Legal translation for law firms and in-house legal teams in the UAE: pleadings, defence memoranda, evidence bundles, contracts and legal opinions, translated by an MOJ-licensed legal translation office whose translations are accepted across the UAE, including Dubai Courts, with same-day delivery for many documents.
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Why Legal Teams Outsource to Us
UAE courts work in Arabic, while contracts, correspondence and evidence often arrive in English or another language. Sending translation out keeps fee earners on legal work and gives the court a certified text.
Arabic is the language of UAE courts under Article 5 of the Civil Procedure Law, with English designated only for certain circuits or cases. Foreign-language documents relied on in a case are generally submitted with an Arabic translation by an MOJ-approved translator. Our translations carry the licensed translator’s certification and are accepted across the UAE, including Dubai Courts.
Memoranda and exhibits are often finalised days, or hours, before a deadline. Tell us the filing date when you send the file and we plan around it: same-day delivery is available for many documents, and large bundles can be split so the urgent parts come back first.
Defined terms, party names, clause references and exhibit numbers have to match across the statement of claim, the memoranda and every exhibit. We keep a glossary per matter so the fifth memo uses the same Arabic as the first.
If a file is privileged or sensitive, tell us before you send it and we will discuss your confidentiality requirements, including your NDA or engagement terms.
Legal Work We Take On
Arabic⇄English as standard, and from 50+ languages for foreign evidence. Choosing between per-page and retainer billing is covered in our retainer guide.
Claims, defence memoranda, replies and appeal statements translated into court Arabic, or into English for clients and foreign counsel.
Emails, chat exports, invoices, bank statements and reports, numbered to match your exhibit list.
Commercial contracts, SPAs, shareholder agreements, leases and side letters for signing, registration or dispute.
Opinions and research memos for clients, boards or foreign head offices, with statutory references rendered precisely.
UAE judgments into English for clients and foreign courts, and foreign judgments into Arabic for enforcement.
Engineering, accounting and medical expert reports, where the numbers and technical terms must survive translation.
Board resolutions, powers of attorney, articles of association and regulator correspondence.
Recorded calls, voice notes and meetings transcribed and translated on request for use as evidence.
How It Works
Send the documents (or a page count) and the filing date. We confirm the timeline and quote per page.
We agree what is needed first, such as the memo before the exhibits, and set up the matter glossary from your pleadings.
A legal translator translates, and names, dates, amounts and clause references are checked against the source before certification.
You receive certified PDFs ready for e-filing, editable Word drafts for your team, and stamped hard copies on request.
Where Our Translations Are Filed
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Excl. 5% VAT
We translate and certify; we do not give legal advice or represent anyone. Urgent work is quoted on request. For recurring volume, compare per-page and retainer billing in our guide.
FAQ
Yes. SWLT is an MOJ-licensed legal translation office, and our certified translations are accepted across the UAE, including Dubai Courts. A court or tribunal can still ask questions about any document, so send the complete original, including stamps and attachments.
Same-day delivery is available for many documents, depending on length and the time we receive the file. Message us with the page count and deadline before you send it and we tell you straight away what is realistic.
Arabic⇄English legal translation is AED 60 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT, and other languages follow our pricing page. Firms with steady monthly volume can agree a monthly arrangement; our retainer guide explains when that makes sense.
Tell us when a document contains unpublished or sensitive information, and we will discuss your confidentiality requirements, including any NDA you need, before you send it. For privileged material, that can include your engagement terms.
Internal drafts and working translations can stay in-house, but documents filed in court usually need a translation certified by an MOJ-licensed translator. Our article on in-house translators versus a licensed agency compares the two in detail.
Yes. Send the exhibit list with the bundle. We keep your numbering, translate stamps and handwritten notes, mark illegible parts clearly, and can split delivery so the documents needed first come back first.
For law firms, we translate the memos your lawyers draft. Separately, we offer a court memo drafting service for individuals and companies filing in their own name. See the court memo drafting page.
Yes. We translate from 50+ languages into Arabic, so contracts, chats or reports in French, Russian, Chinese, Hindi and other languages can be translated into court Arabic.
Yes. SWLT holds exclusive interpretation contracts with the UAE Federal Courts and the Federal Public Prosecution, and provides legal interpreters for hearings, depositions and client meetings. Interpreting is quoted on request.
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