nation has an International Arbitration Act on their books. Although every nation’s Act is unique, all are similar in purpose – to facilitate the mediation and arbitration of international commercial disputes. Further, all states who have International Arbitration Acts agree to specific formalities as part of the International Arbitration Convention.

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Foreign language document translation and language interpreting play an important role in the investigation and defense of money laundering cases. Money laundering occurs when an individual or organization attempts to disguise the origin of proceeds which stem from a preceding criminal act. In other words, it is the act of transferring the proceeds made from a criminal act in order to conceal their criminal origin. In the setting of international commercial arbitration, the following elements of the offense of money laundering need to be established:

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A recent article in The Washington Post explores a new flare-up of old tensions between French- and Dutch-speaking populations of Belgium. Many of these tensions spring up from the linguistic, cultural, and political obstacles (such as Flemish demands for greater autonomy), and cannot be easily overcome even with the help of professional legal French language translation and French language interpretation services, or with the help of professional legal Dutch language translation and Dutch language interpretation services.

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During a U.S. federal case, an attorney will often be required to take a deposition in a foreign country. Such foreign depositions, or cross-cultural depositions, if you will, often involve non-English-speaking witnesses and require services of professional foreign language court interpreters, fluent in the deponents' languages.

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As linguistic and cultural diversity in the United States continues to grow, American courts will increasingly deal with cross-cultural disputes, as well as with the intersection between foreign and domestic law, and, often, with the intersection between cultural or religious customs and domestic law.

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Two important rules applicable to interpreting a prenuptial agreement are the Parol Evidence Rule and the Statute of Frauds. The Parol Evidence Rule holds that prior or contemporaneous negotiations and agreements that contradict, modify or vary the terms of the contract are inadmissible when the contract is intended to be a complete and final expression of the parties.

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The European Union currently has 23 official languages. In order for each version of the EU documents translated into those 23 languages to be binding, there’s an ongoing need for precise Bulgarian translation and Czech translation; Danish translation and Dutch translations; English translations and Estonian translation; Finnish translations and French translation; German translations and Greek translation; Hungarian translations and Irish translation; Italian translation and Latvian translation; Lithuanian translation and Maltese translation; Polish translation and Portuguese translation; Romanian translation and Slovak translation; Slovenian translation; Spanish translation and Swedish translation.

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The key to successfully mediating any cross-cultural dispute is to understand both the similarities and differences that exist between the represented cultures. To do this, one has to understand the ethnic and national makeup of the specific cultural group, their cultural prerogatives, and body language.

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A rather recent trend in transnational business dispute resolution is the use of mediation as a method for reaching amicable solutions. However, a successful business mediation that involves representatives of different cultures, who speak different languages, creates unique challenges for all the parties involved. All too often language barriers, cultural differences and the parties’ lack of understanding of each other’s respective cultures, lead to a breakdown in the negotiation process.

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As our society becomes increasingly multicultural, the potential for cross-cultural disputes becomes more likely. Unlike same-culture disputes, cross-cultural disputes are difficult to mediate due to the unique challenge of having to understand the needs of someone from a different culture.

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The U.S. Constitution guarantees equal access to the judicial system. However, according to a recent study conducted by the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, some of the leading causes of impeding Asian-Americans’ equal access are the language barriers and cultural differences that exists between East and West cultures.¹

This is particularly true when your Asian-American client is going through probate.

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The law holds a party bound to a contract’s terms, regardless of comprehension or understanding, absent coercion, duress, fraud, inducement or some other independent ground that justifies recession.

Not being fluent in the language, in which the contract is written, or being unable to understand the language of the contract is not an independent defense to the contract’s enforcement. See Merril, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Benton. 467 So.2d 311, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 225 (Fla. App. 5 Dist., 1985); Kahan Novoa v. Safra Nat. Bank of New York, 313 F.Supp.2d 1347 (S.D. Fla. 2003).

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