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Thomson Reuters welcomes OFT clearance of Practical Law Company deal

Thursday 28th Mar 2013

Thursday 28th Mar 2013

Thomson Reuters today announced that it has received formal clearance from the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) for its completed acquisition of Practical Law Company. The acquisition brings together the world class legal information and tools of Thomson Reuters with [...]

Legal liabilities soar 22% for UK’s leading companies

Thursday 21st Feb 2013

Thursday 21st Feb 2013

The legal liabilities reported by UK-based companies listed on the FTSE 100 index jumped by 22% in 2012 to £22.1 billion, up from £18.2 billion in the previous year, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell business. [...]

Latest mobile solution inspired by needs of commercial and in-house lawyers

Thursday 11th Oct 2012

Thursday 11th Oct 2012

The new solution, Global Business Law, is a native iPad® app that will connect practitioners to the law in 160 countries and in 46 different practice areas. Its creation was inspired by the needs of lawyers working in commercial law, [...]

Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts first annual TrustLaw Awards

Tuesday 6th Dec 2011

Tuesday 6th Dec 2011

Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the winners of the first annual TrustLaw Awards. These are held in recognition of the best TrustLaw pro bono projects [...]

Women in the Law & Judiciary event in Dubai underscores importance of women practitioners in UAE law

Wednesday 23rd Nov 2011

Wednesday 23rd Nov 2011

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and the region’s leading legal research experts, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Gulf, held the first “Women in the Law & Judiciary” panel discussion in the region this week. “Attracting and retaining women in the legal [...]