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14 April 2011 / Cara Annett
Issue: 7461 + 7462 / Categories: Features , Profession , Technology
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eBooks: upping the game

Instant, essential resourses on tap. Cara Annett explains the beauty of eBooks

LexisNexis has made its legal and tax information available digitally for over a decade, most notably through the platforms LexisLibrary and TolleyLibrary.
Since 2008 LexisNexis has conducted two pilots and over 40 customer interviews to understand what eBooks can offer lawyers and tax professionals. This culminated in last year’s launch of LexisNexis’ eBooks program, which saw 24 practitioner textbooks published in epub format. A further 40 titles are planned for 2011.

Suits all sizes

Initially the eBooks team was interested in how LexisNexis could offer small and sole practitioners instant access to individual textbooks. We understood that, for many of these customers, subscriptions to online databases could be unattainable and they relied heavily on hard copy.

As we progressed with the research, however, we sensed that a small but significant number of customers across all size firms needed core reference materials in a digital format, but were unable to rely fully on internet access due to being:

  • in court;
  • at
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

HFW—Simon Petch

HFW—Simon Petch

Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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