Regular readers may remember the post some months back about the Maple syrup marauders who stole Canada’s (and indeed most of the world’s) maple syrup reserves.
Well, a few days ago, the last of the culprits was arrested.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Linguistic diversity among in-house lawyers in UK
I have been made aware of a fascinating report, Linguistic Diversity in FTSE 250 legal teams, made available free of charge by Obelisk, a legal support services company based in London. It was sent to me by Nadya Kirichenko, Linguistic Division Director. Over to you Nadya, for an executive summary!
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First Urdu legal dictionary published
India newspapers have recently been reporting that Qanoon Lugat, a law dictionary in Urdu, billed as a first of its kind in the country, has been published.
The dictionary, encompassing 52,000 legal terms, has been translated in Urdu for the first time, according to chief translator and Supreme Court advocate Muhammad Irshad Hanif.
Monday smile – Malaysian judge worshipped by lawyer
I did enjoy a recent article “Language makes the law” in which former Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi talks about the importance of English and its impact on the Malaysian legal system. In particular the following…
Conference – Italian interpretations of new EU patent regime
Following yesterday’s post on the Oxford conference on the new unitary patent system, I thought readers might like to know that there will also be a conference in Milan, at the University of Milano-Bicocca, to be held on Friday 27 September 2013.
The conference is supported by the European Commission Representation in Italy, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – Italian Group (AIPPI).
Conference – Perspectives on the Unitary (EU) Patent System
The Institute of European and Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, and the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, present a conference entitled Perspectives on the Unitary (EU) Patent System, to be held on 4 & 5 October 2013, at the Ship Street conference centre, Jesus College, Oxford, UK.
The conference is CPD accredited by the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Job opening – International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The United Nations in The Hague is seeking a Translator/Revisor (French) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Translations of Early English Laws
Early English Laws is a project to publish online and in print new editions and translations of all English legal codes, edicts, and treatises produced up to the time of the Magna Carta in 1215.
Monday smiles – Conservez vos imbéciles…
The movement for the French language in Quebec is up in arms once again, due to translation errors on the website of the retailer Walmart.
Legal translator turned whistleblower
I came across a very interesting case a few days ago, concerning Toyota and a legal translator who decided to reveal documents and internal memoranda to which she had become privy, in what she felt were the interests of public safety.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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