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Blame game begins as Google Translate stands in for court interpreter

The Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   11 August 2017

A blame game has begun over who should provide translation services after a barrister was forced to step in and download a translation app when a defendant unable to speak English was left without an interpreter at a court hearing

Patient waits 20 hours in A&E due to lack of interpreter

Express & Star   /   News   /   22 June 2017

A hospital boss has apologised after a vulnerable patient was kept waiting 20 hours because there was no access to an interpreter

West Yorkshire Police update on using interpreters

Linguist Lounge   /   News   /   09 April 2017

From 1st April 2017, Language Empire provides qualified and vetted interpreters and translators to West Yorkshire Police

Private Eye: The turd way

Private Eye   /   News   /   09 December 2016

Global language services giant thebigword took over the contract to provide foreign language interpreting in courts from useless Crapita at the beginning of November, but the legal system shouldn't expect any great improvement


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