Documentary evidence and exhibits
Contracts, emails, invoices, expert reports, chat logs and other material relied on as evidence — a high-volume family where terminology must stay consistent across the whole bundle.
Evidence usually arrives as a large bundle from many sources: printed contracts, emails, chat messages, receipts and technical reports. The frequent failure is the same term translated differently in different files, which the other side can use to attack the reliability of the translation. Building a case glossary up front matters more than speed.
Photographs, low-quality scans and handwriting should be flagged in advance: they take transcription time and the translation may need to mark passages that are illegible. Guessing unclear text is a risk to evidentiary accuracy, so we annotate instead of guessing.
For large chat or email sets, agree the presentation format with the attorney on the file first — whole threads or only the cited messages, and how the chronology is ordered — so the court can follow the sequence of events.
Legal status note: Thailand deposited its instrument of accession to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026; the Convention enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027 (source: HCCH). Until that date, documents leaving Thailand still pass through the Department of Consular Affairs and the destination embassy in the traditional order.
Documents in this family
- Contracts, memoranda of understanding and annexes
- Emails, chat messages and conversation logs
- Invoices, receipts and accounting records
- Expert reports and technical reports
- Foreign official documents relied on as evidence
Certification order
- Organise the bundle and align exhibit numbers with the list of evidence
- Agree a case glossary with the attorney handling the file
- Translate the whole set with consistent terminology and date formats
- Two review rounds, annotating any illegible passages
- Attach a certificate of translation accuracy to the bundle
Preparation checklist
- Send high-resolution originals, or the native digital files if available
- Provide the exhibit reference numbers used in the case file
- List business terms or product names that must be kept verbatim
- Tell us the deadline for filing the list of evidence
Frequently asked questions
What happens with illegible documents?
We mark the passage as illegible or unclear in the translation rather than guessing, to protect evidentiary accuracy, and we ask you for a clearer original if one exists.
Does every page have to be translated?
It depends on counsel's strategy and what the court expects. Sometimes the full document is translated; sometimes only the cited parts, with the scope clearly stated. Agree this with your attorney before work starts.
Send the file list or scans and our team will confirm the steps and a realistic timeline for your matter — LINE @nycli, +66-83-249-4999, nycli@ilc.ltd.