Since the summer of 2025, ATC member companies working for solicitors on Legal Aid cases have faced unprecedented financial hardship caused by a major cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) that led to a serious data breach, the shutdown…
The ATC’s Member of the Month in December 2025 is Silent Sounds, a specialist provider of British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken-language interpreting services with deep roots in the Deaf community, a strong public-sector footprint, and a growing focus on…
ATC Loc Lessons Podcast Down-to-earth conversations with industry voices on the trends shaping translation, localisation and the wider language services world. Welcome to Loc Lessons, the podcast from the Association of Translation Companies hosted by Chair Corinne Saynor Smith and…
The UK’s personal data protection legislation continues to evolve independently of the EU GDPR. This ATC Briefing on UK GDPR and data privacy brings you the latest information on legislation and UK-specific personal data guidance and resources. UK Data Privacy…
November 2025 The ATC’s regular member benefits newsletter introduces you to the support, events and guidance you need to do better business and build your community. Log in to the ATC Member Area for more information and to access all…
The ATC actively works with UK-based universities’ translation and interpreting studies and applied languages departments to support language learning in higher education, and to connect member companies with university departments, careers services, and students in the UK. Language Learning Trends…
The ATC’s Member of the Month in November 2025 is Translators Family, a Poland and Scotland-based language service provider with Ukrainian roots and a distinctly European outlook. Awarded as the ATC’s New Member of the Year for its adaptability, people-centred…
Global desktop publishing (DTP) continues to play a central role in multilingual communication. Valued at around US $8 billion in 2024, it’s expected to grow by 4–5 % annually over the next five years, driven by increasing demand for multilingual,…
The European Accessibility Act marked a turning point in how services are designed and delivered across the EU, with accessibility a legal obligation rather than an optional feature. The ATC’s June 2025 Accessibility Briefing summarised the obligations of the EAA…
In the summer of 2025, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) was hit by a major cyber-attack that led to a serious data breach and the shutdown of its digital systems for several weeks. The breach exposed sensitive personal and case-related…
