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Westlaw UK What's New – November Update 2008

• Lawtel and Westlaw UK User Group - London, 3 December
• Chitty on Contracts 30th Edition soon available
• Statutory Definitions

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Lawtel and Westlaw UK User Group - London, 3 December

Over the course of this autumn we have held five successful Lawtel and Westlaw UK User Groups across the UK covering developments for 2009 and providing the opportunity to discuss future content enhancements with the team. A warm thank you to all attendees for your valuable feedback.

The final session this year will take place in London on Wednesday, 3 December. If you would like the opportunity to take part, simply register via our online form and we look forward to seeing you next week.

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Chitty on Contracts 30th Edition soon available

The 30th Edition of Chitty on Contracts will be available within Chitty on Westlaw UK 11 December. Designed in consultation with its editors and 40 law firms, Chitty on Contracts is the definitive practitioner text providing in-depth and comprehensive coverage on all aspects of the subject.

Enhanced content and powerful functionality include:

• Direct links from references, Chitty on Contracts to consolidated primary law sources on Westlaw UK
• All navigation tools from the book have been replicated online
• Online accessibility - available for all in, or away from the office
• Westlaw UK's intuitive functionality enables individual or multiple search results to be printed, downloaded or emailed to colleagues

Access is available through a range of subscription options, please contact your Sweet & Maxwell account manager for more information and pricing details.

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Statutory Definitions

We are pleased to announce that Statutory Definitions, across Westlaw UK's legislation service, will be available on Friday 6 December, subject to successful testing. This new feature enables you to find legislative definitions in Acts and Statutory Instruments. Over 70,000 unique definitions are included and can be located via:

• Basic Search – by either searching for a definition across all legislation, or in conjunction with Free Text and Title fields.
• Advanced Search – extends your options to include definitions within Historic Law that has been superseded.
• Overview Document – a glossary of terms defined within an Act or Statutory Instrument; including cross-references to cases where a particular definition has been given judicial consideration.

Basic Search: once you start typing your chosen statutory definition, a list of suggestions will appear in the drop-down list. For example, search for the definition of 'international accounting standards':

Tip: check the Terms in Context box to display extracts containing your search terms in results list.

Advanced Search: for example, search for the definition of 'international accounting standards' across Law in Force and Historic Law:

Overview Document: for example, browse all definitions contained within the Trade Marks Act 1994. The definition of 'bad faith' is discussed in the case Harrison v Teton Valley Trading Co Ltd:

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If you have any questions about the above content please contact your Sweet & Maxwell Account Manager, or the Westlaw UK Customer Support Team on 0800 028 2200 or email customer.service@westlaw.co.uk

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