Lawyers’ flash mob in green t-shirts
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms a couple of weeks ago, lawyers and …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Legal Translation Explained
A few days ago I realized that I hadn’t included a book review for quite a while. Although this book …
‘Business-ese’ may be worse than legalese
I don’t fully agree with plain language campaigns as regards legal documents – I guess I go along with those …
Stop press – EU’s DGT translation memories triple in size
Due to the release of new data, the translation memories made available by the Directorate-General for Translation at the European …
Conference update – Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Translation Conference in the UK – “Those Who Can, Teach’: Translation, Interpreting and Training” - has been moved ahead …
Compendium of legal translation degrees offered by universities
In this post, I hope to give you some examples of the legal translation and interpreting degrees available. Please do write …
Translation of national legislation
In connection with a recent Law Library of Congress event which I hope to report on more fully soon, the …
Chief Justice cannot believe his ears
This almost qualifies as a ‘Monday smiles‘ post, but sadly for Italians or anyone involved with or affected by the …
Extensive collection of resources on international trade
Today I would like to share with you a great resource on international trade (only available in English, Spanish and …
Easter Monday smiles – English beaches are grassy green
A High Court ruling has confirmed that some beaches can be registered as ‘village greens’. No, this isn’t a late …
