Legal translation

Major cultural legal differences

Have you translated all the documents required for a tender in China only to find that they have not been accepted? Have you tried to translate a contract into English so that you can do business with the United States only to realise that the way of expressing things is completely different?

The legal system in the countries closest to Spain, such as France and Portugal, has evolved from Roman law. However, other countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Russia and China have profound cultural differences and this includes their legal system.

These basic differences mean, among other things, that the regulations governing trade relations are not common to all countries. Every country, and consequently every language, has its own rules that affect all the documentation produced by your company, from drafting a simple contract to preparing health and safety plans, collective agreements, collaboration agreements, property deeds, assignment or acquisition of intellectual property rights, claims and complaints (to give just a few examples). And your specialised legal translation team should take this into account.