Why Is Legal Translation Different From General Translation?
A legal term has a precise, specific meaning sometimes different from its meaning in general language, and translating it literally without understanding the legal context could entirely change the clause's regulatory effect. A good legal translator understands both legal systems, not just both languages, ensuring the actual meaning is conveyed, not just the literal one.
Translating Bilingual Commercial Contracts
We translate commercial contracts between Arabic and English while ensuring legal meaning consistency between both versions, and defining which version is authoritative in case of conflict, a critical detail preventing future disputes over the contract's correct interpretation.
Translating Court Judgments and Procedural Documents
We translate court judgments, memoranda, and procedural documents for use before foreign bodies, such as requests to enforce a Saudi judgment in another country or vice versa, meeting the formal standards each judicial body requires.
Certified Translation of Official Documents
Some government bodies require certified translation from a licensed translation office to accept foreign documents, and we help you meet this formal requirement, coordinating with certified translation offices when your translation needs this official certification.
Translating Powers of Attorney and Declarations for Residents Outside the Kingdom
When a power of attorney or declaration is issued from outside the Kingdom in a foreign language, we translate it to Arabic with precision preserving the exact scope of granted authorities, avoiding the competent body rejecting the power of attorney due to ambiguity resulting from imprecise translation.
Translating Technical and Medical Expert Reports for Judicial Use
When your case needs a technical or medical expert report issued in a foreign language, we translate it precisely accounting for specialized technical terminology, coordinating with translation experts in the relevant field when needed to ensure scientific or medical term accuracy.
Dual Linguistic and Legal Review
Every translation we provide undergoes dual review: a linguistic review ensuring wording soundness, and a legal review ensuring precise conveyance of regulatory meaning, and combining both expertises is what distinguishes specialized legal translation from general translation.
Urgent Translation for Tight Judicial Deadlines
We understand some documents need urgent translation given an approaching judicial deadline, and we provide fast translation service without sacrificing necessary legal precision, clearly informing you of a realistic timeline before starting.
Translating Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, and Personal Documents
We help individuals translate personal documents like birth and marriage certificates and educational qualifications, documents frequently requested when applying for government services or immigration procedures, accounting for the precise formal requirements of each body they'll be submitted to.
Translating Internal Regulations and Business Policies
Businesses employing foreign staff often need their internal regulations and work policies translated into English, ensuring all employees clearly understand their obligations and rights regardless of their native language.
How We Start With You
Send us the document you need translated and the required translation direction (Arabic to English or vice versa) on WhatsApp, clarifying if the translation needs official certification. We provide a clear time and cost estimate before starting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does legal translation always need official certification?
Not always; it depends on the body the translation will be presented to, and we clarify when this certification is required and when ordinary translation suffices.
Our contract is written in two languages and we fear a conflict between the versions. Can you review it?
Yes, we review both versions to ensure legal meaning consistency, and add a clause defining the authoritative version in case of any future conflict.
We need an urgent translation of a document due to a very close judicial deadline. Can the process be expedited?
Yes, we provide fast translation service while maintaining necessary legal precision, and clarify a realistic timeline immediately upon receiving the document.
I have a power of attorney issued to me from abroad in a foreign language. Is ordinary translation enough to submit it to Saudi bodies?
It depends on the body the power of attorney needs to be submitted to, and we help you determine its precise formal requirements before translation.
Do you translate specialized medical or technical reports for use in a case?
Yes, we coordinate with translation experts in the relevant field to ensure specialized technical or medical term accuracy.
What's the difference between requesting an ordinary translation from a general translation office and requesting it from you?
We combine linguistic precision with deep legal understanding of both systems, protecting the legal document's meaning from unintended alteration a general translator might cause.