Westlaw AU, a new online legal research service for legal professionals in Australia has just launched. Westlaw AU offers content from case law and journals, legislation and commentary to precedents, encyclopaedia and news, as well as legal and tax information. Built upon Westlaw technology, Westlaw AU is developed specifically for Australian customers and is modeled after …
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Women in the Law & Judiciary event in Dubai underscores importance of women practitioners in UAE law
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 profession is a key challenge. This event offers an invaluable platform for some of the …
- November 23, 2011
- Paul Sandell
Carswell launches Thomson Reuters ProView eReader
Thomson Reuters ProViewTM, the new professional eReader application for the iPadTM is now available from Carswell. Practitioner’s Income Tax Act 2011, 40th Editionand La Loi du Praticien – Loi de l’impôt sur le revenue, 24e édition, Canada’s most comprehensive tax reference guides, are the first titles available on Thomson Reuters ProView. ProView is the first professional-grade eReader application on the …
- October 28, 2011
- Susan Martin
Global M&A activity for law firms down, says Thomson Reuters GRC report
Global merger and acquisition activity is off to a slower-than-usual start in the second half of 2011, but that does not necessarily mean less work for M&A lawyers. A new report from Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance says the volume of M&A deals fell 10 percent globally in the third quarter. Most of the drop was …
- October 17, 2011
- Jeff McCoy
Thomson Reuters survey examines corporate preparedness for UK Bribery Act
One of the most comprehensive anti-bribery and corruption laws in the world takes effect next month. A new survey by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance says that while most UK firms are on track to meet the implementation deadline for the Bribery Act, many have not adequately prepared their most senior executives and board members for the challenges …
- June 16, 2011
- Susan Martin
Brazilian legal research goes online
Today, Thomson Reuters announced the launch of Revista dos Tribunais Online – Brazil’s first online legal research service. It is a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind product that gives legal professionals a full view of Brazilian legal information and promises to dramatically increase productivity for legal professionals across the country, which is second only to the United States …
- April 7, 2011
- Susan Martin