I don't know who if anyone is betatesting this in Canada, but it would be a good idea for Canadian researchers to check the US
Westlaw version to see if all the panoply of documents available in the US is relevant or necessary in Canada, outside of the factums that is.
The page from the Marion Gould Gallagher Law Library provides lots of examples by American judges writing their decisions in verse or inserting humour into their reasons (although somewhat frustratingly they link to password - protected
Westlaw versions of the decisions, but they do provide some sample passages).
Not exact matches
And as if that wasn't market share enough for Thomson Reuters, lawyers» second choice is
Westlaw, the «classic»
version of the service that predated the 2010 launch of WestlawNext, cited by 26 percent of lawyers.
The previous
version of
Westlaw would show a yellow flag but provide no explanation.
But it is about to shut down
Westlaw Classic, as the original
version has been called ever since the introduction of WestlawNext.
I tend to download them in Word, although modern
versions (
Westlaw and the like) allow you to download in pdf.
They used to be on the UK
version of both Lexis and
Westlaw, and whilst not a core reporter series, about 2 out of every five cases in each volume is not reported elsewhere.
No
Westlaw Case Notebook subscription required, but is necessary to upload transcript to desktop
version of
Westlaw Case Notebook and retain annotations.
These online reports are already available in html or pdf
version via Lexis, Justis or
Westlaw, and have all the value added editorial features offered in those databases.
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Westlaw Asia's new and improved search engine, it's powerful historical legislation
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If you look at the kind of innovation cycle for law,
Westlaw Next and Lexis Advance, and new
versions of Bloomberg Law have all followed our work to pioneer the law.
Westlaw Canada is therefore the best choice for finding consolidated
versions of Nunavut legislation.
Both Quicklaw and
Westlaw Canada have consolidated
versions of Northwest Territories legislation but these
versions are not always completely up - to - date.
Divergent views are expressed regarding the need to include a full Quicklaw or
Westlaw Canada citation in addition to citing to a print reporter or neutral citation, and the need to refer at all to the electronic
version if a print reporter is cited.
It's in line with Lexis and the old
version of
Westlaw.
Many consolidated and original
versions of regulations are available through the Manitoba Laws website, and may also be accessed through CanLII.org, Quicklaw,
Westlaw, or Legislative Pulse.
Carswell produces a couple of
versions of annotated Alberta Rules, one in print, and one through
Westlaw Canada's Litigator tab.
In the States, for example, decisions from the West National Reporter Series are available online on
Westlaw in a text / HTML format, and — for an extra charge — as PDF
versions which are exact copies of the print
version.
The modern legal researcher, especially if she was born after 1985, prefers the digital
version where a Boolean search or, more likely, a simple request to one of the Google - like search engines of
WESTLAW NEXT, LEXiS ADVANCE or just Google itself, retrieves just the relevant bit of a useful law review article.