Legal translations for business and scholars, translation of personal legal documents

Lawanalytics is specialized informational and translational project providing legal translations for business, scholars and also personal documents translations.

Our primary aim is to make English-backed legal thought more available in Ukraine to support international trade relations between Ukrainian and foreign business partners. To achieve this task we highlight and translate into Ukrainian, also vice versa, the pieces of legal experience and tradition having in view the business, trade or contract law. Taking it into consideration, our activity, on the one hand, covers the specialized legal translation for business entities on demand of day-to-day documents, i.e. contracts, agreements, pre-contractual memorandums and letters, arbitral agreements, POA, corporate rules, articles of association/incorporation and companies constitutions, analytical legal reports and any other documents, which require qualified legally grounded response and skills. On the other hand, we provide the freelance translation for scholars and to whom it may be useful of commercial law statutes, practices, model and soft law, any regulations, directions, court decisions and practices, international commercial arbitration documents, and also educational, informational or analytical reports/documents/resources of any kind whose subjects are related to the business, trade or contract law topics.

Translation of Contracts, Agreements, Covenants and other commitments.

Specifically, we will translate any contract for

• sale of goods;
• construction works;
• lease of commercial or warehouse real estate;
• services provision.

We are also ready to translate any other type of commercial contract. In either case, our priority is to work out the explicit and implied content and context for the document to determine the specifics of the language and terminological constructions for the most accurate and qualified translation possible.

Among the contracts we have translated are those drawn up using the standard forms of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Trade Center (ITC), International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC); American Institute of Architects (AIA); The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE); under the Common Law (England and Wales, USA); under international trade conventions (CISG), or 'Soft' Law instruments (UPICC, PECL). The law of Ukraine is gradually approaching the law of the EU countries, and with that there is a growing demand for filling the gaps with the studying and application of common international standard forms of contracts issued by professional organizations, especially regarding international trade and construction.

It is important to entrust the translation of contracts, agreements or any commitments to a specialist who is not just a qualified translator. To perform a high-quality legal translation, like any other specialized translation, the translator must have knowledge, experience and qualifications in the specialization of translation - in the field of law relevant to the document. For the translation of contracts, it is better for the translator to have a prior practice as a lawyer and experience in drafting contracts and conducting negotiations. The combination of such skills, adding a sufficient level of linguistic training and knowledge of both linked languages, let one have a worthy result.

Our advantage is the performance of specialized legal translation, where the subject and context of the documents to be translated are familiar to us. We have both practical experience in the commercial contracts drafting within Ukraine, and experience in English-language documents processing, including those derived from Common Law.

In practice, along with contracts, the translation of documents accompanying the negotiations, such as 'memorandum of understanding', 'letter of intent', 'letter of comfort', etc., is often required.

Documents of that kind are important in view of the formation of established long-standing partnership, therefore they require a legal translation that by itself comprehends the content at all points. It is fundamental for the translator to determine and preserve the legal nature of the document, with finding out whether it is binding in its essence, taking into account the distinction in approaches to holding negotiations, as it may be among the countries and traditions. Generally, just a few words present in the body of "pre-contractual" document cause it to create the legal obligation for the party, or otherwise, upon its signing. Proper translation of such documents with taking into account the legal context and comparative analysis is indispensable.

Translation of documents confirming the authority of representatives, companies constitution documents, as well as corporate rules or other similar documents.

The specifics of the language of the documents defining the powers of representative, i.e. 'power of attorney', in a detailed list of legal actions covered by such a document to be entrusted to the representative or agent. Those powers when properly constructed and accomplished make the legal connection between the principal and the third party involved. The understanding of the scope of the powers by the third party, who, accordingly, will make a decision regarding the recognition of such powers depends on the exact translation of the wording. It can be either the other party to the contract or public body who, due to legally incorrect or illiterate translation of the document, may refuse to approve the action by the representative. The proper companies 'constitution' legal translation is no less significant, – subject to British Companies Acts those documents are 'articles of association'. These documents are key to determining the company structure, management and officials, their powers, formation, and decision-making, with legal translations of it being required where the company establishes the branch in another country. A correct understanding of any related issues is the basis for proper communication both within the company itself and with its foreign partners.

Translation of arbitration agreements and clauses, arbitral awards.

Closely connected to commercial contracts, where parties belong to different jurisdiction, are arbitration agreements or arbitration clauses, in case they are included in the body of contract. International commercial arbitration is an autonomous legal branch, with its own principles, rules and procedures, which imposes peculiarities on the legal language of involved documents. The parties to the international contract have the opportunity to dispose the autonomy granted to them to arrange relations at their own discretion. That is, they may independently, where it is not limited by mandatory rules, determine both the provisions of such a contract and the means of resolving possible disputes arising from it, for example by arbitrators pointed out by the parties themselves. The accuracy of the translation of arbitral agreement helps to resolve the validity of it, with granting the arbitrators clear powers for dispute resolution, as well as to determine the material and procedural law for arbitration to be carried out. The result of the arbitration, expressed in the arbitral award, gives the grounds for settling the dispute, with remedies granted for damages or other means to mitigate the dispute. When it comes to the translation, we strive to take into account all relevant circumstances, depending on which the context and the legal character of the document are being preserved.

Translation of analytical materials, reports, conclusions in the commercial sphere.

With the global trade and relations, the translation of various managerial documents – analytical or other reports, conclusions, presentations etc., comes in handy. These documents are of the essence for strengthening trust in a partner or potential contractor, and thus appear to be the basis for a future contract. The practice of a company's audit, or 'due diligence', conducted to check out, inter alia, legal risks in view of probable contract, is widespread. We are ready to make the translation of such materials too.

Translation of personal documents, civil law translations, family law translations, employment documents, any stipulations, acknowledgments, notary supportive documents and stipulations, any remarks, notes, letters etc.

We will help with the Ukrainian translation of personal legal documents - civil, family law documents, real estate division upon divorce agreements, mediation agreements, employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), licences, stipulations, acknowledgments, warranties, notary supportive documents and stipulations, any remarks, notes, letters etc.

Our translation is carried out with consistent apprehension and consideration of the legal terminology, with the help of only convenient and practically appropriate software (i.e. open-source CAT) preserving the cumulative memory (tmx), without using an artificial intelligence, with the support of specialized legal dictionaries, thesaurus, glossaries. Every project gets approval with proofreading, final review, as well as additional comparative analysis of similar legal constructions of the involved legal systems.

Order legal translation of the contract, document.

Lawanalytics is taking approach specifically used for our projects with translation has been provided by experienced lawyer obtained linguist skill rather than by experienced linguist in general, who lacks legal background. We have extensive legal practice and knowledge to be able to come to the point of any contract provision, legal context or matter, whether it would be based on the Common Law or Civil Law system. Our engagement is to turn translation made by the native speaker of Ukrainian into reliable and effective ground for understanding between Ukrainian entity and its foreign partner. We will help with legal translation in business, trade, contract law.

Send a text sample for translation and your guidelines to our e-mail [email protected], and we will calculate the cost, as well as agree on the terms.

A free trial translation of 1-2 pages (250-600 words) is also available.

We are ready to perform trial translation to check the quality and compliance of the translation. Send some text or document sample to our e-mail address with indicating at the body of your mail "for trial translation".

We're looking forward to collaborating with publishers or institutions interested in the publication and distribution of translations of legal academic, normative or practical literature. We are ready to translate to your order any particular piece of these.