Legal work
Our work in the legal sector so far covered commercial law, company law, criminal law, family law and property law, e.g.:
We translated the indictment in a criminal case, checked the transcription of the police interview, liaised with the German consulate in Edinburgh and provided interpreting services for the defendant and his legal team (solicitor and barrister), initially in HMP Durham and then during the trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
We provided interpreting services in a child adoption case in Tyne and Wear which included travelling to Germany with a social worker to interview the potential foster parents and check the suitability of a different home and school environment for the child.
Other legal translation work undertaken includes documents in several child abduction cases for the Scottish Executive Justice Department, Private and International Law Branch, and criminal record certificates.
We can provide certified translations of legal documents. Unlike in the UK, many countries have a system of sworn translators; our network of translators means we are able to provide you with a translation by an in-country sworn translator.
We also provide a transcription service, verbatim or semi-verbatim (please read blog written by professional transcriber Catherine Bockett).
Title deed dating back to 1904
From the Blog
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Northumberland National Park – Now & Forever
Voice-first translations for Northumberland National Park Authority. NNPA wins two coveted awards!
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Project Focus: Mary Queen of Scots’ Visitor Centre
Winner of Tripadvisor's 2023 Travellers' Choice award.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Professor Thurston's work on Peer Tutoring at Queen's University Belfast has been recognized as a contribution to Sustainable Development Goals SDG 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 & 16. Dr Maria Cockerill has a special interest in finding cost-effective solutions which improve learning outcomes, with a focus on cooperative/peer learning and literacy, and equity for learners from socio-economic disadvantaged areas.
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Work experience
Annabel Garner graduated with a 1st in Modern Languages with Translation with a Distinction in spoken German from the University of Nottingham!