HMCTS Interpreting Reports
Courts forced to get by as no interpreters are provided
"Delay is an enemy to justice," District Judge Snow says. "This is hopelessly inadequate."
A simple shop theft court case: how much does it cost the tax-payer?
'How much did 3 adjournments, police time and resources, an interpreter and travel end up costing under the new arrangement, outsourced to Applied Language Solutions?'
Basic mistake by Polish ALS interpreter
When told that the court had issued an "interim order", she translated it as "internal order" and was unable to translate the expression "final order"
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
