LexisNexis Press Releases

LexisNexis Canada Launches Powerful Practice Management Solution for Ontario Small Firm Lawyers

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, October 20, 2011 – LexisNexis Canada (www.lexisnexis.ca), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today the availability in Ontario of LexisNexis® PCLaw® Practice Suite, a new software solution configured specifically for professionals in law firms with one to five lawyers to help them manage their practice, their client work and their business more efficiently.

LexisNexis Canada Launches Innovative Dockets Service for Easier Access to Court Information

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, September 16, 2011 – LexisNexis Canada (www.lexisnexis.ca), a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the launch of the LexisNexis CaseConnection™ Dockets service. From one intuitive online interface, LexisNexis CaseConnection Dockets enables fast access to key case information for ongoing and new proceedings filed with the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. This information helps law firm, government and corporate professionals stay on top of emerging legal issues and cases quickly, cost-effectively and securely.

LexisNexis Canada Forms Alliance with Provider of NetLegal Court Information Services

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, April 19, 2011 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firms and corporate, government and academic professionals, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Shared Solutions, Inc., a Charlottetown-based information technology and business solutions development company. In conjunction with Shared Solutions—provider of the NetLegal brand of products including the NetDockets online docket search and alert service—LexisNexis® will offer litigation-related solutions that streamline the flow of information between lawyers and Canadian courts, increasing efficiency and improving Canadians’ access to justice.

LexisNexis Canada Launches Innovative Mobility Solutions to Enhance the Legal Research Experience

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, March 9, 2011 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firms and corporate, government and academic professionals, today announced the launch of two mobility solutions that enable legal professionals to access trusted research information around the clock from any location. LexisNexis® e-books—which can be used with dedicated e-readers, tablet devices, smartphones, laptops and desktop computers—permit offline, portable access to popular legal practitioner titles with the ability to annotate and with the benefit of advanced search and navigation functionality. The Quicklaw® app for iPhone®—a mobile application designed for legal professionals on the go who subscribe to the LexisNexis® Quicklaw® online legal information service—lets professionals retrieve court and administrative tribunal cases, as well as validate the cases’ authority, using their iPhone® or iPod touch® device.

LexisNexis Canada Launches Managed Technology Solutions

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, November 15, 2010 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firms and corporate, government and academic professionals, today introduced LexisNexis® Managed Technology Solutions to help law firms, businesses and other organizations lower the risk of business disruption by protecting mission-critical data and servers in a cost-effective manner. To offer these solutions, LexisNexis Canada has established an alliance with Geminare Inc., a pioneer in Recovery as a Service (RaaS), a growing sector that uses the cloud (an off-site, privately hosted data centre) as an on demand, flexible resource for managed, hosted services such as business continuity, disaster recovery, storage, and backup.

LexisNexis Canada Helps Protect Companies from Doing Business with Money Launderers and Financiers of Terrorism

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Industry-Leading Technology Simplifies Compliance and Due Diligence

LexisNexis Redesigns Canadian-Lawyers.ca

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Interface and Updated Collection of Legal Articles Make it Easier for Consumers and Businesses to Find Legal Information and Connect with Lawyers and Law Firms

LexisNexis Hosts Film Premiere and Panel of Experts to Raise Awareness for the Need to Fight Human Trafficking

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Panelists Discuss Child Sexual Exploitation and its Prevalence in Canada

MEDIA ALERT — Film Premiere and Panel of Experts on Human Trafficking and the Child Sex Trade

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Film Premiere and Panel of Experts on Human Trafficking and the Child Sex Trade.

LexisNexis Canada Launches Nexis Direct to Provide Business Professionals with Vital Competitive Intelligence

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, March 1, 2010 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firm, corporate, government and academic professionals, announced today the launch of the Nexis® Direct service designed to meet the information needs of business professionals seeking unmatched competitive intelligence. The intuitive functionality of Nexis Direct allows effortless searching across thousands of authoritative LexisNexis® news, business and industry sources from Canada and around the world, including leading newspapers, newswires, company snapshots and profiles, specialist industry publications, and a selection of web sites.

LibraryCo Selects LexisNexis Canada to Provide Ontario Lawyers with Access to the New Quicklaw Full Service Package

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TORONTO, January 13, 2010 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firm, corporate, government and academic professionals, announced today that LibraryCo, which funds the Ontario County and District law library system to deliver quality information services to Ontario lawyers, has selected LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ Full Service to meet the legal research needs of lawyers across the province.

Transformation of LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Reaches Major Milestone with Launch of Online Professional Network, Martindale Hubbell® Connected

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis Canada (www.lexisnexis.ca), a leading provider of information and services solutions to law firm, corporate, government and academic professionals, announced today that the new Martindale-Hubbell® Connected online professional network is available to corporate counsel and private practice lawyers in Canada. The new online network represents a major milestone in the ongoing transformation of Martindale-Hubbell from legal directory into the preeminent online destination for legal professionals.

MCCA joins Alliance Partner Program for Martindale-Hubbell® Connected online network for lawyers

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis announced today that The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has joined the international Alliance Partner Program for Martindale-Hubbell® Connected (www.martindale.com/connected) – the premier, global online network for legal professionals. As an Alliance Partner, the MCCA will host a community within Martindale-Hubbell Connected specifically for its members, allowing their nearly 20,000 constituents to better network and collaborate with each other and with the larger legal community.

LexisNexis Appoints Carol DiBattiste as Senior Vice President of Privacy, Security, Compliance and Government Affairs

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In her new role, DiBattiste will be responsible for a range of company policies and activities. She will represent LexisNexis on privacy matters, set the company’s privacy policies, direct privacy compliance, and oversee internal and external privacy education and training for the company. DiBattiste will also oversee LexisNexis security policies and programs, including managing internal security compliance and investigations. In addition, she will manage the company’s audit program for compliance with privacy, security, and related regulatory requirements, and will oversee LexisNexis strategy and activities in the area of government affairs.

FamilyPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™Provides Single-Point Access to Leading Canadian Family Law Titles

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced FamilyPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, an essential collection of primary and secondary materials specifically for family practitioners. FamilyPractice offers electronic versions of leading family law titles published by LexisNexis® Butterworths®, plus the comprehensive primary content and reliable search technology available on the Quicklaw service.

CriminalPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ Brings Commentary from Leading Canadian Criminal Authors

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced CriminalPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, an unmatched collection of secondary materials, electronically reported case digests, and forms and precedents. Secondary content includes superior analytical treatises and commentary works by Canadian authorities on criminal law, previously available only as print editions published by LexisNexis® Butterworths®.

LexisNexis Acquires LAWbase, the Leading Practice Management Solution from CCH New Zealand Ltd.

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of business information solutions, today announced the acquisition of the LAWbase practice management business from CCH New Zealand Ltd. This acquisition will expand the existing LexisNexis® portfolio of products and services, including PCLaw™ and Lexis® Affinity, designed to help legal professionals manage their businesses and workflows more efficiently.

LexisNexis Butterworths India Merges with Leading Indian Legal Publisher, Wadhwa Nagpur

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of business information solutions, today announced the merger of Wadhwa Nagpur, one of India’s providers of legal publishing information, with LexisNexis Butterworths India. The combined company, headquartered in New Delhi, will be the leader of legal information solutions in India. The merger reinforces LexisNexis’ commitment to the India market and bolsters the company’s ability to take advantage of additional market growth drivers, including digitization of courts, the rapidly growing legal profession and the increasing demand for information solutions.

LexisNexis Capital Monitor service speeds access to essential information after Federal Budget lockup

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With the Australian Government’s widely-anticipated Federal Budget announcement scheduled for 13 May, LexisNexis Australia will disseminate the most timely and relevant information to its Australian customers through its Capital Monitor service.

LexisNexis Enhances Legal Research Solutions Around the Way Law Practitioners Work

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of legal and business information solutions, today announced new capability enhancements to its LexisNexis AU and LawNow Legislation research solutions, resulting in Australia’s first genuine ‘one stop legal research hub’. Following collaborative studies with legal practitioners, the range of enhancements are designed to dramatically improve the way legal research is conducted, the time taken and the ultimate quality of research results.

EmploymentPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ Fulfils All Employment Law Research Needs

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
– LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced EmploymentPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, a powerful new research tool that equips employment lawyers with all the resources they need to protect the rights and assert the interests of their clients. EmploymentPractice continues the Quicklaw™ tradition of combining essential primary and secondary sources into a convenient, highly searchable resource.

Solicitor Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ Simplifies Sourcing and Drafting Documents for Every Significant Area of Law

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced Solicitor Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, the most comprehensive and authoritative library of drafting documents, commentary, and guidance available online. Solicitor Forms & Precedents expands the highly popular Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, launched in March 2007, to include all major litigation and solicitor subject areas.

Solicitor Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ Simplifies Sourcing and Drafting Documents for Every Significant Area of Law

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
TORONTO, January 10, 2008 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced Solicitor Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, the most comprehensive and authoritative library of drafting documents, commentary, and guidance available online. Solicitor Forms & Precedents expands the highly popular Forms & Precedents on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, launched in March 2007, to include all major litigation and solicitor subject areas.

Quicklaw™ Provides Easy Access to International Primary Legal Content

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
TORONTO, January 10, 2008 – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced International Legal Content on Quicklaw™—Primary Law Collection, a comprehensive collection of primary content that lets users stay current on international developments as well as research judicial history. Users can access all essential primary law sources from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. International Legal Content on Quicklaw meets the global information needs of Canadian law firms, in house counsel, governments, and academics.

Quicklaw™ Provides Easy Access to International Primary Legal Content

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions to legal and corporate professionals, today introduced International Legal Content on Quicklaw™—Primary Law Collection, a comprehensive collection of primary content that lets users stay current on international developments as well as research judicial history. Users can access all essential primary law sources from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Canadians Aren’t as Polite as They Seem

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Canadians take pride in their politeness, but when it comes to being courteous when dealing with noisy neighbours, 61 per cent of Canadians admit they would report their neighbours to the police for excessive noise, according to a new survey conducted for the lawyers.comSM service.

LexisNexis Canada Announces 10 Canadian Lawyers Receive Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review RatingsSM

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
– LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced that 10 lawyers in Canada have recently received LexisNexis® Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review RatingsSM in recognition of their highly regarded legal skills and professional ethics.

LexisNexis Announces Acquisition of the Business of Locus Pty Ltd

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Australia today announced it has acquired the business of Locus Pty Ltd, the market leading supplier of automated legal practice management solutions. Customers in Australia and the region will benefit from the integration of Locus and LexisNexis content, services and software tools to address specific practice management needs

LexisNexis® Automated Forms & Precedents: Criminal Law Helps Law Firms Reduce Costly Clerical Errors

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the launch of LexisNexis® Automated Forms & Precedents: Criminal Law, a forms management tool that lets users create accurate, signature-ready documents within minutes. It contains more than 300 forms and precedents that criminal law practitioners use in their everyday practice, including prescribed forms of the Criminal Code, precedents from Alan D. Gold’s The Practitioner’s Criminal Precedents, and miscellaneous correspondence and documents. Lawyers, paralegals, law clerks, and legal secretaries can improve their productivity and efficiency, while reducing costly clerical errors.

Quicklaw™ Powers Practice-Specific Legal Research with IP&ITPractice and ImmigrationPractice

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today introduced IP&ITPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ and ImmigrationPractice on LexisNexis® Quicklaw™, two libraries of essential secondary material that Canadian legal professionals need to advise and represent their clients. IP&ITPractice and ImmigrationPractice combine market-leading primary content from the Quicklaw™ online legal research service with exclusive secondary resources, including online versions of widely recognized LexisNexis® Butterworths titles, selected benchmark treatises, selected Canada Digest / Abrégé de jurisprudence products, and annotated statutes. All secondary content is fully searchable with direct hyperlinks to primary materials cited in the text.

LETTER FROM LEXISNEXIS CANADA

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
I want to assure all LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ customers that, on April 1, 2008, you will continue to receive the same quality of service that you have come to expect from us. Content licensed from Canada Law Book will be replaced in our online service.

LexisNexis Canada Launches Lexis® Back Office Powered by PCLawTM 9 to Help Law Firms Improve Cash Flow

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the launch of Lexis® Back Office powered by PCLaw™ Version 9, a newly enhanced billing, accounting, and management software system that provides law firms with industry leading tools needed to manage the business side of their practice. With Lexis Back Office powered by PCLaw, this complete “back office” solution now features integrated credit card processing and online payroll—bringing together a more complete back office solution. Additionally, billing and reporting enhancements, as well as a new Research Tab providing quick access to the LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ online legal research service, round out an existing list of impressive product attributes.

LexisNexis and Law Society of Upper Canada to Publish Society’s First-Ever Official Directory of Licensed Ontario Lawyers

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada and The Law Society of Upper Canada today announced an agreement to publish The Law Society’s first official directory of licensed lawyers in Ontario. The directory will provide access to the most comprehensive list available of licensed lawyers in that province who are in good standing with The Law Society—making it the ultimate resource for those seeking Ontario-based legal counsel. Enhanced listings and advertisement sections will give Ontario lawyers and law firms, and eventually paralegals, a prime opportunity to increase their visibility and build awareness of their services.

LexisNexis Launches Online Job Board Dedicated to Legal Jobs in Canada

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today introduced totallegaljobs.ca, the most comprehensive online job board for Canada’s legal industry. The site offers fast, easy channels for employers to find qualified candidates, and for job seekers to access genuine legal job postings.

LexisNexis Expands Electronic Filing Service with Federal Court to Include Documents in Immigration and Admiralty Matters

Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the expansion of its electronic filing service with the Courts Administration Service acting on behalf of Canada’s Federal Court. The bilingual, web-based LexisNexis® e filing solution, which lawyers have been using as a cost-effective and convenient means to electronically file documents in intellectual property cases with the Court, has now broadened to also include documents in immigration and admiralty proceedings.

LexisNexis Enhances Legal Research Solutions Around the Way Law Practitioners Work Quicker and more accurate legal research made simple with Australia’s most comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ research hub

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis AU is an online legal research solution which houses quality legal sources offered by LexisNexis, including leading titles such as CaseBase and Halsbury’s Laws of Australia. In response to the feedback from comprehensive customer research, the LexisNexis AU interface has been redesigned to harmonise more closely with the workflow of legal practitioners, improving ease of use and reducing research time. The service is now even more intuitive with improved navigation to better support lawyers’ workflows.

News & Companies on QuicklawTM Adds Extensive Business and Industry Coverage to Canada’s Leading Online Legal Information Service

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today unveiled News & Companies on Quicklaw, a comprehensive new search tool on the LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ online legal research service. News & Companies on Quicklaw instantly connects users with more than 12,000 of the most influential Canadian and global newspapers, newswires, trade and industry publications, magazines, and radio and television transcripts via a single tab on the Quicklaw interface.

Forms & Precedents on QuicklawTM Offers the Fastest, Easiest Way to Research and Draft Legal Forms and Precedents

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Canada, provider of leading information services and solutions, today introduced Forms & Precedents on Quicklaw—an ultimate toolkit of sample forms and precedents on the LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ online legal research service. Two collections, Williston & Rolls: Ontario Court Forms and McLachlin & Taylor: British Columbia Court Forms, provide litigators with customizable forms and precedents required for each stage of a civil action—before trial, as well as during trial proceedings, settlements, and non-contentious legal proceedings.

LexisNexis Responds to Civil Procedure Bill Passage Through New South Wales Parliament Complete reference work covering Supreme, District and Local Courts eases transition to new rules

Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT
On 6 April, 2005, as a result of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules project, which commenced in early 2003, the Civil Procedure Bill was introduced into NSW Parliament. Following only some small amendments, the Bill was passed on 24 May 2005 and should receive assent in the next couple of weeks.

LexisNexis Acquires Capital Monitor

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT
LexisNexis Australia has announced that it has acquired Capital Monitor (Pty) Ltd, a specialist news service aimed at providing subscribers with up-to-the minute information of happenings in the Federal, State and Territory Parliaments, Governments, agencies and courts.