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WESTLAW UK - WHAT'S NEW 

Welcome to the latest edition of Westlaw UK What’s New.

Our latest enhancements enable you to:

There is also an introduction to Westlaw China – a service that simplifies research on the law of the People’s Republic of China.

The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that the new Westlaw UK logo is now showing when you log in. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, you’ll start to see a new, fresh look to our Westlaw UK support materials and the pre-login pages at www.westlaw.co.uk 

Your What’s New will also look different next month.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact the Westlaw UK Customer Support Team on 0800 028 2200 or email customer.service@westlaw.co.uk

Best wishes,

The Westlaw UK team

 

 

 

Search three new journals on Westlaw UK 

The African Journal of International and Comparative Law, published by Edinburgh University Press is now available in full text. The eminent Editorial Board contains members from international institutions in Geneva and from universities in Africa, the UK and the US. The journal provides invaluable refereed material in both international and comparative law on a pan-African basis. It includes articles on public or private international law as well as a section on recent developments relevant to the continent. Coverage begins in 2005.


The Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, published by Emerald, is now available in full text. It publishes expert analyses, reviews and case studies, as well as applied research on major developments in financial regulation. Its objective is to provide an international forum for the publication of both peer-reviewed practitioner articles and refereed academic submissions, which are of direct relevance to regulators, policy makers and the financial services industry. All submissions conform to the highest standards of intellectual rigour. A wide variety of topics are discussed in the journal, including:

· Developing the single market in financial services
· Risk assessment and management
· Competition law
· Case law
· Regulatory rule updates and guidelines
· Pension reform
· Fitness and propriety in financial services
· Regulation in emerging markets
· Regulation of internet banking
· Cross border regulation

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2002.


International Trade Law and Policy published by Emerald, is available in full text. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for current issues in all aspects of international trade, including legal, economic, management and policy issues. Of particular interest are contributions in:

· International trade
· Global markets
· Competition law
· Governance and regulation
· Foreign investment
· Internet law
· Environmental law
· Business ethics
· Globalisation
· Intellectual property
· Employment law

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2005.

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Refer to three additional case report series on Westlaw UK 

The Reparation Reports, published by WGreen, is available in full text. This case report series offers wide coverage of significant judgments from the Court of Session, plus many judgments from the sheriff court. Other reparation judgments of interest to the specialist practitioner, which will not necessarily be reported elsewhere, can be found within this series. With 6 issues a year reports are prepared quickly and will often appear before any other law reporting service. In addition, there is a self contained section on Quantum of damages for ease of reference. Coverage begins in 1996.


The Family Reports published by WGreen, is available in full text. This is a specialist publication dedicated to the speedy reporting of family law cases from the sheriff court, Court of Session and where appropriate, the House of Lords and Europe. With six issues a year, reports are prepared quickly and previously unreported cases are reported for the first time. Editor's notes highlight issues of significance. Coverage commences in 1997.


The Housing Reports published by WGreen, is available in full text. Housing law has always been a major area of work for many of Scotland's legal practitioners, but many decisions on the subject have been difficult to discover and obtain. This case report series was specifically developed in response to this need. Coverage begins in 1997.

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Consult the consolidated text of the White Book and its new
1st Supplement 

The new 1st Supplement to the 2009 Edition of the Civil Procedure (The White Book) is now available on Westlaw UK. The content of the supplement has been integrated into the text of the White Book so you don’t have to flick between two sources.

 

This Supplement contains updating material for both Volumes of Civil Procedure 2009.

 

It is up-to-date to May 8, 2009 and includes:

 

  • The new Practice Direction on the Electronic Working Pilot Scheme supplementing Part 5.5 which came into force on April 1, 2009 and which will operate in the Admiralty, Commercial and London Mercantile Courts of the High Court
  • Further coverage on the new Part 6, including commentary on the Hague Service Convention and additions to the list of member States
  • New commentary on Part 7, particularly rule 7.4 on Particulars of Claim and rule 7.6 on Extension of Time for Serving a Claim form
  • Three new Procedural Guides in relation to Financial Restrictions orders under the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 (the new Part 79)
  • Commentary on the Electronic Working Pilot that affects claims in Commercial, London Mercantile and Admiralty Courts
  • Coverage of Debt Relief Orders—a new form of personal insolvency procedure— as a consequence of the Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/642)
  • New commentary on the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
  • Updates to the Court Funds Office special and basic account interest rates

For further updates to the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, and to register for the Forms Alerter service and Rules Alerter service, please visit http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/whitebook.

 

The Second Supplement to the 2009 Edition is due to publish in the Autumn.

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Introducing - Westlaw China 

Covering key legal and business news, Westlaw China is the only online resource designed for UK practitioners who need to research the law of the People’s Republic of China.

 

Westlaw China categorises cases, legislation and regulations into the legal topics and issues that they cover. Research can then be carried out by using one of 32 topics or 25,000 legal issues. Headnotes and cross-references are also included so you can quickly get accurate information. Westlaw China helps make sure that you understand the law in such a complicated and unfamiliar area. 

Westlaw China delivers:

  • More than 350,000 laws and regulations
  • More than 80,000 cases from the Supreme Court, provincial, local and special courts
  • Digests of the law for 32 topics – nine available in English with more to come
  • Current Awareness via email – the latest legal developments from 120+ online sources delivered direct to your desktop

Unique features include:

Categorisation

The first of its kind to introduce categorisation and indexing across China’s legal research industry covering Laws & Regulations, Legal Topics, Cases and Current Awareness

 

Intelligent Linking

Westlaw China’s ‘Intelligent Link’ utilises legal concepts not keywords. When you find a useful document, we can help you find more. As a function of our intelligent identification system, you may access laws and regulations or cases that involve the same legal issues, and use the embedded ‘Intelligent Link’ to search for all relevant documents.

 

English Content

Our English content is proofread by western-trained lawyers who are knowledgeable about Chinese law, and fluent in both Chinese and English, thereby providing precise and reliable translations. The quality of their work sets Westlaw China apart from all other online resources.

 

Current Awareness

Continually updated, Current Awareness covers proposed legislation, courts and cases, government policies, legal and business news. Thousands of sources of information are tracked daily and delivered by email direct to your desktop.

 

For more information on Westlaw China, please contact Deborah Brown – Deborah.brown@thomsonreuters.com

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If you have any questions, comments or feedback on the above changes please
contact the Westlaw UK Customer Support Team on 0800 028 2200 or email customer.service@westlaw.co.uk.

Best wishes,

The Westlaw UK Team

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