The Complexity of Legal Translation

Posted on 13 February, 2012 by Greg Jacobs

Legal translation, also known as sworn translation, can be a complicated task often involving extensive specialist linguistic and cultural knowledge of both languages. The impact of the Internet and the ever-increasing homogenisation of the world have led to more and more people requiring the legal translation of important documents. Legal Translation Documents Often, legal translators [...]

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90% of languages expected to disapear by 2050

Posted on 28 April, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

For professional translation service providers, the efforts by Google to make translation redundant through their online translation machine are frustrating. Any decent translation agency will state that an online translation machine will never be able to replicate the skill, intuition, knowledge and experience of a professional human translator. However, translation is all about language and [...]

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2 billion tune in to watch Royal wedding

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

On Friday the 29th of April, it is estimated that around 2 billion people will tune in to see Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot. Images of Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Pall Mall along with all the pomp and ceremony will be transmitted all over the world. For any fan of the British [...]

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The consequences of poor translation

Posted on 25 March, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

Bear some of the following in mind, when considering, whether to use a translation service or not. You would also be well advised to think about using a quality professional translation service, rather than going on the cheap, or indeed using Google Translate. An abortion in Portuguese may refer to either a miscarriage or an [...]

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Getting the most from your translator

Posted on 17 March, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

We now live in a global economy and for companies this means communicating with customers on an international level. Speaking to customers in their native language displays your commitment to cater for their requirements. If your marketing messages are spoken or written clearly and features local culture then it gives a very positive effect.  The majority [...]

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Legal Translation into foreign languages

Posted on 19 February, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

Legal systems seek to establish clearly defined rights and duties for certain individuals. However, each country has its own particular legal terminology and linguistic structures. For this reason, legal translation is essential to ensure reliable correspondence of these rights and duties from the original text into the translation. Thus, legal translation into foreign languages is [...]

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Learning new languages is easier than originally thought

Posted on 19 January, 2011 by Greg Jacobs

Learning new languages as an adult, some will say is impossible. You will often hear people saying how they wish they could speak a foreign language or how they should have paid attention to their Spanish, French or German teacher. For most people, understanding how the human brain can learn a new language is just [...]

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How to become a United Nations Interpreter

Posted on 23 April, 2010 by Greg Jacobs

The United Nations is arguably the most distinguished organisation to work for as a professional translator. When you think about the way our planet is governed, we have local government and national government and your local government/council reports to the central government which is where our laws are passed. But what about the laws our [...]

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How to deal with Foreign Legal matters and Legal Translation

Posted on 16 April, 2010 by Greg Jacobs

Global business opportunities are on the increase and there comes a stage when all international businessmen require assistance when dealing with foreign legal matters and/or legal translation. In the UK we are in quite a unique position. London is a truly international City, with companies representing countries from all over the world. English is generally [...]

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Mayor urges London state schools to teach Latin

Posted on 24 March, 2010 by Greg Jacobs

Today Translations understands that London mayor, Boris Johnson has urged more state schools to teach Latin to stop the language from being “the fodder of the independent sector”. A recent study unveiled at a meeting, found that 2% to 4% of state primary schools teach Latin compared to 40% of independent schools. At Today Translations [...]

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Battle over Welsh language law and the £5,000 penalty

Posted on 10 March, 2010 by Greg Jacobs

Today Translations, the London based translation agency, understands that mobile phone, energy and water companies in Wales could face a penalty of up to £5,000 in future for failing to supply proper services in Welsh. The Welsh language which has been somewhat controversial ever since they started broadcasting television programmes in the language, mostly because [...]

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Lord Mandleson hints at the end of modern language degrees

Posted on 10 March, 2010 by Greg Jacobs

Today Translations, the London based translation agency, are pleased to hear that a group of 14 influential figures, including leading academics and influential figures in the arts, have issued the warning in response to higher-education funding cuts. Lord Mandleson, the business secretary, has ordered a £600 million budget reduction by 2013 while calling for stronger [...]

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