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EULITA   /   News   /   30 April 2012

In a recent Skype conference EULITA’s Executive Committee decided to send a letter to the Lord Chancellor and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Justice in which it expressed its concern over the current situation in the UK

Your local Guardian   /   News   /   29 April 2012

A shortage of interpreters is causing massive backlogs in court cases, according to one lawyer. The government privatised translator services after striking a £300m deal with Applied Language Solutions. But a lack of translators at Croydon’s courts is causing delays, increasing waiting times and costs.

Jago Russell, Chief executive, Fair Trials International - in Law Gazette   /   News   /   26 April 2012

'The right to be understood in criminal proceedings is an indispensable aspect of the right to a fair trial'

Nicola Hill of Kingsley Napley for The London Advocate   /   News   /   25 April 2012

'As I write, the consequences of MoJ’s contract with Applied Language Solutions (ALS) are being felt, with many cases delayed. And, when the CPS bring in their digital reforms (due on 1 April), the fun will really start!'