Lay judge trials tax interpreters

28 July 2010, 2:04 pm

Court interpreters participating in lay judge trials with foreign defendants are struggling with increases in the volumes of written evidence and rapid questioning of witnesses and defendants. A defendant recently appealed a ruling at the Osaka District Court, saying the interpreter made translation mistakes, and moves have emerged to introduce an independent qualification for court interpreters ...... Read More »

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