Translations for Defense Counsel; Defending Against Foreign & Non-English-Speaking Plaintiffs: February 2008 Archives

February 20, 2008

Professional Translation Services & Gestational Surrogacy Contract

Professional translation services, which embrace legal document translation and courtroom translation, come in handy when dealing with many potential points of litigation. Take, for instance, a gestational surrogacy agreement. Issues can arise in a surrogacy arrangement when the parties do not speak the same language.

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February 18, 2008

Legal Document Translations Protect Foreign Language Speaking Californians

Legal document translations protect non-English-speaking consumers from entering into business transactions they don’t understand. The Consumer Protection for New Californians Bill of 2004, for example, was designed to protect foreign language speakers from being tricked into signing contracts and other legally binding agreements that they cannot understand, or that are not accompanied by a foreign language translation. Specifically, the bill required certain businesses to provide translation of contracts into the four major Asian languages: Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

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February 5, 2008

Foreign Language Certified Translation, Foreign Language Depositions, and Multilingual Discovery Tips

When dealing with a foreign party during transnational litigation, the discovery and deposition process is often more tedious than it is when dealt with domestically. When conducting multilingual foreign language discovery and cross-cultural depositions requiring professional foreign language translation and interpreting services, keep these tips in mind:

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