What is covered
Texts where wording
carries legal effect
Legal translation covers documents whose wording creates rights and obligations, so terms must match the source exactly and read correctly in the target legal language.
Typical documents are contracts and agreements, general terms and conditions, articles of association and other company documents, powers of attorney, court and administrative documents, and business correspondence.
Legal texts often contain personal data. Under the agency's privacy notice, such documents are handled confidentially and returned, deleted or destroyed as appropriate when the job is complete.
Legal translation in practice
Documents, method
and standard
Typical documents
Contracts, agreements, terms and conditions, company documents, powers of attorney, court and administrative papers, and business letters.
Process specifics
Translators keep the structure, numbering and defined terms of the source. Terms used in earlier agreements can be followed when the previous translations are supplied.
Quality standard
Under ISO 17100, a second linguist revises each translation against the source text before it is delivered.
Questions
Questions about
legal translation
Which legal documents does Babylon Translations translate?
Contracts and agreements, terms and conditions, company documents, powers of attorney, court and administrative documents and business correspondence, into and out of Bulgarian and between other languages.
Will a translated document be accepted by an authority?
Acceptance depends on the receiving authority. Some require a certified, sworn or legalised translation; the requirement should be confirmed with that authority and included in the request.
How are confidential legal documents handled?
Source texts and related information are treated in full confidentiality, and subcontractors are bound by the same obligation, as set out in the general terms.