The English Law Society’s Gazette recently published news of some new research on legal language. The article notes that “‘With respect’ can be one of the rudest phrases in the English language.
The Gazette adds: “Now it’s official, thanks to research by linguistic academics. Their source is the language of the appellate courts, in particular transcripts of the Supreme Court hearings in R v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.”
Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA, in collaboration with Guangxi University and Tsinghua University is hosting the 9th Asian-Pacific Forum on Translation and Intercultural Studies (APFTIS), to take place online on 25 and 26 March 2022.
The programme is to be announced in February 2022.
Full details can be found on the forum website, and one track is likely to be translating & interpreting services in medical, legal, business, diplomatic, media and non-traditional contexts, i.e. humanitarian crisis, public safety and law enforcement. Continue reading
A conference entitled “Ethics and professional conduct, good practice and professional secrecy”, organized by EULITA (European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association) in cooperation with the French association EXPERTIJ (Experts et Traducteurs Interprètes Judicaires), will take place on 25 and 26 March 2022 at the ESIT Campus Nation, 8 Avenue Saint-Mandé, 75012 PARIS, France. Continue reading
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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