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Prosecutors drop charges against Oxford 'cannabis farmer' teen
Prosecutors dropped charges against a cannabis farmer who claimed to have been enslaved into the drugs trade - and whose lawyer was forced to use Google Translate after an interpreter failed to show-up for a second time.
Norfolk murder case adjourned as no interpreter in court
The case of a man accused of murdering his wife has been adjourned as there was no interpreter to translate proceedings for him.
Lingo bingo
WHILE the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) continues to review whether the qualifications for court interpreters are good enough, cases are still being delayed by the lack of any interpreter at all.
No interpreter means lawyer forced to use Google Translate
An advocate said he had battled to communicate with his cannabis farmer-accused client using Google Translate – as no interpreter was available.
