Christine Havemann

Publicly appointed sworn Translator for the English Language

Translation of general and specialist texts, in particular legal documents and contracts from German into English and vice versa.

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Quality

Strict Confidentiality

Official Certification

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Appointed by the Hamburg Ministry of Internal Affairs
and Sport of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

What I promise you

Quality

My translations are tailored to meet your specific needs, whereby quality is of utmost importance to me. That includes thorough research and secondary literature.

Confidentiality

I will, of course, keep strictly confidential all documents and files entrusted to me.

Certification

On request I will be happy to certify my translations.

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Services

My specialities

Legal Texts

Civil, Criminal, Labour, Company, Contract, Family/Probate, Patent and Copyright Law

Documents, Certificates, School Reports, Degree Certificates and Testimonials

Industry and Business

Extracts from the Commercial Register, Annual Financial Statements, Contracts, GTC

Websites, Internet Presences, Internet Portals, Newsletters

Port Industry and Logistics

Tourism, Amusement Parks

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References

Industry sectors and companies I have worked for

Courts, Authorities and the Police

Translating and Interpreting

Law Firms and Notary Offices

Hamburg Port Authority

Logistics, Port Industry, Shipping

Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Auditing, Auditing Reports, Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements

Pollution Control / Cambis AS

Sewage Plants, Hydrolysis Process

Hansa-Park

Theme Parks/Amusement Parks

Expertise

Education, Further Training, and Professional Experience

Education

Abitur

Sinology Studies

in Hamburg, Nanjing (China), and Bonn

Accompanying studies: Studies of Japan and Economics

Apprenticeship in Wholesale and Import/Export Trade

Translation Studies

2-year translation degree programme, degree awarded: state-certified translator

Further Training

Summer Law School 2012

in Essen including final examination (passed)

German Civil Law and German Criminal Law - Legal Sources/Fields of Law, Law of Obligations, Property Law, Family Law, Civil Law Procedures, Commercial Law, Criminal Law Procedures, Traffic Law, Narcotics Law, Law on Aliens and Asylum Law)

Lexacom English Law Courses

Legal seminars in London

Contract and Civil Liability; The English Legal System; Company Law and Other Business Structures; Employment Contracts, Discrimination and Dismissal; Family Law, Divorce and Children; Wills, Probate and Powers of Attorney; Property and Intellectual Property; Criminal Law

International Summer School in Germersheim

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Interpreting for translators

Ongoing further training

Legal webinars held by BDÜ

Professional Experience

Singapore (8 years)

Birkart SEA Pte Ltd

Import, shipping

Jacobs Suchard Asia Pte Ltd

Head of Logistics

Import, sale and distribution of Jacobs Suchard and Kraft General Foods products

Robert Bosch SEA Pte Ltd

Export, international shipping

Since January 2000

Free-lance translator

Based in Germany (ongoing)

Fees

Line price

General Texts

€ 1.10 per standard line, 55characters (including spaces)

Specialist Texts

€ 1.15 - € 1.25 per standard line, 55 characters (including spaces)

Individual Quotes or Fixed Prices

I will be happy to give you an individualised quote or a fixed price, for instance if you have a larger project or documents/certificates to translate.

Proofreading and Editing

€ 40.00 per hour (60 minutes)

Certifications

€ 5 - 8.00 per certification