Confirm the source quality
A scanned Arabic contract can lose a short word or punctuation during text recognition. Compare the extracted text with the page image before relying on a translation.
Record unreadable passages and request a better source where necessary. A fluent English sentence does not establish that the underlying extraction was accurate.
Prioritise operative qualifiers
Review negatives, exceptions, conditions, time limits, and phrases linking an obligation to another event. Include the full clause and relevant definitions.
Focus first on provisions affecting payment, liability, termination, acceptance, and remedies. A terminology review alone may miss a short qualifier that changes the result.
Test an exception mismatch
Suppose one version states a general obligation subject to an exception while the other omits the exception. Record the difference and its possible effect on the obligation.
Ask the legal and commercial owners to confirm the intended position. The translator should not silently choose which version reflects the bargain.
Check the language framework
Extract any controlling-language provision and identify the intended use of the translation. Confirm applicable legal and submission requirements with the responsible adviser.
Use official UAE sources when researching the legal effect of a term. Do not describe a machine-produced version as certified or automatically acceptable to a receiving authority.
Review the final corrected set
Record each approved correction and recheck related clauses, tables, and annexes. Preserve both final versions and the discrepancy log.
When a later amendment is translated, carry forward the approved terminology while checking the new context. Consistency helps, but it does not eliminate the need to review the actual obligation.
Sources and next steps
This is an editorial workflow guide for legal professionals. The suggested checks are our practical recommendations, not a statement that a regulator requires a particular software workflow.
Explore Translation and Document Review, or review Judicio's regional coverage and limitations. Check the underlying source and your organisation's approved process before relying on an output.
Use a two-language clause comparison
For a fictional bilingual contract, compare the clause that describes an obligation with its exceptions. A missing negative or a qualifier attached to a different phrase can change the apparent obligation. Record the discrepancy before proposing a legal conclusion.
- Keep the Arabic and English passages side by side with page and clause references.
- Identify the party, obligation, exception and condition in each version.
- Check defined terms and the agreement's language-precedence clause.
- Refer unresolved meaning to qualified legal and linguistic review before changing the operative wording.
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