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Lost in translation: Court interpreter travels 564 miles for EIGHT minutes’ work

Daily Mirror   /   News   /   28 March 2012

The Vietnamese linguistics expert left Newcastle at 3am and spent four-and-a-half hours travelling to Ipswich magistrates court

Court staff forced to rely on Google Translate

The Telegraph   /   News   /   27 March 2012

Court staff and lawyers have been forced to use Google Translate to communicate with non-English speaking defendants because of problems with the new interpreter service, it has been claimed

Ipswich: It’s a farce!

Colin Adwent (eadt.co.uk)   /   News   /   27 March 2012

'Furious solicitors today branded a new court case interpreter system as farcical after a translator made a 564-mile round trip for an eight-minute court hearing'

In praise of … judicial interpreters

The Guardian   /   News   /   26 March 2012

The professionals who ensure non-English speakers can get justice in our courts deserve better


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