Do you KeyCite? 

KeyCite is a fully integrated citator and research tool in one easy-to-use service. It is also your best choice for determining whether a case, statute, administrative decision or regulation is good law. Red and yellow status flags, assigned by West’s legal editors after they analyse each case, tell you instantly if a case you are viewing has negative history.

Only KeyCite on Westlaw offers:

• Depth of Treatment stars – tells you at a glance the amount of discussion on a cited case or administrative decision
• Pending Legislation – warns you of legislation that may affect a federal or state statute of interest to you
• KeyCite Alert – automatically tracks cases, statutes, regulations, and administrative decisions and notifies you of any changes
• West Key Number System® and West full text headnotes – so you know your research is accurate and thorough
• 2.3 times more citing references than any other citator

With new Graphical KeyCite on Westlaw, it’s easier than ever to get a quick summary on the direct history of the case. Graphical KeyCite allows you to see a “picture” of the direct history of a case, so you can quickly determine how a case has moved through the court system. You can access the graphical view with just a click on the Graphical KeyCite icon when you’re researching a case’s history in KeyCite.

And Finally….

Direct history is added to KeyCite within one to four hours of receipt of a case by West. Severe negative indirect history such as overrulings are identified by attorney-editors within 24 hours of receipt of a case; other negative indirect references are added within a few days. Citing references are available in KeyCite when a case or statute is added to Westlaw.

… so if you don’t KeyCite, you certainly should!

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Litigation History Reports

Litigation History Reports can provide a detailed introduction to your judge and opposing counsel in a matter of seconds.

Litigation History Reports are current statistical charts available from the Links tab of a judge or attorney profile in the PROFILER-WLD or PROFILER-ALL databases. They are based on federal dockets and all federal and state case law on Westlaw, beginning with 1990, and local dockets from 24 states, beginning with 2000. The reports include lists of cases and links to the court opinions, dockets, and court documents, such as motions and briefs.

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Selected New Databases

Corporate Counsel Guides (published by Business Laws):

 - Special Study for Corporate Counsel on Severance Agreements (SEVAGR)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Distribution Counseling (CCGDISTC)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Export Controls, 2d (EXPCONTR)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Warranties (CCGWARR)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Unfair Competition (CCGUNFCOM)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Relations with Competitors (CCGRCOMP)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Protecting Trade Secrets (CCGPTRSE)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (CCGADA)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to the Robinson-Patman Act (CCGRPA)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Software Transactions (CCGSFTWR)

 - Corporate Counsel's Guide to Letters of Credit (CCGLTRCR)

Corporate Acquisition Ideas (CORPACQID)

Contains the full text of Corporate Acquisition Ideas, a monthly newsletter containing timely articles on case law and other developments affecting corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Employment Regulations Suite (EMP-REGS)

These database contain employment, insurance and securities-related rules and regulations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Code of Federal Regulations.       

BNA Accounting Policy and Practice (TM-APR)

This database provides corporate accounting policy-makers and their advisors with experts' insights and guidance on emerging, evolving, and complex issues relating to accounting rules and principles, financial statements and disclosures, management control and analysis, auditing principles and standards, and accounting practice and responsibility.

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...and for those storage tank enthusiasts

Underground Storage Tank Guide Newsletter (USTGUIDE-NWL)

This database contains the legal newsletter entitled Underground Storage Tank Guide Newsletter.

Above Ground Storage Tank Guide Newsletter (ASTGUIDE-NWL)

This database contains the legal newsletter entitled Aboveground Storage Tank Guide Newsletter. 

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From the Westlaw Archive 

(1884-85) L.R. 14 Q.B.D. 273 – can it ever be considered ‘necessary’ to kill someone to eat them?

836 F.Supp. 45 – dolphin seeks discharge from the US Navy Litigation History Reports (with a little help).

Changes to the Print, Email and Download Functionality
Original functionality now reinstated

With reference to the Westlaw UK What's New communication sent out last Tuesday 14th November we have reversed the changes recently implemented to the Print, Email and Download Functionality, and the original functionality is now available.

This decision was made following customer feedback regarding the loss of the ability to deliver multiple documents from the default split screen results list.

If you would like further clarification of this, please contact the Westlaw UK Customer Support Team directly on 0800 028 2200 or at customer.service@westlaw.co.uk.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your feedback on this issue. Please continue to send your thoughts and suggestions through to the Westlaw UK Team at feedback@westlaw.co.uk.

Many thanks,

The Westlaw UK Team

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Option to Set Westlaw UK Directory as Default

For users whose first port of call is the Westlaw UK Directory, you can now select the Directory to display at the Sign On screen. This new option is available through the Preferences menu.

To view this enhancement, click here.

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New Summary Report Option for Alerts

This new report can be used for management of alerts, allowing users to easily delete, save or modify their alerts.

To view this enhancement, click here.

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In preparation for the rollout of the new Westlaw UK in 2007 we have introduced new information and resource pages, accessible via www.westlaw.co.uk.

From this link you will able to access a wealth of information and support tools including:

-) Information about the new Westlaw UK and an online demonstration for any colleagues who may wish to take a look
-) Useful brochures and user guides
-) Information about other Westlaw UK subscriptions

  
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