Meeting Lawyer K
A few months ago, I started working with Lawyer K, a Chinese-American associate at a top New York law firm. He handles many China-related deals,… Read More »Meeting Lawyer K
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As the Translation Director at LegalLingo, Frank is responsible for coordinating and managing the translation team, including project scheduling and communication with clients. He has a track record of successfully completing numerous complex and highly technical legal translation projects and has provided Chinese legal translation services to many leading international law firms and legal teams throughout his career.
无效的“void”和“null and void”
Void可以被翻译为“无效的”。null与void同属拉丁语源，意思也是“无效的，无法律约束力的”不过有学者认为“null and void”是叠床架屋式的法律陈词滥调，为法律文体学所不齿，应改用“void”;
用拉丁文“ab initio”来“从头开始”
Ab initio是拉丁文，其意思是“自开始之时”或“从头开始”，可以直接翻译为“自始”。在法律英语中，ab initio的使用频率较高，比较常见。如：ab initio mundi（有史以来），void ad initio（自始无效）等。
“article”及编、章、节、条、款、项、目的翻译
“编”一般译为“part”；“章”为“chapter”；“节”为“section”；“条”为“article”；“款”为“paragraph”；“项”为“subparagraph”；“目”为“item”。
典型法律禁令句型翻译之一 “不得”字句
用“不得”字句表达禁止性规范，庄重严肃，简洁明快。“不得”一般译作shall not, 然而“不能”常译为may not,这和英文中一些否定表达方法对应一致，故不再重复。要注意根据实际情况选择程度不同的否定表达方式。