NEW ENHANCEMENTS LAUNCHED: Commentary by Subject, Legislation Analysis and much more….

GET TO THE POINT FASTER

 

Westlaw HK commits to continually develop and improve our service, we are pleased to announce the new features enhancements which have just launched , and we believe all these updates can make your legal research life easier than ever! 

 

 

BROADER COVERAGE DEEPER ANALYSIS

 

COMMENTARY BY SUBJECT

• Content from Westlaw HK’s library of in-depth and authoritative commentary and analysis now grouped by subject not just by title
• Research within a specific legal subject
• Retrieve results from across our entire range of Hong Kong commentary titles related to your required legal subject
• Select specific chapters from the subject specific commentary to search across
• Link directly to cases related to the same subject in HKLRD, HKCFAR, and Unreported Judgments databases

 

HONG KONG LAW AS SIMPLE AS A-Z

HONG KONG LEGAL COMMENTARY INDEX

• A comprehensive A-Z index of Hong Kong Law from across the entire range of Hong Kong Commentary
• Research to a specific point of law as it is referenced our Hong Kong Commentary Library
• Apply the correct context using the Commentary title as a reference
• Directly access the relevant paragraph of text referencing your required point of law

 

DON’T JUST SEARCH FIND

 

ENHANCED HOMEPAGE AND COMMENTARY SEARCH

• Now covers all commentary titles in a single search
• Default search is across titles included in your subscription
• Within ‘Commentary’ select titles or chapters you want to include or exclude
• Selectively search titles outside of your subscription

 

NOT JUST WHAT HOW & WHY TOO

 

ENHANCED LEGISLATION ANALYSIS

• Now every Legislation provision in Westlaw HK will have a Legislation Analysis document containing:
  • Current Law in Force
  • Historic Law
  • All Cases Citing
  • Journals Citing
  • Commentary
• All Cases Citing list can be sorted by:
  • Most Recent
  • A-Z
  • Court

 

Link to the:

• Judicial application of the provision
• Current Analysis of the provision in Journals
• In depth commentary and analysis on the provision in the Hong Kong commentary library

 

Our legally qualified product specialists stand ready to assist you in getting up to speed with these new enhancements!  Please contact us today at training@westlaw.com.hk /+852 3762 3242 / +852 3762 3256 to schedule an individual or group training session.  We can customise these sessions to meet your individual needs and can also provide CPD accredited training.

We really hope these enhancements are useful in speeding up your legal research and making your life a little easier!

As always, we value and encourage your feedback, comments and suggestions, so please do get in touch with us at feedback@westlaw.com.hk or by phone at +852 3762 3222 for any comments or feedback.

 

Legislation update – 21/05/2012

 

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 07/05/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 30/04/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 24/04/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

2012-03-19 Legislation Update

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 05/03/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 20/02/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

CHAPTER 245 – PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE

CAP 245A FRONTIER CLOSED AREA ORDER

• Schedule
  Version Date: 15 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 170 of 2011 & L.N. 19 of 2012

CHAPTER 525 – MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS ORDINANCE

CAP 525Y MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS (FINLAND) ORDER

• Schedule 1
  Version Date: 19 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 21 of 2012
• Schedule 2
  Version Date: 19 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 21 of 2012
• Section 1 Commencement
  Version Date: 19 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 21 of 2012
• Section 2 Ordinance to apply between Hong Kong and Finland
  Version Date: 19 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 21 of 2012
• Empowering section
  Version Date: 19 February 2012
  Gazette: L.N. 21 of 2012

To access these legislation please click on the link (login to Westlaw HK with your username and password for seamless access).

Legislation update on 13/02/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK:

Legislation update – 16/01/2012

The following Hong Kong legislation updates are now available on Westlaw HK: