Mahvash Ikram Asian parties who take their disputes to court face language barriers that risk unfair outcomes because judges rely on interpreters who are often not up to the job, says barrister Mai Chen, the President of the NZ Asian Lawyers Association. These interpreters can be unreliable and inaccurate, says Chen, who spoke to LawNews after the recent conference Mediating between and with Asian parties in dispute in Auckland, partly sponsored by The Law Association. “I am concerned that ...
