Just in case you haven’t seen the announcement on the SLAW site
Simon Chester reports on the following press release sent out by TR
Thomson Reuters Acquires Canada Law Book
Combined content and services provide true online and print customer advantages
Toronto, Canada, Aug. 4, 2010 ? Thomson Reuters today announced the acquisition of Canada Law Book, a division of the Cartwright Group Limited. Canada Law Book will be aligned with Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business headquartered in Toronto. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Canada Law Book produces publications across 36 topics of legal information, and is known for having high editorial standards, as well as authors who are among Canada?s most prominent legal scholars.
?Canada Law Book provides unparalleled content, including superior content for the labour, employment and intellectual property practice areas, and has an extraordinary team of author-experts who will complement the Carswell family of authors and the products and services we produce,? said Don Van Meer, president, Carswell. ?We are confident our combined strengths will provide true value to our customers, and we are committed to maintaining and enriching the high-quality product offerings our customers have come to expect from us and from Canada Law Book.?
Carswell and Canada Law Book each brings more than 100 years of legal tradition and expertise to customers, and together provide the recognised excellence, integrity and highest editorial standards that ensure legal practitioners, judges and academics receive the most comprehensive materials for their practise.
Here’s Simon’s post on the announcement?? http://www.slaw.ca/2010/08/05/the-passing-of-canada-law-book/
And of course Gary Rodrigues managed to get wind of the announcement last week and his article entitled? Staying Relevant In legal Publishing covers this and much more ….
