Category: Case Study
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Case Study: Why translation matters in immigration cases
A Chinese national sought to join her British husband in the UK by applying for settlement. This process required her to provide substantial evidence of her circumstances, including translating key documents such as her marriage certificate and household registration documents (Hukou).
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Case Study: Effective Use of Language Services in a Disputed Estate Case
This particular legal case involved a complex dispute over inheritance of an estate located in Morocco which had been ongoing for several years.
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The Price of Misunderstanding: The Wasted Costs of Multilingual Cases in the UK
The judgment Rainer Hughes Solicitors v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 585 (KB) provides crucial guidance for preparing for wasted costs hearings and is a further significant addition to the existing body of case law concerning witness statements for non-English speakers.