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Come and visit Thomson Reuters’ Sweet & Maxwell stand at the ADR in Asia Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong starting Wednesday 17 October!
Find out more about HK Arbitration Week with this ALB TV Video:
https://edge.media-server.com/m/p/84yss9ve/i/ipsx2s5p/
ADR resources on Westlaw HK include:
- Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide (Hong Kong Law Library)
- Hong Kong Mediation Handbook
- Hong Kong Civil Procedure (The Hong Kong White Book)
- Redfern & Hunter on International Arbitration
Coming soon to Westlaw HK:
- China Arbitration Handbook
- Arbitration in China: Regulation of Arbitration Agreements and Practical Issues
Contact us today to find our more on +852 3762 3222 / enquiries@westlaw.com.hk
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated annually on 26 April. The event was originally setup by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) back in 2000.
You can find out more from Wikipedia about the history of the event including about the past themes of the event. This year’s theme is ‘Designing the Future’
The WIPO Website also contains a lot of information about this year’s theme
Westlaw HK has a number of key resources for legal professionals related to Intellectual Property including:
Specialist Intellectual Property Journals
- WIPO Journal
- European Intellectual Property Review
- Intellectual Property Quarterly
- International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Specialist Intellectual Property Books
- Trademark Law in China
- Copinger and Skone James on Copyright, 15th Ed.
- Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names, 14th Ed.
- Terrel on the Law of Patents, 17th Ed.
- CIPA Guide to the Patents Acts, 6th Ed.
Intellectual Property is also extensively referenced in a number of other books and journals on Westlaw HK. Here we only list the specialist publications.
Westlaw HK also contains all the relevant primary law resources for an Intellectual Property lawyer.
For details about this content or how to gain access to any of these resources please contact us on +852 3762 3222 or email enquiries@westlaw.com.hk.
Come and find Westlaw at the Thomson Reuters stand at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.
http://www.ipba2010.org/index.html
We will be exhibiting:
Westlaw HK
Westlaw China
Westlaw International
Westlaw Business
Plus many Thomson Reuters Legal print publications from Sweet & Maxwell, West, Carswell, Legal & Regulatory Australia and many other Thomson Reuters publishers.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Last Monday, 1st February, saw Raymond Leung and Annita Mau, General Editor and Contributing Editor [respectively] of the the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook interviewed on RTHK Radio 3’s popular Morning Brew show by Presenter, Phil Whelan.
Raymond Leung and Annita Mau at RTHK
For more information about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook and to order online please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
Keswick Chuk, Contributing Editor for the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, speaking live from the event , Enhancement of the Public Understanding of Mediation in Hong Kong, held in Thomson Reuters offices in The Landmark – Hong Kong, comments on his views on the importance of Mediation in Hong Kong
To find out more about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, please visit the Sweet & Maxwell website at www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
Daniel Hui, a Pupil Barrister attending the event, The Enhancement of the Public Understanding of Mediation in Hong Kong (Part 2), hosted by Sweet & Maxwell, comments on mediation and its role in the dispute resolution process in Hong Kong.
To find out more about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, please visit the Sweet & Maxwell website at www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
Annita Mau, Contributing Editor for the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, speaking live from the event , Enhancement of the Public Understanding of Mediation in Hong Kong, held in Thomson Reuters offices in The Landmark – Hong Kong, comments on her views on the importance of Mediation in Hong Kong
To find out more about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, please visit the Sweet & Maxwell website at www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
2 guest speakers, Russell Coleman SC (Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association) and Mr Huen Wong (President of the Law Society of Hong Kong) from the event, Enhancement of the Public Understanding of Mediation in Hong Kong, held in Thomson Reuters offices in The Landmark, comment live from the event on their views on the importance of Mediation in Hong Kong. The event marked the launch of the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, published by Sweet & Maxwell.
To find out more about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, please visit the Sweet & Maxwell website at www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
Speaking at the launch of the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, published by Sweet & Maxwell, at the event ‘Enhancement of the Public Understanding of Mediation in Hong Kong’, Dr Raymond Hai Ming Leung, General Editor of the book and Honourary Governor and Founding President of the Hong Kong Mediation Centre explains the coverage of the book and its importance to Mediation in Hong Kong.
For more information about the Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, please visit the Sweet & Maxwell website at www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk
Further to the recent launch of the Westlaw HK Student Representative (WSR) Programme, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, Westlaw HK officially launched the 2010 programme in Hong Kong University on 21 January 2010, with the strong support of the Hong Kong University Library and in particular the Law Library.
Following advanced legal research training, the Westlaw HK Student Representatives for Hong Kong University were announced and introduced to their peers, and from today they will start sitting lab hours in the library to assist other students in legal research using Westlaw HK. At the launch, students who signed up for a lab session with the Westlaw HK Student Representatives were entered into a lucky draw for a Thomson Reuters laptop bag and Westlaw HK accessories kit.
Westlaw HK Student Representative Programme Launch at Hong Kong University
Westlaw HK Student Representative Programme Launch at Hong Kong University
Also unveiled was the new Westlaw HK Computer Terminal which has been installed by Westlaw HK at Hong Kong University. This terminal provides dedicated access to Westlaw HK for any student using the library, ensuring that regardless of how busy the Law Library is, there will always be one terminal where Westlaw HK will be available.
New Westlaw HK Terminal with the Two New Westlaw HK Student Representatives
Westlaw HK would like in particular to thank the staff at the Hong Kong University Law Library for their dedicated support and enthusiasm for the programme and also for their efforts in setting up this event.
Also, thanks must go to the staff at Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong for their support in their respective WSR programmes.
