Julie Barber (asker) Nov 3, 2021:

Thanks everybody for your help. I kept it simple with presented (would have used submitted if I'd seen it in time). There was nothing in the text to suggest that it was argued, contested etc, and the submission of documents before the court was simply in a list of tasks carried out.

Lisa Rosengard Nov 2, 2021:

Is it possible that the bid has been withheld by the Chamber of Commerce, with documents held as substantive or qualifying information?

AllegroTrans Nov 1, 2021:

Problem with "argued" We don't know if there was any "argument". Some takeover bids have to be approved by the Court even though there is no opposition.
Example: Guide to public takeovers in the UK - Burges Salmon
https://www.burges-salmon.com › publications › guide-...
How are public takeovers conducted and regulated in the UK? ... must be approved both by the shareholders of the target company and the High Court.
I do not know the procedure in France but I suspect it is similar. Effectively in many cases the Court just rubber stamps the Scheme.

Eliza Hall Oct 31, 2021:

2 different translations Usually what gets "soutenu devant le Tribunal" is a party's argument or a position (in Julie's first example, most likely the party's position was that the "offre de reprise" should be validated by the Tribunal, e.g. with a finding that it should have been accepted by the other party).

In that case, I would for once in my life agree with Adrian that the translation should be "argued." Literally, of course, it's "supported"--but the way you support something in court is by arguing for it (whether in a filed document or orally in a hearing).

The second example, in which "documents" are "soutenus," suggests that the documents were used as evidence, a la "as this document shows, ABC never intended to do (whatever)." Rather than sticking too closely to the FR "soutenu," which would make for a tangled and awkward phrase in EN, I would agree with François' "presented" for that sentence.

Julie Barber (asker) Oct 30, 2021:

thanks. I had misunderstood it as upheld, agreed upon etc

SafeTex Oct 30, 2021:

@ Juile and all Yes, i feel it is closer to "presented". in the first example, you could say "expounded" but that fails miserably in the second example for the documents

Julie Barber (asker) Oct 30, 2021:

Had meant to add in, can it ever mean that agreed upon or is it only ever the notion of "presented"? thanks