Wikizines are interactive magazines - and this one is called "Translation for Attorneys". Got an interesting idea or story about cultural differences, court interpreters and legal document translation to share with other members of this wikizine? Then contact us through our legal translation company's blog Translation for Lawyers, located at http://www.translationforlawyers.com, and to request professional legal and corporate translation and interpreting services visit http://ww... Read Full Story

We've blogged about the importance of Spanish-English legal translation and English-Spanish legal translation for acquiring real estate in Mexico.  Many U.S.-based companies own commercial property abroad. Not only is this a business expense, it's also a way of bringing in revenue. As many companies will purchase foreign commercial property and then rent it out - usually to local clients - understanding the rules of landlord tenant law and the role of professional translation of ... Read Full Story

Needing professional legal and corporate translation services, but don't know where to begin?  Visit our legal translation blog Translation for Lawyers, located at http://www.translationforlawyers.com to learn about the role of foreign language translators and interpreters in the practice of law, and more.Happy reading!http://www.languagealliance.comhttp://www.translationforlawyers.com Read Full Story

As time goes by, legal translators and court interpreters will play an increasing role in climate change litigation.  At its most basic, a suit for damages caused by climate change is a tort. However, unlike other injury-based torts, climate change claims raise the issue of boundaries. To continue reading, visit http://www.translationforlawyers.com, and to request professional legal and corporate translation and interpreting services visit http://www.languagealliance.com. Read Full Story

Earlier we've blogged about legal translation in the context of validity of real estate transactions conducted in a foreign language.  And while multilingual lease agreement translations go hand in hand with successful transnational commercial real estate transactions and are of paramount importance to the corporate legal counsel, professional Spanish-English and English-Spanish translation of miscellaneous legal documents is equally important for Americans who want to buy real ... Read Full Story

Legal document translation, as well as business translation plays an important role each time a U.S. company's assets are sold to a foreign-owned company, while foreign language interpreters are used during all the stages of negotiations.  Such admiralty laws as the Jones Act - which puts into place strict requirements as to U.S. flag vessels being owned by a U.S. citizen - can create a significant obstacle to international trade and commerce. To continue reading, visit http://www.tr... Read Full Story

Earlier we've blogged about professional web translation services in the context of the European Data Privacy Laws.   During internal corporate investigations and e-Discovery it is important to advise a U.S.-based client that foreign blocking statutes do not necessarily eliminate one's compliance with U.S. discovery in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. To continue reading, visit http://www.translationforlawyers.com, and to request professional legal and corporate... Read Full Story

Earlier we've blogged about technical translation services in the context of registering an imported aircraft.  Aviation is clearly one of the areas where being lost in translation can become hazardous - if not deadly, and where professional language translation and interpreter services play an important role. As each country has its own air control center - with each adopting its own system for flight mandates made in their native language - a non-native speaker preparing to land in... Read Full Story

Professional translations of foreign language evidence, as well as translation of foreign-language documents and professional court interpreter services, play an important role in domestic and international litigation.  A common courtroom situation entails a lawsuit in a U.S. court involving foreign parties who face discovery requests for evidence located outside the country. To continue reading, visit http://www.translationforlawyers.com, and to request professional legal and corporate ... Read Full Story

We've already blogged about language translation services and ediscovery translation in the context of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as about deposition translator and interpreter services in foreign depositions in U.S. federal cases.  But under European data privacy laws, conducting effective multilingual e-discovery becomes troublesome, and the benefits of e-discovery are being significantly hampered. By and large, E.U. law restricts the processing of personal data ... Read Full Story