In what circumstances will a plaintiff have to rely on an interpreter at trial?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Saythavy v. Elsahib, 2006 ABQB 613 (CanLII):
In Gajewski v. Domanska, [2005] A.J. No. 1439, I decided that a civil jury was not appropriate in part because the plaintiff required an interpreter. There was no evidence that the plaintiff understood enough English to follow the complex medical and psychological evidence that would be given at trial. As a result, I found (at para. 17) that the plaintiff’s reliance on an interpreter would likely prevent the jury from conveniently understanding and recollecting the expert evidence.
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