Court decisions, judgments and arbitral awards must be accurately translated when they need to be recognised or enforced in a country other than the one where they were issued, when parties who were not present at the original proceedings need to understand the decision, or when the judgment is incorporated into legal proceedings in a different language jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
Court decision translation<\/strong> in Belgium covers judgments of Belgian courts (tribunal de premi\u00e8re instance, cour d’appel, cour de cassation, tribunaux du travail), arbitral awards, EU court decisions (CJEU, General Court) and foreign court decisions presented for recognition in Belgium under the Brussels I bis Regulation (EU 1215\/2012). BeTranslated handles court decision translation through its legal translation services<\/a>.<\/p>\n To request a quote, submit your documents online<\/a>.<\/p>\n Court decisions use a specific register that differs from both ordinary language and from legal drafting conventions in contracts. The language of judicial reasoning \u2014 ‘whereas’, ‘having regard to’, ‘the court holds’, ‘accordingly’ \u2014 has precise equivalents in each legal language that must be used consistently. A translation that uses colloquial equivalents for these terms will read as non-judicial to a lawyer in the target language.<\/p>\n Under EU Regulation 1215\/2012 (Brussels I bis), a judgment given in one EU member state is directly enforceable in another member state without the need for a declaration of enforceability. In practice, enforcement requires presenting the judgment in a form that the enforcing authority can understand, which typically requires a certified translation. This applies to Belgian judgments enforced in France, Germany, the Netherlands and other EU states, and vice versa.<\/p>\n The Brussels I bis Regulation applies in all 27 EU Member States<\/p> Cross-border enforcement of court decisions is a daily operational reality in Belgium’s integrated European legal space<\/p> As host to the European Court of Justice, the General Court and numerous international arbitration institutions, Belgium is deeply integrated into the European judicial space. Belgian companies pursue cross-border claims in French, Dutch and German courts; foreign companies enforce judgments in Belgium. Each of these situations requires accurate certified translation of court decisions.<\/p> Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation EU 1215\/2012 (Brussels I bis)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Every project is assigned to a linguist with domain expertise in the relevant legal area and native-language status in the target language. Independent review (ISO 17100) is standard. Sworn translation with court-registered certification is available where required. Full profiles on the professional translators<\/a> page. GDPR-compliant confidentiality on all files. Rates<\/a> quoted upfront.<\/p>\n A court judgment or arbitral award to translate for cross-border recognition or enforcement?<\/p>Why specialist expertise matters<\/h2>\n
The technical language of judicial decisions<\/h3>\n
Brussels I bis and cross-border enforcement<\/h3>\n
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Belgium’s demand for this service<\/h2>\n
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