HMCTS Interpreting Reports
Lost in Translation
't some point my Polish client asked what he'd been sentenced to, because an interpreter booked for him at court "could not speak English, he just stood there, mute"
Judge demands explanation from ALS
The judge tried to keep calm but it was obvious that he was extremely annoyed, referring to ALS as 'this agency again...'
Judge Orders Another Adjournment
'It was very apparent that ALS was viewed as nonsense by both the court staff and solicitors present'
Defendant turns out to be ex-ALS ‘linguist’
'[...] the defence interpreter told me that his friend - the defendant (who needed an interpreter), used to work for ALS, but they never paid him, so he stopped providing his services to them'
