The Ministry of Justice recorded 52,823 completed language-service requests during the first quarter of 2026. The figures cover the whole Ministry of Justice rather than criminal courts alone.

A business can translate its website into another language and still get the market wrong. The words may be correct, but the currency may be unfamiliar. Dates may follow the wrong format. Product descriptions may use terms local customers do not search for.

AI can produce polished English-to-Urdu or Urdu-to-English versions of contracts, financial reports and company policies within seconds. However, fluent wording can hide serious errors.

The UK does not issue one universal licence for legal translators. However, courts, government departments, immigration authorities and overseas organisations may set specific requirements for the translations they receive.