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Earlier we've blogged about the role of professional translation services in the global economy. As China continues to develop as a dominant international business player, it is essential for the international lawyer to understand China's antitrust review process, and the role of English-Chinese and Chinese-English legal translations in this process.
Part of finalizing a foreign investment in the United States involves satisfying the procedures set up by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Financial document translation, accounting document translation, and legal document translation of foreign language documents constitutes an important step in this process. The purpose of the CFIUS is to ensure that foreign investments do not have any national security implications.
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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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With the growing economic and political strength of the European Union, more and more transatlantic business is being conducted. This leads to an increase of transatlantic business contracts. Such contracts need to be translated into the language or languages of the European country, with which the U.S. company is conducting business. And, the more international business transactions there are, the more blurred the law that governs the enforcement of contracts becomes.
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As the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is aimed primarily at international transactions, the issue of accurate foreign language translation becomes essential to avoiding legal trouble. According to the FCPA, it is a crime to, among other things, to bribe a foreign official.
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Earlier we blogged about the role of foreign language translation in transnational litigation. When a foreign company is involved in U.S. litigation, regardless of whether it is against a U.S. company or not, there are several important factors to keep in mind. As an attorney representing the foreign company, of particular interest is the extent of attorney-client privilege. As both the U.S. and foreign country's Code of Civil Procedure may apply - knowing when communications are privileged and to whom this privilege extends to is essential.
Depending on the quality of the original, source text, foreign language translations may sometimes be perceived as ambiguous. According to the Law of Contracts, one method for interpreting the terms of an ambiguously written contract is to look at any terms of trade used within the document. This refers to any terminology that has a special meaning within a given trade that is the subject of the contract. However, this can become an even more complicated task when the terms of trade are in a foreign language.
We've already blogged about foreign language translations in the context of reverse mortgage loans. But when it comes to foreign language translation in the context of real estate transactions, it helps to remember that there are two basic steps in conducting a valid real estate transaction - creating a valid deed and properly filing the deed. More so, each step may be affected when a foreign language real estate deed is involved.
August 11, 2008 Legal Translation, Translation of Contracts, and the International World of Sports Any sports fan knows that, regardless of the game, sports are becoming more and more...
July 24, 2008 Translation Issues in Cross-Border Contract Law: Which Foreign Language to Use? Foreign language translation issues aside, when entering into a cross-border or international contractual agreement, one...
July 9, 2008 English-Chinese and Chinese-English Legal Document Translations, and China's Antitrust Review Process Earlier we've blogged about the role of professional translation services in the global economy. As...
July 4, 2008 Legal Translations, Financial Translations, and Foreign Investments in the U.S. Part of finalizing a foreign investment in the United States involves satisfying the procedures set...
June 25, 2008 Corporate & Legal Translation Services and International Arbitration Professional translation services play an important role in arbitration. Nearly every industrialized nation has an...
June 16, 2008 Legal Document Translation, and Enforcing U.S. Judgments in Europe With the growing economic and political strength of the European Union, more and more transatlantic...
