Future Learn, a MOOC consortium of 138 educational institutions and specialist organizations worldwide, is offering a free online course which examines the unseen legal and transactional structures behind the shipping industry. Continue reading
Webinars – German legal system for translators
eCPD Webinars is offering a webinar course entitled “The German Legal System for Translators”, with a first module in two sessions on 16 and 23 January 2018, a second module on 6 February 2018, and a third module on 8 February 2018. Continue reading
Monday smile – Logistically speaking
And here we are at the last working week of the year for some people… 😉
#W2D2018 Registration closing soon & CPD points
To avoid disappointment, this post is to remind anyone thinking of attending the conference #W2D2018 The Value of Legal Translation Professionals that registration closes next week on 23 December 2017 (or earlier if capacity is reached).
We have just had the excellent news that the conference and pre-conference workshops have been approved by the American Translators’ Association (ATA) for a total of 10 (ten) CPD (Continuing Education / Continuing Professional Development) points. Continue reading
Monday smile – NDA
Have a great week!
Call for Papers – Jurilinguistics II, Seville, Spain
After a successful first edition in 2016, the organisers have decided to continue their initiative in jurilinguistics, looking at “professionalisation in language and law and exploring new areas of study and research”.
The conference, entitled Jurilingüística II: Enfoques Interdisciplinarios en el Estudio de la Lengua y el Derecho / Jurilinguistics II: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Language and Law, will take place at Universidad Pablo de Olavide Seville, Spain, from 25-26 October 2018.
‘Share and Gain’ Workshops, Suprasl, Poland
The Białystok Legal English Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Białystok, Poland has announced its 3rd international ‘Share and Gain’ workshops for teachers, translators and interpreters of Legal English. They will take place from 6th – 7th September 2018.
The workshops are an opportunity to bring together experienced and inexperienced teachers, translators and interpreters of Legal English to share their knowledge, ideas and experience. Continue reading
Monday smile – Biscuitville
Last weekend, biscuits worth around EUR 100,000 were sneaked out of a warehouse in Flers-en-Escrebieux in the north of France.
Yes, I did say “sneaked”. The small matter of 117 pallets went out through the main entrance without anybody noticing.
Updates for #W2D2018 Conference attendees
Here is some important information for anyone who is attending the conference #W2D2018 The Value of Legal Translation Professionals. Excited? We are! 🙂
Glossary – International Trade Financing
The International Trade Centre (ITC) makes available a Glossary on Trade Financing Terms in English, French and Spanish. Although the tool dates from 2000, it is full of useful terms, with a nice simple, fast layout.
A specific feature of this glossary is that it contains not only the terms, but also the definitions in the three languages and these can be easily accessed through quick hyperlinks. Continue reading
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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