Landexx, a language services provider based in Germany, has filed for bankruptcy.
According to a court filing reported by several German legal aggregation sites, the language services provider Landexx has filed for bankruptcy.
Information on the LSP is now difficult to find, as Landexx's website appears to be down. Additionally, as a private company, Landexx’s annual financial reports are not publicly accessible.
Landexx, led by Managing Director Christel Stemmer, provided various services, including translation, interpreting, language training, and desktop publishing.
Language professionals have informed colleagues of the news. For example, German-English translator Jill Sommer advised freelancers in a blog post to contact the bankruptcy trustee, Stephan Höltershinken, about any unpaid invoices. She also warned others not to accept translation assignments from the company.
For at least a few years before the LSP's bankruptcy filing, there had been rumblings about Landexx among freelancers online.
“They were an excellent client, always very professional, EXCEPT that I always had to chase late payments. They often paid 3 to 4 months late,” read a November 2020 complaint by one translator who said she began working with Landexx in 2009.
The freelancer explained that she had to "chase payments by email and phone " and wait a year, even hiring a lawyer, to receive payment for six outstanding invoices.
"[T]hey have told my lawyer that they will no longer be sending me any work, even though I did nothing wrong," she added. "I believe other freelance translators must be in the same position."
Another translator wrote on Reddit in May 2024 that they were pursuing legal action against Landexx through a court order for payment "[a]fter countless reminder e-mails that have been ignored."
Landexx also had a mixed reputation on the job board ProZ, where the LSP’s "Blue Board affiliation" — based on freelancers’ willingness to work with the company again — stood at two out of five stars. A December 2022 staff note indicated that "[t]his outsourcer has been banned from posting jobs at ProZ.com." Details regarding Landexx’s specific case were not disclosed.
“Use of the site dishonestly or fraudulently will result in termination of site use and associated privileges,” states ProZ’s termination policy, which also specifies that ProZ "reserves the right to refuse access to this site to any party without giving a reason."
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