A civil law dictionary and my dissertation topic
I just bought a new dictionary: Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary by Gregory W. Rome and Stephan Kinsella. So, what would a Spanish to UK-English...
Sworn translation, rubber stamps and funny hospital reports
I need a sworn translation My first experience with sworn translation happened over 15 years ago. I needed a hospital report to be translated...
Shall I or shall I not apply the ABC rule in my legal translations?
I recently stumbled across this interesting blog post that talks about, among other things, how shall is used in Australian contracts. According to something called...
Dahl’s Law Dictionary — a legal dictionary with a unique approach
I could have called this post “the review that made me buy a legal dictionary” because that’s exactly what the following words made me...
Spain’s housing repossession nightmare and dación en pago — Part 2
(…continued from Spain’s housing repossession nightmare and dación en pago — Part 1.) Landmark case In November 2010, a judge in Navarre found “that...
Official translations of Spanish legislation and translating in a vacuum
As reported here, the Spanish Ministry of Justice has made English and French translations of some Spanish legislation available on this page. While this...
Hardline election promises and translating “delito” and “falta”
This week, Duran i Lleida, CiU’s candidate for the Spanish general election to be held this month, announced that one of his party’s election...
A plain Spanish campaign in Woolf’s clothing?
A Spanish government committee recently made a series of recommendations to legal bodies and practitioners—including the Spanish Bar Association, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and...
Em dashes and clarity in legal translation
Should we use the em dash in legal translation? Great for making complicated sentences less so, em dashes are described here as the “strongman...
