Product updates

Introducing Vincent to the Chrome extension

Our award-winning, cross-jurisdictional research assistant, Vincent, is now available within our Chrome extension. When the extension is enabled, you can select a brand new Ask Vincent button to view a list of recommendations for further research based on the content on your web page. You can then refine and explore Vincent’s suggestions, or select Find Citations to see a list of authorities found on the web page, saving you hours of manual research time. Visit the Chrome Store to download the extension today.

Explore the enhanced Australian Core

Did you know that we have recently enhanced our Australian Core with new judgments from the Federal Court, Competition Tribunal and Copyright Tribunal? With unrestricted search results and indexed content from over 100 other services, as well as intuitive search and analysis features that can help you discover important cross-jurisdictional relationships between documents, we provide a fantastic starting point for all Australian research. You can book a personalised demonstration with a member of our team today to learn more about our services.

New Workplace Relations Commission case law

The Workplace Relations Commission is a government-operated, quasi-judicial forum which decides cases of alleged discrimination under Irish equality legislation. We are pleased to confirm that you can now explore these judgments on vLex, with coverage dating back to 1969. Start a free trial of our Irish Core to explore this case law in greater detail, and discover our unparalleled collection of up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative Irish law.

Company updates

1,935 books and journals added in first half of 2022

As you will already know, our content teams around the world work tirelessly all year to ensure that the vLex platform is kept updated with new materials, including the latest versions of books and journals from leading international publishers. We’re proud to confirm that in the first six months of this year, almost 2,000 books and journals were added to the service. Get in touch with our dedicated team today to learn more about the extensive collections that we house.

Meet our growing teams in Canada and APAC

Following on from hugely successful business expansions into Canada and Asia-Pacific, our teams in both regions have been steadily growing, allowing us to better support our customers at a local level. Our Canadian team, led by Tom Atkinson, Head of Business for North America, has recently welcomed Meghan and Simran. Similarly, Daniel Hobson, Head of Business for APAC, has also expanded his team with two experienced commercial and customer executives, Tenzin and Riana. We look forward to sharing more exciting updates from these regions soon.

Events and webinars

Join us at ALLA and CARALL later this month

Having recently spent time in the UK and the United States at BIALL and AALL, our Global Markets team are handing the reins over to our APAC team as the latter heads to Australia to represent us at the Australian Law Librarians’ Association conference. If you would like to meet up with the team before, during or after the conference, whether that be online or in person, please get in touch to arrange a meeting. We will also be attending the virtual Caribbean Association of Law Libraries conference. Catch our live presentation on the 11th of August at 09:15 AST.

Upcoming webinars hosted by our in-house trainers

One of our in-house trainers, Meghan, will be leading a webinar on the 11th of August to explore the breadth and depth of our Canadian coverage, including new regulations that will soon be available on the platform, as well as additional Irwin Law titles. Later in the month, you can also join Lin for a detailed walkthrough of our extensive Caribbean content. If you have any general questions, or if you would like to receive training in a specific area, why not drop into one of our dedicated Q&A sessions? We look forward to seeing you throughout the next month.

News from vLex

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Covering over 100 countries, vLex offers regularly updated news from around the world, alongside updates and commentaries from major law firms. This content is provided by LexBlog, JD Supra and Mondaq, or curated by our expert editorial team.

China to Legislate on Judgment Enforcement, Draft Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law under Deliberation
In June 2022, the Draft Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law (hereinafter the “Draft”) was submitted to a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for deliberation for the first time. According to a spokesperson of the Commission of Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee, the upcoming 35th session of the Standing… (See Article)

Sanctions Update: UK Bans New Investment in Russia and Imposes Significant Additional Sanctions
The ban hits new investment in Russia and certain professional services, while also restricting imports of Russian oil, coal, and gold and exports of key industrial goods. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with Latham’s previous sanctions updates. Please see full Alert below for more information… (See Article)

Big shakeups under way in much-criticized U.S. health agencies
While most regular folks wouldn’t give a hill of beans about the organization of bureaucracies in Washington, D.C., frustrated taxpayers should be taking note of seismic rumblings about restructurings that are shaking some of the biggest, most powerful, and influential federal health agencies. Biden Administration officials, in one of their notable moves, have announced that… (See Article)

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