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Innovations from LexisLibrary and Westlaw

LexisLibrary and Westlaw have been very busy over the holidays with LexisLibrary now offering an 'appeal tracker' and Westlaw offering prospective legislation.

LexisLibrary Appeal Tracker

It is now possible to track cases which are appealable to the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal or to the Supreme Court. The Tracker will outline whether or not a case is being appealed, and if it is, at what stage the case is in the appeal process.

The easiest way to view the Tracker is by using CaseSearch. The Tracker is at the bottom of the CaseSearch screen.

For an example of a case which has Appeal Tracker information, see: Lansat Shipping Co Ltd v Glencore Grain BV [2009] EWCA Civ 855

Thanks to Wendy at Strictly Legal for the tip!

Westlaw Prospective Legislation

Westlaw's prospective legislation funtionality allows you to read provisions as they will look in the future without the need to cross-reference the amending provisions. Prospective versions will be available regardless of whether an in-force date has been appointed.

It allows you to see how the law is due to change, when it is due to change, and what impact it may have.

1,500 consolidated versions of prospective law are available to view for Acts from 2004 onwards. Key pre-2004 Acts will also have prospective versions available and the remaining will be applied on an ongoing basis.

Full post as published by The BIALL Blog on January 12, 2010 (boomark / email).