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Monthly Archives: September 2012

Two webinars on Brazilian law

September 28, 2012

These webinars, to be held on the Proz translators’ platform on November 14 & 28, are being run by Ana …

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Legislation – translating in a vacuum

September 27, 2012

Today I would like to present a guest post from Rob Lunn, an English legal translator working in Spain. Rob …

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Conference – CIUTI forum

September 26, 2012

Early registration might be a good idea for next year’s CIUTI forum (the International Standing Conference of University Institutes of Translating …

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Results of poll on the look of WordstoDeeds

September 25, 2012

Many thanks to all those who expressed their opinion about the appearance of this blog in my August poll. Here …

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Hot Coffee – film review

September 21, 2012

I recently came across the film Hot Coffee. For a film essentially about tort law, it is remarkably watchable. First-time …

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Codifying common law

September 20, 2012

I came across a very interesting article recently, published in the Jersey & Guernsey Law Review in June last year, …

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Volunteering or lending with Kiva microfinance network

September 18, 2012

Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a …

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Monday smile – Out of the mouths of babes…

September 17, 2012

Problematic terms of art used in contracts

September 14, 2012

I am delighted to present a guest post today from Kenneth A. Adams. According to the Canadian periodical The Lawyers Weekly, …

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Plain language in Denmark

September 13, 2012

Following my recent post on plain language in Portugal, and yesterday’s posts on the RELINE annual seminar, today I’d like to …

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