SeproTec Reportedly Valued at EUR 75m in Nazca Capital Buy-Out
Madrid-based LSP Seprotec takes on new majority owner as Spain’s Nazca Capital becomes latest private equity firm to enter language services industry. Continue reading
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Patent Applications Hit Record High in 2020; SeproTec CEO on Growth Drivers
Patent filings grow 4% in 2020 despite 3.5% global GDP contraction. Juan Julián León, CEO of IP & patent specialist SeproTec, on what’s driving growth in the space. Continue reading
Legal & IP Translation Startup Bering Lab Gets Funded By Korean Search Giant Naver
Korean machine translation startup, Bering Lab, closes seed round led by search engine giant, Naver; Bering CEO on their focus on legal and patent translation — and which sectors are next. Continue reading
What It Takes to Be a Lawyer-Linguist at the European Union
Lawyer-linguists at the EU work on matters that have major policy and political implications. Here’s what it takes to be part of the elite few. Continue reading
New ISO Standard on Legal Interpreting Seeks to Combat ‘De-Professionalism’
ISO, the body that develops international standards, has just published a new standard for legal interpreting services to promote equal access to justice, the law, and fair trials. Continue reading
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Google Translate Not Enough to Obtain Consent for a Search, US Court Finds
Police arrest man for possession of 14 pounds of illegal drugs, but the case does not hold up in court because Google Translate was used to ask the defendant for permission to search his vehicle. Continue reading
LanguageLine Contract in Canada Probed by Alberta’s Ministry of Justice
Local language service providers push back against Alberta’s contracting of US-giant LanguageLine for remote video remote interpreting service for state’s courts. “We don’t know who is... Continue reading
Hungary Cuts Red Tape for Translators and Language Service Providers
Hungary ends the state monopoly on certified translations. Language service providers (LSPs) and freelance translators and interpreters welcome the move. Hungarian translation market estimated at... Continue reading
Demand in the US for Legal and Healthcare Interpreters Gets Increasing Media Attention
Several local news outlets in various US states have all been highlighting the lack of interpreters recently. Medical and legal interpretation demand in focus. Continue reading
100,000 Requests In, How Is the UK’s Giant Court Interpreting Contract Working?
The giant court interpretation contract from the UK’s Ministry of Justice has for the first time reached 98% fulfillment from its new vendor, thebigword. With a 5% decrease in service requests,... Continue reading
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Language Empire Wanted to Pass Off as Big Word Translation — and Lost
Why Language Empire thought it could get away with launching a business under the name “Big Word Translation” remains unclear. The company was now ordered by a judge to cease operating under the... Continue reading
Taiwan Legal: Inside the Winkler Partners Translation Team
Head of Translation at Taiwan-based law firm says local legal concepts do not often correspond neatly with those of Anglo-American law; regards translation technology as something to potentially... Continue reading
Aussie Rules: Don’t Blame the Translator
Chinese company that failed to pay for 170,000 tons of iron ore tries a hail mary by blaming the translator for arbitration loss. Australia’s Federal Court unimpressed; says claim comes a bit... Continue reading
Recent Rulings Impact Language Services in US States
California courts work to provide full language services even as Governor approves funding for medical interpreter pilot program. North Carolina follows suit, improves language access; no more... Continue reading
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