ENHANCED CASE ANALYSIS DOCUMENTS

We’re delighted to announce that on Monday 15 March, subject to successful final testing, we will be launching enhanced Case Analysis documents on Westlaw UK.

We’ll be giving you more information significant to a case, so it will be even easier to see its implications and relevance for your research.

There will be additional sections with links to related material, new status icons to make it easier to determine the precedent value of a case, alternative ways of displaying the Case Analysis document on screen and new ways of setting up case alerts.

In short, Westlaw UK will be working even harder, so you don’t have to.

NEW INFORMATION

We’ve created new sections with additional links to related content to save you valuable time when doing research.

Where available, you can expect to see the following new sections in Case Analysis documents:

Related Cases
Contains a list of other cases heard between the same parties, but on different points of law or before supra-national courts.

All Cases Cited
Lists all the cases that have been cited by the case you are viewing. By default they are listed in reverse chronological order, but you can re-sort them alphabetically or by court.

Key Cases Citing
Provides a list of cases, specially selected by our editorial team, which cite your case and are considered to be significant.

All Cases Citing
Lists all the cases that have cited the case you are viewing. Case references in this section have been labelled to let you know the type of judicial treatment the case has received. This section is automatically sorted from the most recent case to the oldest, but it can be re-sorted by judicial treatment, alphabetically or by court.

Commentary
Offers links to specific sections of books on Westlaw UK (such as Archbold, The White Book and titles in the Common Law Library) which cite the case, so that you get the most authoritative insight into its meaning and application.

Summary
We’ve also enhanced the Summary in the Case Analysis document to include a brief summary of the facts, so that you can instantly see whether the case is relevant for your research.

NEW STATUS ICONS

We’ve introduced new icons so that at a glance you can see the status of a case. These will continue to appear next to your search results, within a law report's table of contents and at the top of the case document.

   Indicates that the decision has received positive or neutral judicial consideration, so you
      can feel confident citing it

   Indicates that the decision has been judicially considered and has received mixed or
      mildly negative treatment, so be sure to use these cases with caution

   Indicates that at least one point of law has been overruled or reversed: the case is not safe
      to rely on as good law and you may want to continue with your research

As always, if you are not sure what an icon means, simply hover your cursor over it for an explanation.

NEW DISPLAY OPTIONS

Tabular View

All analytical information is displayed in easy-to-read tables in this view. To access, click on the Tabular View link in left hand navigation bar of the Case Analysis document.

Jump to the section you want to view by clicking on the relevant links at the top of the page. 

You can sort the All Cases Cited and All Cases Citing sections to appear in the order you wish.

This document can be downloaded in the usual way.

All cases in the Graphical History view have status icons and the case you are viewing has a green border so it's clear where it fits in the case history.

You also have the option to save the Graphical History as a PDF file. Simply click on the Save link in the top right-hand corner.

NEW CASE ALERTS

Staying up to date with the status of a case has never been easier with our new Case Alerts feature. You can choose to be alerted when any or all of the following happen:

 •   The case has changed status (e.g. had neutral judicial treatment but now has some
     negative treatment)
 •   An appeal has been heard in the case (including references to a supranational court such
     as the European Court of Justice)
 •   Another case has been heard between the same parties on a different point of law 
 •   The case has been cited by another case
 •   The case has been referenced in a journal article

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We are pleased to announce that the WIPO Journal has now been added to the Journals PDF Library and Circulation List* on Westlaw UK.

There are now 38 full-text journals available in PDF. Rather than reading a journal article in isolation on Westlaw UK, this service gives you access to the entire content of the journal, and you can read it as you would the printed version.

You can also create your own circulation list that will send complete issues to your colleagues simultaneously, via email.

Everyone has access to the latest information, everyone can access it at the same time, and everyone can print their copy should they wish to.

*Please note that this feature is available as an add-on to a Westlaw UK subscription.

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THE LATEST NEW EDITIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS

The following new editions and supplements are now available to be used in your research on Westlaw UK:

PHIPSON ON EVIDENCE

The 17th edition of Phipson on Evidence is now available to use. This latest edition includes the following:

•  Updates on all aspects of the continuing impact of the changes brought about by the Civil
   Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules

•  A new chapter on survey and statistical evidence and substantial updates to the chapter on
   authorship, copies and execution

•  Covers a great deal of case law which has occurred since the last edition, with many cases
   on evidence now referring to article 6 of the ECHR, hearsay and character

JACKSON & POWELL ON PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

You can now view the 3rd supplement to the 6th edition of Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability, merged with the mainwork, on Westlaw UK. This supplement brings the mainwork up to date with latest developments including:

•  Stone & Rolls Ltd v Moore Stephens: House of Lords authority on illegality and attribution
   of liability in relation to auditors’ liability

•  Nationwide Building Society v Dunlop Haywards (DHL) Ltd: Extent of recovery against
   fraudulent valuer. Limits to lender’s recoverable losses against negligent solicitor;
   contributory negligence and contribution between negligent solicitors and fraudulent surveyors

•  Harrison v Harrison: Need to establish causation of loss in wasted costs application against
   a barrister

•  Langstane Housing Association Limited v Riverside Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd and
   Mylcrist Builders Ltd v Buck: Net contribution clause survives the unfair contract terms
   legislation but arbitration clause does not

*Please note that the above titles are available as add-ons to a Westlaw UK subscription.

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