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The ongoing problem of interpreters not turning up in Court led to a barrister remarking it would be quicker for him to learn Czech than to wait for one to arrive
The linguist was also confused whether waiting times should be signed off by the court
The last several months have been chaotic for courts in the UK. The country's interpreters are boycotting new rules imposed on their profession and refuse to help out courts, while judges must do what they can to work around the situation and explain non-English-speaking – Lithuanian, for example – defendants what they are charged with
We are inviting everyone to the second demonstration we are holding in London on Monday, 16th April in protest against the Framework Agreement for the provision of interpreting services between the Ministry of Justice and Applied Language Solutions
