Happy New Year from Westlaw HK!

Westlaw HK would like to wish the Hong Kong legal profession a very Happy New Year and best wishes for a prosperous 2011!

2010 saw a lot of enhancements to Westlaw HK following its initial launch including:

• A new citator service with new easy to use icons, enhanced history and more case cross-referencing
• New browse functionality
• Addition of comprehensive PDF coverage for HKLRD and HKCFAR back to 1905 (The largest collection available!)
• Addition of The Law & Practice of Hong Kong Companies (Online Book)
• Addition of Chitty on Contracts: Hong Kong Specific Contracts (Online Book)
• Addition of Competition Law in China and Hong Kong (Online Book)
• Addition of Employment Law & Practice in China (Online Book)
• Addition of Principles and Practice of Civil Procedure in Hong Kong  to core Westlaw HK Subscription (Online Book)
• Addition of UK Annotated Statutes as an add-on subscription
• Simplified Historical law searching and browsing back to 1997
• Simpler Alerts
• iPad, iPhone and Blackberry all supported
• Integration of Hong Kong, China, Regional and International News to the Hong Kong subscription
• Increase of UK journals coverage to 110 full text journals
• Addition of further UK law report series
• Addition of Hansard to UK Current Awareness

Add to this some of the fantastic UK commentary resources we made available on Westlaw HK including:

• The Common Law Library
• UK Civil Procedure Commentary (inc. The White Book & Bullen Leake & Jacobs Precedents of Pleadings)
• UK Corporate Business Commentary (inc. Palmer’s Company Law)
• UK Crime Commentary (inc. Archbold)
• UK Insolvency Commnentary (inc. Totty & Moss and Sealy & Milman)
• UK Intellectual Property Commentary (inc. Terrell on the Law of Patents, Copinger & Skone James on Copyright and Kerly on the Law of Trade Marks & Trade Names)
• UK International Commercial Aribtration (inc. Redfern & Hunter)
• UK Landlord and Tenant (inc. Woodfall)

 

We also have a lot in store for Westlaw HK in 2011 which we hope will help you to achieve your goals.

These enhancements will include (amongst other things):

• The addition of the full coverage of the Authorised Hong Kong Chinese Law Reports with Translations (HKCLRT) including PDFs to Westlaw HK’s Hong Kong Law Reports Database.
• All the Authorised Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest cases in 2011
• All the Authorised Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Reports cases in 2011
• Comprehensive unreported judgments coverage.
• Hong Kong Civil Procedure (The Hong Kong White Book) 2011
• 3 Volumes of the Hong Kong Law Journal
• Plus much more…

Plus we have received some fantastic feedback from users of the new Westlaw HK and we are really pleased to know that legal research did get easier with the new Westlaw HK!

We are also taking on board customer suggestions for future enhancements so would like to thank those people who have fed back some suggestions.

So keep an eye on the blog and your Westlaw Edge emails for more details on our future developments

All our best wishes for a prosperous 2011!

The Westlaw HK Team

www.westlaw.com.hk

8 New UK Journals Added to Westlaw HK

We are also pleased to announce the addition of 8 more full-text journals which are available for you to use now.  All Existing Westlaw HK subscribers with access to the UK Primary Law add-on will benefit from this extended content coverage.  Any new Westlaw HK subscribers taking the same add-on can also benefit from this content.

Contact us to request a free trial: tel: +852 3762 3222 / enquiries@westlaw.com.hk

EUROPEAN NEWSLETTER

This journal is published by Sweet & Maxwell and focuses on the tax regimes and laws affecting business transactions in Europe. It provides analysis and discussion of major changes in the laws of the individual member States. Ten updates a year ensure you stay informed of key business topics and legislative changes throughout Europe.

Coverage on Westlaw UK starts from 2003.

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

Published by Sweet & Maxwell, this journal is a comprehensive guide to frequent developments and the key legal and policy issues affecting social security and welfare law. It includes coverage of the Jobseeker’s Allowance, child support, disability benefits, the social fund and other income related and non-means tested benefits. It covers both current and impending legislation, recent cases and other news.

Coverage on Westlaw UK starts from 1994.

WOODFALL LANDLORD & TENANT BULLETIN

The Woodfall Landlord & Tenant Bulletin is a quarterly updating service to Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant. This title is the definitive guide to all aspects of landlord and tenant law, and is the most widely cited in courtrooms. Its encyclopaedic coverage combines authority and experience with a concern for the reader’s practical needs.

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2007.

CURRENT SENTENCING PRACTICE NEWS

Current Sentencing Practice News is a quarterly newsletter which complements the looseleaf title, Current Sentencing Practice.The newsletter deals with the Court’s powers of sentencing and the procedures to be followed. Furthermore, it includes a selection of sentencing decisions from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and the Divisional Court.

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 1995.

KEMP NEWS

Kemp News complements the definitive source on the quantum of damages relating to personal injury claims – Kemp & Kemp: Quantum of Damages. Kemp News is an updating journal to this looseleaf. It deals with every type of PI claim, covering both general damages (PSLA) and special damages and explains complex award types and procedural matters relating to quantum.

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 1995, when the journal was called “Quantum”. The journal changed name to Kemp News in 2005.

COMPLIANCE OFFICER BULLETIN

This journal, published by Sweet & Maxwell, is aimed at compliance officers and their advisers. It allows them to keep up to date with an unending series of changes to the UK regulatory regime.

Presenting an unrivalled commentary and analysis on how FSA regulations impact on compliance officers and their business, it covers a specific regulatory area in depth in each issue – from the complaints process to FSA investigations, from money laundering to conduct of business and from Basel to corporate governance.

Coverage on Westlaw UK will start from 2004.

COMPANY LAW NEWSLETTER

Published by Sweet & Maxwell, this is now available in full text. The Newsletter contains essential and topical information that helps you keep up to date with the latest developments in company law and practice.

• Provides authoritative coverage on a fortnightly basis

• Contains digests of recent cases detailing the facts and decisions, the court and date of judgment

• Covers legislative changes

• A News Desk section includes the latest developments in company law plus coverage of related areas such as financial services

• Regularly contains articles by leading commentators on the latest developments of note in company law, including insolvency

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2003.criminal Law

SCOTTISH CRIMINAL LAW (JOURNAL)

This journal is published by W Green and is also now available in full text. Scottish Criminal Law is a new monthly criminal case reports series, making it twice as current as any similar series available in Scotland.

In addition to case reports Scottish Criminal Law will also publish high quality articles, an Appeal Court column and commentary. The key content of each issue will include:

• A Feature Article

• An Appeal Court column

• Full-text law reports with case commentaries

• Full-text sentencing cases

• Personal Opinion section

The enhanced currency combined with the expert editorial work of Sheriff T Welsh will make Scottish Criminal Law the obvious choice when deciding where to access information in this field.

Coverage on Westlaw UK commences in 2003.

BOOKS ONLINE: New UK Practice Area Commentary on Westlaw HK

We are pleased to announce that we have added a series of UK Practice Area Commentary titles to Westlaw HK.  The addition of these titles can help you to extend the reach of your online legal research by interlinking the case law and legislation to the analytical materials in which they are cited.  No longer do you need to switch from book to book, with Westlaw HK you can now link directly in between the primary law and the analytical text.  Our intuitive and easy to use new functionality also allows you to quickly and easily return to previous documents you have viewed within the same research session, making legal research even easier.

Packages now available include:

Intellectual Property

• Copinger & Skone James on Copyright
• Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names
• Terrell on the Law of Patents

Civil Procedure

• Bullen, Leake and Jacobs Precedents of Pleadings
• Civil Procedure (The White Book)

Criminal

• Archbold: Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice
• Current Sentencing Practice (including Current Sentencing Referencer)
• Renton and Brown: Criminal Procedure
• Renton and Brown: Criminal Procedure Legislation

Company Law

• Palmer’s Company Law
• Totty & Moss on Insolvency

Insolvency

• Totty & Moss on Insolvency
• Sealy & Milman: Annotated Guide to Insolvency Legislation

International Arbitration

• Redfern & Hunter on International Arbitration

Landlord & Tenant

• Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant

 

Specific individual titles are also available as add-ons.  These include:

• C.I.P.A. Guide to the Patents Acts
• Sealy & Milman: Annotated Guide to Insolvency Legislation

 

DOWNLOAD A FACTSHEET

 UK Practice Area Commentary Factsheet

 

REQUEST A TRIAL

Existing Westlaw HK customers and those considering a subscription can request a trial of one or more of these packages.

Contact Us:

Tel: +852 3762 3222

Email: enquiries@westlaw.com.hk

or visit www.westlaw.com.hk and visit the Commentary section.

102 Legal Journals now on the Westlaw HK & UK package!

Looking for legal journals online?  Westlaw HK has all you need!

Over the last year we have added a whole host of journals to the UK Journals collection on Westlaw HK.  The largest collection of its kind in Hong Kong; many of these provide broad topical coverage, whilst many of these are more focused on a particular practice area.

With the legal journals available on Westlaw HK you can access analytical materials across the spectrum of legal issues and practice areas.  More than just restatements of the law, these provide authoritative and current commentary on the legal issues of today.  Their regularity ensures you are always up to date with the latest issues.  The breadth of coverage ensures you have comprehensive legal analysis at your fingertips.

Contact us today to trial Westlaw HK and try out our Journals collections.

Tel: +852 3762 3222

Email: enquiries@westlaw.com.hk

Current Hong Kong, UK & European coverage:

HKLRD: December 2009 Part 2 (Case Digests) Loaded to Westlaw HK

The following Case Digests from Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest have been loaded to Westlaw HK

• Wynn Las Vegas LLC v Mong Henry [2009] 5 HKLRD L1
• HKSAR v Chong Pan Pan [2009] 5 HKLRD L2
• HKSAR v Nanzad Zorigt [2009] 5 HKLRD L3
• HKSAR v Au Pak Chung [2009] 5 HKLRD L5
• Warham v Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd [2009] 5 HKLRD L6

These can be accessed by clicking on the case citation and logging into Westlaw HK.

New journals added to Westlaw

We are delighted to announce the addition of three further journals to Westlaw.

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:

Westlaw HK adds China Law to its Hong Kong package!

Westlaw HK is pleased to announce the addition of West’s Series on Contemporary Chinese Law to the Hong Kong subscription.  This provides a gateway into Chinese economic, business, criminal and tax law.  Chinese legal scholars provide an introduction to law in the People’s Republic of China.

 

Through this new series, Westlaw HK customers will gain a better knowledge of each major legal area needed to start doing business in China.  Beginning with basic fundamentals and then working into more complex concepts, this new series is specifically designed for those who are not yet in China, but looking to establish a presence.