Workshop at METM16
I’m very pleased to be taking part in the METM conference again this year. This time I’ll be doing a pre-conference workshop on translating...
Quick tip for translating contracts (8): use only useful legalese (and when to use “hereby”)
While most contract drafting guides suggest we avoid legalese, they do usually see a point to what you could call “useful legalese”. Hereby Take...
Resources for translating contracts (6): some tips for improving Spanish-to-English legal translation
This straight-to-the-point paper by Daniel Kaplan has some useful tips for translating contracts. 1. False friends Kaplan points out a couple of false friends...
Quick tip for translating contracts (7): mainly call contracts agreements
When translating a contract, it can be surprisingly difficult to work out what to call it in English. You’d think that would be easy...
Quick tip for translating contracts (6): don’t use word–numeral doublets
Just about any contract drafting or legal style guide you pick up will tell you to avoid using word–numeral doublets: E.g., instead of: He...
Quick tip for translating contracts (5): build a clause library
Firstly, what is a clause library? Basically just a place (e.g., an Excel file) where you can store your preferred translations for typical clauses...
Quick tip for translating contracts (4): distinguish between formulaic language and contract information
Distinguishing between formulaic language and contract information is, I believe, the key to translating contracts and other formal legal documents. The only thing that...
Pulling my head out of the sand and why so much on contracts lately
I’ve been talking about translating contracts a lot lately on this blog. You’d be surprised to know there’s actually a reason for it. Earlier...
Resources for translating contracts (1): La traducción de los contratos
Here’s an excellent resource (in Spanish) on translating contracts from Spanish to English and vice versa: La traducción de los contratos (inglés – castellano...
