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Framework Fantasies: Continuous Professional Development
'[...] ALS promised the MoJ something they wanted to hear, something ALS linguists lack – that very same thing professional interpreters of the previous system diligently followed'
ALS court misinterpretations: funny or sad?
'People who find themselves in court these days [...] have had the pleasure or misfortune to hear things which would make them laugh or cry. I have learnt that laughter was hard to resist sometimes.'
Crown Court: defendant doesn't understand anything
'Do courts book interpreters for the benefit of defendants so that they could fully understand the proceedings? In this case the defendant didn’t have a chance to follow.'
Cost savings on court interpreting services are anything but
Professional interpreters are boycotting courts because of new pay arrangements