Foreign Language Translation Experts, Translator's Expertise and Foreign Language-Speaking Plaintiff's Declaration
Language translation issues and translation problems abound in litigation and in courtroom translation and court interpreting. We've blogged about the importance of translator's affidavit (also known as "affidavit of translation accuracy", or as "certified translation") in litigation, court proceedings and arbitration proceedings. It is often the case that along with a deposition transcript, a declaration of the transcript's accuracy will be provided and admitted as evidence. When the person making the deposition is a foreign language speaker, the declaration will be written in their native tongue. In order to submit any translation of a foreign language document as evidence, a party must lay proper foundation as to the accuracy of the foreign language translation.
