法律翻譯縱橫談 2010 年 4 月 24 日講者 Joanne

法律翻譯縱橫談 2010 年 4 月 24 日講者：Joanne Choi 1

法律翻譯經驗 l l l 港大中文系主修翻譯第一份作：音樂公司第二份作：翻譯公司第三份作：律師樓就業機會 2

法律文件種類 l 非爭訟性 non-contentious l 爭訟性 contentious l 推廣、教育性 promotional / educational 3

非爭訟性法律文件 1. 協議、合約、條款及細則 agreement, contract, terms & conditions 2. 貸款協議、按揭、擔保 loan agreement, mortgage, guarantee 4

非爭訟性法律文件 3. 轉讓契、公契、租約 assignment, DMC (deed of mutual covenant), lease / tenancy 4. 各類證書、公證書、委託書、決議案 certificate, notary certificate, power of attorney (mandate), resolution 5

非爭訟性法律文件 5. 公司章程文件 constitutive documents ¡ 組織章程大綱及細則 M&A - memorandum and articles of association ¡ 公司註冊證書 Certificate of Incorporation ¡ 公司更改名稱證書 Certificate of Change of Name 6

非爭訟性法律文件 6. 遺囑及遺產文件 ¡ 遺囑 will ¡ 遺囑認證書 grant of probate ¡ 遺產管理書 letter of administration 7

非爭訟性法律文件 7. 專利文件：證明書、說明書 8. 調解協議 9. 往來書信 10. 法例條文 ¡ 中台法例英譯 ¡ 外地法例中譯 8

爭訟性法律文件 1. 各種法庭文件 ¡ 申索陳述書 statement of claim ¡ 證人陳述書 witness statement ¡ 非宗教式誓詞 affirmation ¡ 宗教式誓章 affidavit ¡ 答辯書 defence ¡ 反申索書 counterclaim 9

爭訟性法律文件 ¡ 警方供詞 police statement ¡ 醫療報告 medical report ¡ 專家報告 expert report ¡ 聆訊謄本 court transcript 2. 法庭判詞 judgment 3. 法律匯報 law report 10

推廣／教育性 1. 法律文章或通訊 ¡ 修例或新法例諮詢 ¡ 條例修訂或新法例 ¡ 新案例 11

作要求 l 一般翻譯作的要求 ¡ 雙語能力 ¡ 準確理解原文 ¡ 用通順文字譯出 12

作要求 l 法律翻譯作的額外要求 ¡ ¡ ¡ 法律知識拆解長句的能力不同範疇的知識資源充足勤做資料搜尋，反復推敲印證專注，不怕枯燥及窒息感 13

法律翻譯的難處 l 英譯中 1. 拉丁文 - pari passu、mutatis mutandis 2. 法律術語 - mens rea, undivided share, easement 3. 法律用語 - leave, conversion, wrong, costs in the cause 4. 指示副詞 - hereof, thereof, whereupon… “The Terms” means the terms and conditions contained herein in relation to the Transaction. “CO” means the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder. 14

法律翻譯的難處 5. 舊式英語 - 6. In witness whereof the Parties hereby put their hands unto this Agreement on the date first written above. 合併句子 - - The Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase and the Vendor hereby agrees to sell the Property at the Purchase Price upon the terms and conditions set out hereunder. The Lender, as creditor, has offered and the Borrower, as debtor, has accepted the Loan provided by the Lender subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein contained. 15

法律翻譯的難處 7. 句子冗長 a. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender against all liabilities suffered or incurred by the Lender as a result of any matter or thing in breach of this Agreement. 借款人同意，就貸款人由於任何違反本協議的事宜或事情而蒙受或招致的所有債務，向貸款人作出彌償保證。 16

法律翻譯的難處 b. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender against all liabilities, losses, damages, outgoings, costs and expenses of whatever nature or description suffered or incurred by the Lender directly or indirectly at any time before the Maturity Day as a result of any matter or thing in breach of any of the representations and warranties in this Agreement. 借款人同意，就貸款人由於任何違反本協議任何陳述及保證的事宜或事情，而在到期日之前的任何時間直接或間接蒙受或招致的任何性質或種類的所有債務、損失、損害賠償、支出、費用及開支，向貸款人作出彌償保證。 17

法律翻譯的難處 8. 文意複雜 - - e. g. attestation of a will “SIGNED by the said Testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who at the Testator’s request in the Testator’s presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. ” putting all the signature requirements into one sentence 18

法律翻譯的難處 9. 法律用語 vs 通俗用語 Legal tongue vs daily language - - The Vendor shall deliver up vacant possession of the Property to the Purchaser on or before the Completion Date 交出空置管有權、交吉 Occupy, occupier, occupation permit 佔用、佔用人、住戶、入伙紙 19

法律翻譯的難處 10. 準確 vs 籠統 Precise description vs idiomatic expression - Metal tray - 鐵盆 11. 詞義不清 – 有意或無意 - addition：加數、增加、增設、增補… 20

法律翻譯的難處 R. v. Tam Yuk Ha (HCMA 933/1996) “any alteration or addition which would result in a material deviation from the plan thereof approved under by-law 33” 「進行任何更改或增建程，而該更改或增建程會令該處所與根據第 33 條獲批准的圖則有重大偏差」 By-law 35 of the Food Business (Urban Council) By-laws, Cap 132 (now s. 34, Cap 132 X) 21

法律翻譯的難處 l Metal trays = addition l “Under bilingual legislation, both the English language text and the Chinese language text of an ordinance are equally authentic. It is not the English language text which prevails over the Chinese language text nor vice versa. It is the two authentic texts together which make up the legislation enacted by the Legislative Council. 22

法律翻譯的難處 l “If one of the authentic texts is ambiguous and the other authentic text is clear and plain, the court must reconcile the difference of meaning of the two authentic texts in a way so as to give effect to the authentic text with a clear and plain meaning. l “If the two authentic texts cannot be reconciled with one another, the only reasonable step to take is to give effect to the authentic text which favours the appellant. ” 註：只適用於法例，而非私人合約、協議等 23

法律翻譯的難處 12. 法理分析 Legal reasoning l Compare: definition of “easement” ¡ An easement is a non-possessory interest to use real property in possession of another person for a stated purpose. 24

法律翻譯的難處 l 判詞 – 層層推進的思考過程 e. g. Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) l Neighbour Principle – There must be, and is, some general conception of relations giving rise to a duty of care, of which the particular cases found in the books are but instances. . The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law you must not injure your neighbour; and the lawyer's question: Who is my neighbour? receives a restricted reply. You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour. 25

法律翻譯的難處 13. 淺白英語運動 Plain English Campaign - 法律英語亦為洋人詬病 - 避免拉丁文、術語、長句；分段 - 多用於書信 26

法律翻譯的難處 l 中譯英 1. 香港法律 2. 國內法律 3. 台灣法律 - 詞彙不同：英：　　Appellant v Respondent 港：　　上訴人　訴　答辯人／應訴人中／台：上訴人　訴　被上訴人 l 最終的難題：通順易懂 vs 準確 27

作流程 l 整篇翻譯 l 譯文更新、修改 ¡ 修改舊客戶的文件，用於新客戶 ¡ 原文已修改三四次，譯文只修改了一次 ¡ 雙方來回修改合約文件 l 一致性的問題 ¡ 詞彙一致，不能一時譯做 A，一時譯做 B ¡ 急件：多人合譯一份文件 ¡ 相關文件：合譯或先後翻譯 28

參考資源 1. BLIS – Glossary: http: //www. legislation. gov. hk/eng/glossary/homeglos. htm 29

參考資源 2. BLIS – Ordinances: http: //www. legislation. gov. hk/eng/home. htm 30

參考資源 3. 政府部門常用辭彙： http: //www. csb. gov. hk/hkgcsb/glossary_tc. php 31

參考資源 4. 司法機構： http: //www. judiciary. gov. hk/tc/index. htm 32

參考資源 5. 證監會 - 英漢證券期貨及財務用語匯編： http: //www. sfc. hk/sfc/html/TC/inutilbar/glossary_4 th_edition_2006. htm 33

參考資源 6. 《英漢法律大詞典》，李宗鍔，潘慧儀主編，商務，2003 7. 《香港英漢雙解法律詞典》 Hong Kong English-Chinese Legal Dictionary. Patrick Chan. Lexis. Nexis. 2005. 34

參考資源 9. 《法律翻譯：從實踐出發》，陸文慧主編，中華，2002 10. 《財經翻譯精要》，周兆祥，范志偉著，商務，2004 35

參考資源 11. 《香港法概論》，三聯，2009 12. An Introduction to the Hong Kong Legal System. Peter Wesley-Smith. Hong Kong : Oxford University Press, 1998. 36

參考資源 13. 《中文解毒》，天窗/信報， 2009 14. 《執正中文》，天窗/信報， 2009 37

法律翻譯縱橫談 2010 年 4 月 24 日 講者 Joanne

法律翻譯縱橫談 2010 年 4 月 24 日講者 Joanne