Over the years when we interpret or translate for the police, prosecutors, lawyers and the courts, we have been asking ourselves this question : How do we know whether we have done a good job?
Sometimes our client has a strong case, sometimes they don’t; some of our witnesses are corporate executives, effective communicators and well educated, others may have never been to school, or struggle to speak or think even in their own mother tongues.
Eventually we got our answer. We have discharged our duty as a legal interpreter if things have appeared to our client as clear and transparent as if the event is conducted in the client’s mother tongue. This requires language skill and the ability to tone into people.
The following are some examples of the cases that we are proud of, knowing we have done the right thing by people.
Case 1: Impartiality in 30 Day Murder Trial at Victoria Supreme Court
The client was a Cantonese speaking refugee from Vietnam, with 3 years of primary school education and a gambling addiction, facing a murder charge for strangling another Vietnamese who did not speak Cantonese, because the accused did not want to repay the money borrowed from the victim. Our interpreter’s impartiality and professionalism helped to make a fair trial possible. Read Move…
Case 2: Accurate Transcription Shortens Drug Importation Trial
A container of floor tiles from Hong Kong arrived at Fremantle port, with heroin concealed within. Police followed the truck from the port to a warehouse in Perth and subsequently 4 Chinese was arrested. Telephone intercepts became the key evidence in the police’s attempt to prove that the accused had knowledge of what was inside. Our accurate translation and transcription of hours of phone intercepts greatly shortened the trial. Read More…
Case 3: Ethical Price Reduction & Heroic Effort to Enable Trial to Continue
An elderly Chinese couple from Hong Kong issued proceedings in Melbourne County Court against their accountant daughter for failing to return the money held on trust. We took on this case on compassion ground with a discounted quote when it was referred to us by a colleague. We also agreed to change our billing process from advance payment to payment after judgement and wave any cancellation fee if the trial finished early. More detailed evidence came up during the first day of the trial and our interpreter had to translate a 15 page Chinese court judgement overnight. Read More…
Case 4: Seamless Handover in Lengthy Trial
This case involved a claim by a China-based plaintiff of millions of misused company funds against an Australian director. The legal process took two years to get to the trial stage and our first translator became a new mum when the trial commenced. Our new mum was able to brief another colleague in our co-opt and go into the lawyer’s office with new born to introduce the colleague. Read Move…
Testimonials
Translators from Good Story Chinese Translation have assisted us on not only translating the language, but also deciphering Chinese business culture, which has been invaluable to my company. I look forward to many years with them interpreting for us
Bidgeebong Wines has used both the translation and interpreting services of Good Story Chinese Translation House on a number of projects. May Chen and her colleagues provided excellent interpreting services with a high level of enthusiasm and with a strong sense of ownership to our company’s interest. Translation services were provided accurately and on-time with
We highly appreciate the awesome translation jobs that you have provided to our company for the last 5 years. Most of the translation is immigration related. Your meticulously crafted translation is of high quality and you never missed a deadline. We look forward to working with you in years to come.
I was impressed with the ease with which Yinfeng translated. You enabled me to set a rhythm that was comfortable and natural. Your English is very fluent and you picked up on the vernaculars making an easy bridge between myself and the group…I feel we made a very effective team. Thank you.
Your experience is wide ranging and your service is thorough and efficient. I will highly recommend it to anyone.