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WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER EDITION
OF
WESTLAW UK WHAT'S NEW
Below you’ll find details of key new supplements
and journals that have been added to Westlaw UK. There’s
also an update to the White Book, with additional content
bringing it up-to-date with the new Supreme Court
Rules.
But that's not all. Alongside information
on new content on Westlaw UK, we are also offering you the
chance to win a great prize!
All you need to do is spend a maximum of
10 minutes taking our survey on how you use mobile devices and
you’ll be entered into a draw to win an iPod
touch.
Finally, we’d like to say thanks to all of
you who came along to the Annotated Statutes evening in
London. What a view!
For those of you who were unable to make
it, there is still time to sign
up for the Edinburgh event which is taking place on 22
October at The Balmoral Hotel. We look
forward to seeing some of you there.
Best
wishes,
The Westlaw UK
Team
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CONSULT THE
VERY LATEST VERSION
OF THE
WHITE BOOK
GET
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON NEGLIGENCE
EXPAND
YOUR RESEARCH WITH EVEN MORE JOURNALS NOW ON WESTLAW UK
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CONSULT
THE VERY LATEST VERSION OF THE WHITE BOOK
The new 2nd Supplement to the White Book
will be available on Westlaw UK from 1
October 2009 subject to successful
testing.
It contains the new
Supreme Court Rules, Practice Directions and Forms, together
with expert commentary, which come into force on 1 October.
The 2nd Supplement
will ensure you have all the new Rules plus the expert
guidance of the
White Book team led by
Professor Ian Scott, General Editor of the White Book, and
including consultant editors Jenny Rowe, Chief Executive of
the UK Supreme Court, and Ian Sewell,
Costs Clerk of the
UK Supreme Court.
The Second Supplement
also includes:
• Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules
and Practice Directions introduced
by:
-
The Civil
Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (SI
2009/2092)
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TSO CPR Update
50
• The new Practice Direction 51D on
Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme, a
costs
management pilot
scheme;
• New commentary on
sections included in Part 35 on Experts and
Assessors;
• A completely
revised Part 63 on Patents and Other Intellectual Property
Claims and Practice
Direction;
• A new Practice
Direction relating to Companies Act Proceedings resulting from
the Companies
Act 2006 coming into
force;
• The new eighth
edition of the Admiralty and Commercial Courts Guide and
related commentary. It
accounts for
changes made by the Long Trials Working Party and the
Commercial Court e-working
pilot;
• Updated guidance
on Part 36 offers before the commencement of
proceedings;
• Updates to
the Court Funds Office special and basic account interest
rates;
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GET THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON NEGLIGENCE
The new 3rd
Supplement to the 11th Edition of Charlesworth &
Percy on Negligence is now available on Westlaw UK.
The foremost guide to this complex area of the law, it
provides an unrivalled depth of analysis into the torts of
negligence and nuisance.
Fully integrated into
the main text, the new supplement includes updates all the
latest key case law including:
•
Van Colle v Chief Constable of
Hertfordshire; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex
[2008] 3 W.L.R.
593 HL (liability of
police towards individuals who are victims of
crime).
• Mitchell v Glasgow City
Council [2009] 2 W.L.R. 481 HL (liability of a local
authority to a tenant
injured by the
criminal act of another tenant).
• Jain v Trent Strategic Health
Authority [2009] 2 W.L.R. 248 HL (liability of a health
authority for
economic loss in
wrongfully causing the closure of a registered nursing home).
• Spencer-Franks v Kellogg
Brown & Root Ltd [2008] P.I.Q.R. P22 HL (what is
“work equipment” for
purposes of
PUWER).
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EXPAND YOUR RESEARCH WITH EVEN MORE JOURNALS
NOW ON WESTLAW UK
We are
delighted to announce the addition of three
further journals to Westlaw UK.
The
first, The Journal of Housing Law, published
by Sweet & Maxwell, is now available. Designed to
provide regularly updated coverage of housing law issues in
England and Wales, the journal includes:
• Editorial which
provides a critique in response to recent developments and
trends in the law
•
Articles that discuss and analyse areas of current
interest
• Digests of latest
cases, articles and legislative developments
Published six
times a year, coverage on Westlaw UK commences in
1997.
The second,
Criminal Law Forum, published by Springer
Publishing, will be available from
1
October 2009. Criminal Law Forum is the
Official Journal of the Society for the Reform of Criminal
Law, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
It is a peer reviewed
journal dedicated to the advancement of criminal law theory,
practice, and reform throughout the world. Under the direction
of an international editorial board, Criminal Law Forum serves
the global community of criminal law scholars and
practitioners through its publication of original
contributions and the dissemination of noteworthy public
documents.
Published four
times a year, coverage on Westlaw UK commences in
1997.
Finally,
The International Journal of Law in the Built
Environment, published by Emerald publishing, is
available from 1 October 2009. The
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment provides
a vehicle for the publication of high quality legal
scholarship in the context of the design, management and use
of the built environment.
It publishes
up-to-date and original legal research contributions for the
benefit of scholars, policy makers and practitioners in these
areas, including those operating in the fields of legal
practice, housing, planning, architecture, surveying,
construction management, real estate and property
management.
Illustrative
Content:
• The law relating to
construction contracts and procurement
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The law of real property, the
land-related torts & neighbour
disputes
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Landlord and tenant law, including
dilapidations, rent review and housing
law
•
Planning, building control, conservation
& environmental law
•
Conflict management, ADR, litigation
& the expert witness
•
Negligence, professional liability and
indemnity
•
Comparative legal studies in the built
environment
• Private
international law in the context of the built
environment
•
Jurisprudential and theoretical
perspectives on law in the built environment
Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2009.
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BE PART OF SWEET & MAXWELL’S
RESEARCH, AND WIN AN IPOD TOUCH
We want to know
what you think about mobile devices.
How do you
think they might enhance the value of the services we provide
to you?
What would you like to access via your mobile?
What can we do to make your life just a little bit
easier?
Help us
to help you
To help us
understand your needs, we have compiled an easy-to-use online
survey which should take no longer than 10 minutes to
complete.
Click here
to Access the Survey
As we are
seeking feedback from as many users as possible, we would be
grateful if you could forward this email on to any colleagues
you think will be interested in taking part. Don’t forget to
mention the prize!
We will be analysing feedback
at the end of October, so please complete the survey by
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER.
Everyone who completes the survey will be
entered into a prize draw to win an iPod Touch. The winner
will be notified by e-mail.
As always, we are
keen to get you involved with our development plans. With
that in mind, please let us know if you would like to
work with us in developing our mobile device delivery
strategy. You can either drop us an email or give us a call on
020 7393 7026.
If you have any comments,
suggestions or thoughts we would be very interested to
hear from you.
Many thanks,
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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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