What are the Risks and Consequences of Errors in Legal translation?

Prestige Network ensures precision in legal document translation, offering professional services to safeguard reputation and legal compliance.
Posted: 18/10/2021

The Complexity of Legal Document Translation

Translating legal documents is a challenging task. Every error can have a potentially devastating consequence.

The Risks of Inaccurate Translation

Imagine for a moment someone mistranslating your legal bundle or medical notes from a Personal Injury Claim. The result would be disastrous.

Importance of Professional Translation Services

This is why we at Prestige Network believe it is so important to hire professional translation services where a Statement of Truth or Certification can be provided on completion.

Every legal document should be translated carefully and double-checked.

Consequences of Using Unqualified Translators

There are many risks and consequences of errors when using unqualified translators for legal documents not the least being your reputation, legal liability, and many more.

Protecting Your Firm’s Reputation

We work with you to ensure that your firm’s reputation is well-protected by using professional legal translators and proof-readers.

Serious Legal Implications of Mistranslation

Mistranslating legal documents can result in serious legal consequences, for example missing an important term or legal requirement in a contract .

The Perils of Inexperienced Translators

Using an unskilled translator, can lead to mistakes in the translation, and the document will become invalid. If this happens, you may be held responsible for the mistakes and lose your good reputation.

Prestige Networks Expertise in Legal Translation

Experience and knowledge in translating legal documents is very important! Our team of legal professional translators can easily spot mistakes made by others when proofreading important legal documents and make the corrections in the review process. We can then apply your required certification or Statement of Truth.

Machine translation can be used with human checking for urgent turnaround on documents and where cost savings are important.

Cutting corners when it comes to having your legal documents translated can be costly and result in devastating consequences.

 Be sure to use a professional translation agency with a solid track record for all of your legal translations.

Contact Us for Expert Legal Translation

If you requre legal documents translated, please get in touch with a member of our expert team at sales@prestigenetwork.com. Read how we support Minster Law here.


Jackie Benn

I lead our legal interpreting and translation team. A countrywide network of experienced interpreters and translators, all being legal specialists with extensive experience. My responsibility extends to managing our in-house secure transcription team, and a team of skilled project managers.

I create the solutions that meet your legal translation and interpreting needs.

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