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MoJ awards courtroom interpreting contracts
Thebigword confirmed it has won two components of the Ministry of Justice’s new contract
Consumer watchdog warns of interpreters acting as ‘introducers’
Regulators should consider introducing a code of conduct for interpreters, a legal watchdog has advised, reporting that some interpreters have been acting as ‘introducers’ to law firms
Interpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge
The Employment Tribunal did not ‘misdirect’ itself when it dismissed two interpreters’ claims for racial discrimination against the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Korean man who claimed interpreter ‘impeded’ his understanding of rape trial loses appeal against conviction
A Korean man found guilty of rape who claimed that he did not receive a fair trial because the interpreter at the trial "impeded" his ability to understand the proceedings has failed in an appeal against his conviction
