Sworn and Legal Translation Blog

Blog dedicated to all things sworn and legal translation: answers to commonly-asked questions, legal concepts and terminology comparisons, first-hand information about working as a translator, and more.

Q&A

Clear answers to sworn and legal translation FAQs

What is an original sworn translation?

What is an original sworn translation?

When talking about sworn translations, the term ‘original’ refers specifically to the translation issued by a sworn translator and presented in its original format. ‘Original’ means, therefore, the actual sworn translation as opposed to a copy or a modified version of...

Is a sworn translation valid on its own?

Is a sworn translation valid on its own?

Yes, it is. But let me put this statement in context to answer a few related questions people often have. A Spanish sworn translation is valid if it has been translated by a duly appointed sworn translator; complies with the official Spanish sworn translation...

What is a valid Spanish digital sworn translation?

What is a valid Spanish digital sworn translation?

Until just over a year ago, Spanish sworn translations were only accepted as valid by the Spanish authorities when submitted in hard copy form. In April 2020, after numerous requests by sworn translators, the government body regulating the profession in Spain (OIL)...

Working as a translator

First-hand information about life and work as a translator: professional challenges, career path, clients and communication, musings, ICR news and more.

Webinar: ICR speaks about legal specialisation strategy

Webinar: ICR speaks about legal specialisation strategy

Specialisation strategy is a topic which I hold dear and on 21 February I had the chance to speak about it in a webinar hosted by Asetrad, the Spanish Association of Translators, Copy-editors and Interpreters.During my 90-min (+40min) presentation, entitled ‘How to...

ICR Translations attends the BP22 Translation Conference

ICR Translations attends the BP22 Translation Conference

On 9-11 May I had the pleasure to attend the BP22 Translation Conference, which took place in beautiful Lisbon. It was my first in-person post-pandemic translation event, as I had spent the previous several years focusing almost exclusively on legal events to maximise...

Legal words

Legal concepts and terminology, analysed from a linguistic and multijurisdictional point of view.

10 Scots civil litigation terms

10 Scots civil litigation terms

After giving an overview of the Scottish civil court judges in my previous article, today I continue my Scots law terminology blog series with a new list of legal terms. Learn the meaning of ten Scots civil litigation terms, English equivalents to some of them and a...

The Scottish civil court judges

The Scottish civil court judges

Did you know that in Scotland judges are not referred to as “judges”? Scots civil litigation differs from that in England and Wales and so does civil procedure terminology. Focusing on Scots civil procedure, in this article I share a brief overview of the different...

10 Scots succession law terms

10 Scots succession law terms

After the success of my article on conveyancing terms, today I continue my Scots legal vocabulary blog post series talking about Scots succession law terminology. Below you will find a selection of ten succession-related Scots terms, each followed by a definition or...

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