{"id":7860,"date":"2022-09-28T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vocalegalglobal.com\/integrity-of-key-evidence\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T12:11:06","slug":"integrity-of-key-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vocalegalglobal.com\/en-us\/integrity-of-key-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring the integrity of key evidence after translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ensuring the integrity of key evidence after translation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disputes are won and lost on the facts and the law. In most international disputes, factual evidence, applicable law, or both will often be in a language that differs from that of the lawyers and adjudicators. Their knowledge and understanding of the case will thus depend entirely on how the evidence of facts and the law are translated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Evidence discovery<\/b><\/p>\n

The impact of poor oral translation is immediately evident at hearings, and party representatives therefore usually take care that any interpreters they engage possess sufficient knowledge, skills, and experience for the task. When it comes to written translation however, people tend to cut corners. That is a grave mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crucial importance of written evidence cannot be overstated. Its relevance and value, however, is only discoverable upon translation. A proper assessment of such evidence requires its translation to meet two conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n