en cas de non reception de

[Transit76]

Hi,

can I translate "en cas de non reception de ces documents" with "In the event/in case you did not receive these documents"?

 

[misterk]

It depends on whether you are talking about something that happened in the past or something that will happen. Either:
If you did not receve these documents,...
In the event that you do not receive these documents,...

 

[Transit76]

I am referring to a past event but still cannot I say "in the event you did not..."?

 

[Glasguensis]

It depends on the context.
In the event you do not (or did not) receive these documents, please phone xxxx
In case you do not (or did not) receive these documents, I will bring a copy with me to our meeting

You use "event" when giving an instruction, and "case" when providing further information or a contingency plan.

 

[Transit76]

Okay, thanks.