HMCTS Interpreting Reports
Solicitors bypass ALS by booking their own professional interpreters
I completely sympathise with solicitors and barristers who want a professional interpreter. In the long run, however, there is only one solution to the problem: the MoJ Framework Agreement has to go
Court reporters speak of ALS interpreting shambles
When court reporters clearly see that something is wrong with the interpreters who attend court these days, surely the Ministry of Justice cannot continue to pretend that it is right to meet targets at the cost of Justice?
Defendant found not guilty, ALS/Capita interpreter says nothing
Untrained Capita linguist translates 'half' of barrister's conversation's with judge
Stand-in and a beautician act as ALS interpreters in a murder trial
A murder trial should be a serious process with grave responsibility for all taking part. So can an unassessed stand-in and a beautician be used instead of an interpreter?
