Translation For Lawyers

Although the Federal Rules of Evidence are silent on the topic of using translations of foreign language documents as evidence in civil or criminal cases, several states have adopted specialized rules governing this issue. Texas Rule of Evidence 1009 provides a general outline of how the Rules of Evidence apply to admitting and objecting to foreign language translations as documentary evidence.

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f) states that serving process on a foreign defendant is to be made in accordance with the Hague Convention. Although the Hague Convention intended to create a uniform and fair method of serving process in foreign countries, the reality is that it is expensive, time consuming and overly burdensome. And legal document translation is arguably the only easily solvable aspect of international litigation.

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