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PRACTICE DIRECTION 10.2

CHINESE TRANSLATIONS

1. Any party may prepare a translation and have it certified by the Court Translator.

2. In any action begun by writ, a copy of the proposed translation must be served on all parties to the proceedings within three days of submission of the same to the Court Translator.

3. Any party to any proceedings may, if he so wishes, submit to the Court Translator for certification his own proposed translation of a document which the other party has submitted for certification or which has already been so certified. The party submitting such subsequent translation must annex therewith a copy of the original proposed or certified translation of the other party.

4. If any certified translation is challenged, a notice giving full particulars of the challenge and the alleged proper translation or alleged alternative translation must be served on all parties to the proceedings and the Court Translator within 14 days of the receipt of a copy of the certified translation; but in no case shall such notice be served later than seven days prior to the hearing.

5. Upon being served with a notice of challenge, the party producing or intending to produce such certified translation shall give reasonable notice of the hearing to the Court Translator who may then be cross-examined at such hearing.