Article 31 Interpreters and TranslatorsI1
England and Wales
(1)
If any witness F1, applicant or respondent requires the assistance of an interpreter to participate in a hearing the Tribunal must be notified of this fact by the party requiring the interpreter when sending the list of witnesses.
(2)
Where a witness statement has been translated from a language other than English it must be accompanied by a Statement confirming—
(a)
the language in which the original witness statement was made; and
(b)
that the translator has translated the witness statement into English to the best of the translator’s skill and understanding.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in rule 31(1) inserted (25.5.2020) by The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/462), rules 1(2), 16