Courses

Face to face and online courses and workshops for individuals, groups and orgnisations.

Legal Terminology (law of England and Wales)

Family Law

The legal terminology relating to family breakdown including

Judicial separation
Divorce petition and related documents
Civil partnership dissolution
Maintenance for parties and children
Division of family property
Documents relating to family breakdown

Death, Wills and Inheritance

The legal terminology relating to inheritance including

Wills and Codicils
Trusts
Powers of Attorney
Inheritance Tax
Grants of Probate
Letters of Administration

Employment Law

The legal terminology relating to employment including

Job descriptions
References
Employment contracts
Unfair dismissal; constructive dismissal
Discrimination at work; protected characteristics
Redundancy

Insurance Law

The legal terminology relating to insurance including

Insurance policies
Insurance schedules
Health insurance
Income protection insurance
Professional indemnity insurance
Public liability insurance

Landlord and Tenant Law

The legal terminology relating to residential property including

Tenancy agreements
Guarantor agreements
Inventories of property contents
Eviction notices
Harassment by landlord
Rents and deposits

Contract Law

The legal terminology used in contracts including

Insurance contracts
Reinsurance contracts
Employment contracts
Sales contracts
Property contracts
Business contracts

Legal Personnel and Institutions

The legal terminology relating to the legal venues in England and Wales and the people working in them including

Courts and tribunals
Prisons and police stations
Lawyers’ offices
Judges, magistrates, lawyers

Offences of Modern Slavery

The legal terminology relating to modern slavery including

Modern Slavery Act 2018
Interaction between modern slavery and trafficking
Sexual exploitation
Domestic exploitation
Industrial exploitation
Agricultural exploitation

Offences of Human Trafficking

The legal terminology relating to human trafficking including

Difference between trafficking and smuggling
Trafficking of; children, adults, organs, drugs
Interaction between human trafficking and modern slavery
Agencies supporting victims and survivors
Sanctions and penalties for human trafficking

Offences of Cyber Crime

The legal terminology relating to the world of cyber crime including

Computer Misuse Act 1990
Cyber attacks
Hacking, ransoming
Spam and phishing
Consequences of cyber crime
Penalties for cyber crime

Offences of Dishonesty

The legal terminology relating to offences of dishonesty including

Theft Act 1968
Theft
Burglary
Robbery
Fraud and money laundering
Penalties

Offences of Sexual violence

The legal terminology relating to sexual violence including

Sexual Offences Act 2003
Rape
Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Sex trafficking
Agencies supporting victims/survivors

Offences of Violence

The legal terminology relating to offences of violence including

Offences Against the Person Act 1861
Actual bodily harm
Common assault
Grievous bodily harm
Wounding with intent
Penalties

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Legal Terminology (English-French law)

Compromis de Vente

The legal terminology used in residential sales documents in France including:

Compromis de vente (Provisional sale contract)
Actes Authentiques (Final sale contract)
Inventories of house contents
Mortgages
Surveys

Buying and selling property in France

The legal terminology used throughout the process of buying and selling residential property in France including:

Explanation of French legal procedure
Comparison of French and UK legal procedure
Interpreting and translation opportunities in this area
Brexit/Frexit

French Insurance Law

The legal terminology used in French insurance law including:

Health insurance
Vehicle insurance
Property insurance
Insurance policies and schedules
Insurance contracts
Interpreting and translating opportunities in this area

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Professional business skills

NEGOTIATING Terms & Conditions WITH Clients

A consideration of the main issues involved in negotiating watertight terms and conditions with work suppliers to protect ourselves and our businesses;

Model T’s and C’s of our professional organisations
Adapting and/or adopting model T’s and C’s in full
Drafting our own T’s and C’s
Negotiating changes to clients’ T’s and C’s
Sanctions for breaches of T’s and C’s

GETTING PAID!

A consideration of the main issues relating to getting paid on time and dealing with late and non-payers as well as payment of interest;

Credit checking new clients
Content of estimates, quotations, and invoices
Payment terms to be agreed with the client
Ways and means of pursuing payment
Debt collection agencies
Pros and cons of legal proceedings to recover payment

GENERAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS COURSES and webinars

These are aimed at both experienced and/or new freelance language professionals looking to enhance or develop their businesses;

Negotiating terms and conditions
Setting and negotiating rates
Protection of business; insurance, anti-virus software
Marketing and branding
Client acquisition and retention

Setting up AS A FREELANCE INTERPRETER AND/OR TRANSLATOR

A consideration of the main issues relating to setting up as a freelance interpreter and/or translator;

Sole trader or limited company?
Cash flow and finances
Client acquisition and retention
Business plan
Marketing and branding on social and traditional media

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF AN INTERPRETER

A hands-on consideration of the main issues and tasks that an interpreter has to deal with in any given week;

Face to face and remote interpreting venues
Assignment preparation; glossaries
Negotiating terms and conditions with clients
Chasing payment
Professional conduct and ethics dilemmas
Keeping up to date; CPD

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS

A consideration of the main principles of professional conduct in our Codes of Conduct and also of the main ethical dilemmas faced by interpreters and translators;

Confidentiallity
Integrity
Professionalism
Breaches
Sanctions

CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FOR INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS

A consideration of the main issues and dilemmas faced by interpreters and translators in relation to the duty of confidentiality;

To whom the duty of confidentiality is owed and for how long
Exceptions to the duty
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)
Breaches
Sanctions

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“Thank you for the light that you shine onto CPD for translators and interpreters.”

Lucy Brooks, of Lucy Brooks Translations

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Selected Publications

ITI Bulletin, 2015

Report on EULITA 2015 General Assembly

ITI BULLETIN, 2016

Article on Video-Conference Interpreting Symposium in Paris

The Linguist, 2016

Article on Confidentiality for freelancers

The Linguist, 2016

Article on interpreting in the Channel Islands

The Linguist, 2017

Article on interpreting and trafficking

2008

ITI Bulletin Jan/Feb

Police and Court Interpreting and Professional Attitudes

2009

ITI Bulletin Nov/ Dec

Opportunities for Interpreters as Expert Witnesses

2011

ITI Bulletin Jul/Aug

Fight or Flight?

2011

ITI Bulletin Sep/Oct

What’s In a Name?

2012

ITI Bulletin Mar/Apr

Speak up, Speak out!

2012

ITI Bulletin Jul/Aug

Riding out the Recession

2013

ITI Bulletin Jan/Feb

After the Genocide

2014

ITI Bulletin May/Jun

The Rates Debate

2014

ITI Bulletin Jul/Aug

Adversarial Interpreting

2014

ITI Bulletin Sep/Oct

Future Proofing the Profession

2014

ITI Bulletin Nov/Dec

Feel the Heat – Second International IAPTI Conference in Athens

2015

ITI Bulletin Jan/Feb

Quality in Legal Translation

2015

ITI Bulletin Feb/Mar

Bilingual Video – Conferencing in Legal Settings

2015

ITI Bulletin Jul/Aug

Out of the Shadows; Cracking the Code of Conduct

2016

The Linguist 4/Vol. 55

Channel Vision

2016

The Linguist 6/Vol. 55

Northern Ireland: Day in Court

2017

ITI Bulletin Jan/Feb

Linking up in Lincoln

2017

ITI Bulletin May/Jun

A Hebrew History

2017

The Linguist 1/Vol. 56

Cutting Work

2017

The Linguist 4/Vol. 56

Becoming the Voice of Terror

2017

The Linguist 5/Vol. 56

Voice of Modern Slavery

2018

ITI Bulletin Mar/Apr

Legal Action

2018

ITI Bulletin May/Jun

Not Your Usual Assignment

2018

ITI Bulletin Jul/Aug

Wake up and Smell the Robots

2018

The Linguist Oct/Nov

In Harm’s Way

2018

ITI Bulletin Nov/Dec

Legal International

2019

ITI Bulletin Jan/Feb

IAPTI Update

2019

The Linguist 2/Vol. 58

Grooming Words

2019

The Linguist 5/Vol. 58

A Legal Challenge

2019

ITI Bulletin Nov/Dec

The Rules of Asylum

2020

The Linguist 4/Vol. 59

The Final Word

2020

The Linguist 6/Vol. 59

To Sign or Not to Sign?

2021

THE LINGUIST 4/VOL. 60

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Information about workshops

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Face to face interactive workshops are conducted in English and are relevant to all colleagues working into and out of English.

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Workshops can be either full of half days, or even just for an hour or two.

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Workshops are available both online or face to face, but face to face is always best!

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Maximum number of participants for face to face workshops is 15.

Background materials can be made available for each workshop.

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Workshops are individually tailored to the needs of participants.