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The Independent: Unqualified ALS interpreter revealed to have halted Rajvinder Kaur trial
A murder trial was halted for a day after an unqualified interpreter - filling in for his wife - could not accurately translate questions from a barrister
The Guardian: MPs to investigate 'underperforming' firm awarded £300m court monopoly
Private interpreting contractor ALS faces investigation after cancelled court cases and complaints from judges and lawyers
Southern Daily Echo: Interpreter fiasco at murder trial
A murder trial had to be halted temporarily when a man translating vital evidence revealed he was only there because his wife – the real interpreter – was too busy
Oldham Evening Chronicle: Interpreters welcome ALS probe
Professional bodies have welcomed the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into the multi-million-pound contract for court interpreting services awarded to Delph-based Applied Language Solutions (ALS).
