Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
juristische Sekunde später
English translation:
a scintilla temporis thereafter
German term
Ireland
juristische Sekunde später
The terms "juristische Sekunde" and "juristische Sekunde später" appear in a text I'm currently working on:
"Eine juristische Sekunde später – sprich ebenfalls am MM/TT/JJJJ - wird der ehemals zur Firma A gehörende Bereich XYZ, der nun auf der Firma B verschmolzen ist, im Wege eines Asset Deals von der Firma B auf die Firma C übertragen."
Anything better than the literal "A legal second later...."?
Thanks,
Gavin
| 4 +3 | a scintilla temporis thereafter |
Adrian MM.
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| 4 | then |
Cillie Swart
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| 3 +1 | immediately thereupon |
Steve Robbie
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| 3 -1 | in a legal heartbeat |
Michael Martin, MA
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| juristische Sekunde |
John O'Brien
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Proposed translations
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
a scintilla temporis thereafter
Second weblink: alas, 'a very short time thereafter' preferably to the Latin is misleading as the connotations in Anglo-Irish law are virtualy of a snychronous transaction.
Moral of the story: learn the law first.
This moment in time was described as the scintilla temporis (the grant of the legal charge must necessarily have been executed after A received the fee simple of the property, for he could not grant it without first having a proprietary interest
South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
then
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/finance-general/727986-juristische-sekunde.html
United Kingdom
Expertise, accuracy and style
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
immediately thereupon
The idea being conveyed is a chain of events that happen instantaneously.
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This is viable if the author is only using "juristiche Sekunde" as a turn of phrase to express the immediate succession of the events.
If the interval is important (because something legally important happens in that split second), then obviously Adrian's suggestion is the only one that works.
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
in a legal heartbeat
Compare with this:
"In a legal heartbeat, lawyers were free to charge what what they thought was fair or reasonable and could advertise their services."
http://www.engelmanandsmith.com/#about-us
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Also see:
"A certain kind of culmination of this presence of time in law is represented by the famous »legal second«, (104) which even ostensibly points, at least on the surface, to something like »legal time«. (105)"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319140000_Time_Law_...
Reference comments
Legal Translations from a Legal Expert
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 2 more.
juristische Sekunde
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/finance-general...
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/finance-general/727986-juristische-sekunde.html
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