4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "¡Hola tangueros! I think you've probably nailed this one right on the head. I had the agency check with the client and they said to leave it as is, that the readers would know what they were talking about. They don't care if we know or not, though, of course! :-))) The document is a collaboration agreement, nothing to do with a courtcase. I looked into Exhibit. These guys probably watched too many Perry Mason episodes in German (just kidding folks, now, now, just a joke). It's an Anexo and they should have used the term Addendum or something similar. It happens a lot with "Nordic" English. Improper or just plain weird use of terms, or phonetic situations such as the following (which can make for tricky translations) from the same document: "This does not apply if the information beacons or is generally known, if they were known to a contracting party before the co-operation or if they have been made known to a third party without this secrecy obligation being violated." (sic) Please advise ASAP if "beacon" has any business meaning as a verb! Or if I was right in assuming they meant "becomes"! Cheers! Thanks to all! PD: Nice tagline, Terry! I, too prefer quality and accuracy over speed... As opposed to a lot of clients :-(("