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Courts in chaos as translators take control of proceedings
Translators are coming up with their own questions or telling defendants how to answer
Linguists pursue claim over work status with support from law firm Leigh Day
Around 140 linguists, interpreters and translators who carry out work for the Yorkshire-based language technology and services company thebigword are pursuing a claim for worker status with support from the law firm Leigh Day.
Court interpreting inquiry: Ministry of Justice officials to be questioned on language services contracts
As tensions continue to bubble between court interpreters and Ministry of Justice over the decision to continue outsourcing language services, senior government officials will be questioned by parliamentarians about the government’s contracts today.
In depth: Court interpreters down tools again as Labour persists with outsourcing
The government has fuelled anger by tendering for new contracts. A Lords inquiry on translation services has further highlighted disquiet over low pay.
