Book Trade Info has just reported that Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters) has this week acquired the legal book publishing arm of Shaw & Sons Ltd, which publishes over 50 titles.
The report goes on to say that? As well as acquiring the well known looseleaf service Schofield’s Election Law, Sweet & Maxwell will now publish Shaw & Sons’ range of? books covering such areas as local government law, property and planning.
Sweet & Maxwell, will now also publish Shaw & Sons’ series of? directories, including:
? Police and Constabulary Almanac
? The Probation Directory incorporating Offender Management and Interventions
? Shaw’s Directory of Courts in the United Kingdom
? Varsity Directory of Investigators & Process Servers, the definitive guide to the services provided by professional investigators, process servers, bailiffs, security consultants and others
The press release goes on to say ..
Sweet & Maxwell’s Managing Director, Peter Lake, comments: “Shaw’s catalogue ranges from annual directories to specialist publications aimed principally at the legal and local government sector. Many of these titles are very firmly established as strong and authoritative brands and we are delighted to be adding them to our already extensive portfolio.”
“It is a very natural fit with our existing business and these titles will benefit from being backed by the resources of a company the scale of Thomson Reuters.”
Shaw & Sons was founded in 1750 by the printer Henry Shaw, who rapidly expanded from printing and binding into the publication of legal forms and books.
Commenting on behalf of the Kent-based Shaw & Sons, Director Crispin Williams says:
“Like us, Sweet & Maxwell have over 200 years of authoritative information publishing behind them. We are very happy that our titles have found a new home there.”
