The company eCPD webinars is offering an online course on the German legal system for translators.
The training course comprises three modules on 10 & 12 May 2016, 24 May and 26 May and will be delivered online, with video catch-up if required.
Monday smile – A rose by any other name
A very wry Monday smile today, involving employment disputes – not at all funny for the employees concerned.
But let’s start with a little Shakespeare…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.”
But not in these cases…
Webinar – Contractual protection for translators
eCPD Webinars is organizing a webinar entitled “Binding Agreements and Legal Principles for Translators” on 25 May 2016 at 2 pm UK time.
The webinar will cover some of the recurring issues that self-employed translators face when entering into binding agreements with agencies and/or direct clients, as well as some standard legal principles that can help them make better and more informed decisions before signing.
Born Global – Languages & employability (UK)
Born Global is a British Academy project on language skills for employability, trade and business, and is an open and free-to-use resource for the languages community: universities, teachers, employers, researchers, and students.
Quantitative and qualitative data has been collected on the complex relationships between language learning and employability.
Monday smile – Moose hunting by hovercraft
Just in case you have ever considered hunting moose by hovercraft…
Compendium of legal translation courses offered by universities (2016)
This post updates and replaces my 2012 compendium. As I haven’t found this kind of guide elsewhere, my aim is to give you a flavour of the legal translation, legal linguistics and legal interpreting courses available at universities worldwide.
Please contact me via the sidebar if you know of others that I have not included here.
2016 update – European Commission English Style Guide
Following last Friday’s post on the release of the EU translation memories, here is another very useful resource for you.
The Directorate-General for Translation at the European Commission has just released an updated version (eighth edition) of its English Style Guide.
Monday smile – French gendarmerie’s feline brigade
Last Friday brought with it quite a few funny hoaxes, but I think this one is actually worth implementing…
Stop press – EU translation memories, 2016 release
As many of you know, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation and the Joint Research Centre make freely available translation memories which include the majority of the European Union’s legislative documents (Acquis Communautaire) and some other documents not forming part of the Acquis, in 24 EU languages.
The aim is to support multilingualism, language diversity and the re-use of Commission information.
Financial reporting requirements in jurisdictions worldwide
To round off the week I thought I would share with you a recent discovery – a resource made available by Deloitte providing summaries of financial reporting requirements, use of International Financial Reporting Standards and various updates for jurisdictions worldwide.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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