Subset errors are breaking most Chinese Legal Translations
Correct legal translation requires skillfully utilizing the concept of a subset, which lawyers will remember fondly from the…
Queuing theory explains problems with legal translation quality
Legal translation quality is being routinely wrecked with risks to clients by ignorance of a common business principle…
The maze of syntax translations in legal documents
Readers of Chinese legal translations usually have to navigate a maze of confusing direct translations of Chinese syntactic…
Chinese Contract Localization vs. Translation
The concepts and practices related to translation are usually confusing to lawyers, who generally apply the single label…
Communities of Practice in Chinese Legal Translation
Over the past several decades, social scientists have identified a concept essential to correct Chinese legal translations, known…
Squid Games and Chinese Translation Errors
When the Squid Games came out, its translation was widely criticized as being extremely inadequate, with some going…
Stakeholder-centered Legal Translation
The translation work that language service providers like CBL provide today is a professional service, much like the…
Databases for Legal Translation
Glossaries and word lists are used by most legal translators, but they get awful results and create documents…
Skopos Theory and Translation Purpose
What is the purpose of a translation? In my line of work, which predominantly involves business and legal…
Should Legal Translators Only Translate into their Native Language?
The Native Language Principle is a longstanding rule followed in Western Europe and the Americas. It dictates that…