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PROSPECTIVE
LAW
We are very
pleased to announce that on Tuesday 12
January, subject to successful testing, you will be
able to view consolidated Prospective Law on
Westlaw UK.
This new
enhancement will allow you to read provisions as they will
look in the future without the need to cross-reference the
amending provisions. Prospective versions will be available
regardless of whether an in-force date has been
appointed.
Providing a
glimpse into the future, this valuable tool allows you to see
how the law is due to change, when it is due to change, and
what impact it may have on the way you work.
Prospective Law
is included as part of your Westlaw UK
subscription.
On launch,
1,500 consolidated versions of prospective law will be
available to view for Acts from 2004 onwards. Key pre-2004
Acts will also have prospective versions available and the
remaining will be applied on an ongoing
basis.
Below you’ll
find details of how to get the most out of Prospective Law on
Westlaw UK.
NEW STATUS ICONS
We’ve introduced a
number of new legislation status icons. These will allow you
to instantly see the status of a provision.
On launch, the icons below will display
prominently next to search results, in the text of
legislation, in the Arrangement of Provisions documents, in
PDFs of Acts and SIs and in your
alerts.
 Indicates the provision is a prospective
version of the law
 Indicates the provision is not yet in
force
 Indicates the provision is partially in
force
 Indicates the provision is current law in
force
These will supplement our existing icons, which you
will continue to see as below.
 Indicates the provision has been
superseded
 Indicates the provision has
been repealed
 Indicates the provision has amendments
pending
As usual, if you are not
sure what an icon means, simply hover over it and an
explanation will
appear.
TABLE OF
AMENDMENTS
We have also introduced a Table
of Amendments to the Legislation Analysis document.
Displaying the life story of a provision with all previous,
current and future versions presented, it eliminates the need
for cross-referencing.
You
can clearly see status information, effective
dates and amendment notes in one place – bringing clarity to
complicated amendment
histories.
ADVANCED SEARCH
OPTIONS
Within the Advanced Search section of
Legislation, there will now be an option to
include Prospective Law within your search.
Under the All versions including
option, simply tick the box next to Prospective
Law and this will bring back all prospective versions
of the provision of the Act or SI for which you are looking.
If you choose to search for a specific section of an
Act or SI, you can bring back all versions – previous, current
and prospective – so that you can view the one most relevant
to the matter in hand.
The results appear in reverse chronological order, with
Prospective Law results at the top.
BROWSING DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF
LEGISLATION
As before, when looking at the text of legislation, you
will be able to browse through the different versions of that
provision. Now, you will be able to see how historic
and future versions look.
Where a date has been appointed, there is also
information of when the version will come into
force.
You can easily tell the status of the provision by
checking the icon at the top of the screen.
PDF OF ENTIRE
ACT
When looking at the PDF of an Act, the provisions that
are not yet in force or partially in force, will also be
included, ensuring that you have the most up-to-date version
available.
These prospective sections are clearly indicated with
the and status icons above them. Commencement dates,
where available, are also included below the
section.
PROSPECTIVE LAW
TABLE
Within your Legislation Overview
Document, you will be able to view all pending
amendments for an entire Act or SI in one easy-to-read table.
As well as listing all the
provisions with pending amendments, the table also displays
useful amendment notes and, where available, commencement
dates.
CONSOLIDATED SAME DAY
VERSIONS
You will now be able to see all same-day amendments
rolled up into one version. Not only does this reduce the
number of versions you need to read to see full amendment
history, but it makes our new Table of
Amendments even easier to
read.
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