Translation

Lost in translation: English in Brazil

24 May 2012

Brazil is considered a 'low English proficiency' country, and ranks among the lowest in the world for workplace fluency, putting the emerging economy at a disadvantage, writes a guest blogger.

Opinion analysis: “Compensation of interpreters� does not include document translation

23 May 2012

On Monday, the Court decided Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, holding that the cost of document translation is not a taxable cost under the federal cost-shifting statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1920. In an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court ruled – by a vote of six to three – that the Ninth Circuit had [...]

Lost in Translation

22 May 2012

By law, federal courts can order losing parties to pay for the cost of interpreters. But in a disappointing ruling, the Supreme Court decided “interpreter� does not include the translation of documents.