1. Key takeaways
Request for simultaneous interpretation pursuant to Rule
109.2 RoP must be justified
In the absence of any consent by the Court to hear witnesses or
experts at an oral hearing in a language other than the language of
the proceedings, and absent any interpretation need for the judges,
a request for a court-arranged simultaneous interpretation during
the oral hearing pursuant to R. 109.2 RoP must be justified by the
requesting party.
The fact that the defendant is based in a country where the
language of proceedings is not an official language does not make
it appropriate to order a court-arranged simultaneous
interpretation during the oral hearing pursuant to R. 109.2 RoP.
The same applies to the fact that persons employed by a party will
have considerable difficulties in following the oral submissions
and the communications during the oral hearing. The parties are
represented by their representatives who are familiar with the
language of
