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Dear Lexis®PSL subscriber,

This newsletter brings you up to date with the latest improvements in your LexisNexis® online services, this edition is specifically about LexisPSL. The Practice Areas mentioned below are subscription dependent. Please contact your account manager or call us on 0845 370 1234 if you would like to discuss adding any of these modules to your existing subscription.

Improved Cross Practice Area Search 

We have now introduced functionality enabling you to search across all of your practice areas simultaneously, saving you time when you’re searching for information which may cross several practice areas or if you’re unsure where to start.

It’s as easy as ticking a box from the search on the homepage if you want to extend your search across all of the modules you subscribe to.

On the results page, you can view the practice areas where that content belongs and can click through to see that document in the practice area you want. Do let us know what you think by emailing lexispsl@lexisnexis.co.uk

Introducing easier searching to LexisPSL

LexisPSL now allows you to locate documents such as precedents without knowing the exact title, so a search like shop lease wil,l for example, retrieve documents entitled lease of a shop. It couldn’t be easier. Synonyms are also taken care of so you can feel confident you won’t miss anything.

LexisPSL Personal Injury - Redesign of the Quantum Search Form

We’ve now consolidated our quantum search forms, enabling you to search by keyword and injury simultaneously. This will savr you time and give you better results.

Easy access to our legal blog - The Wadester blawg

We’ve now added a link to the Wadester blawg on the LexisPSL homepage. The blog contains ideas, opinions and debate related to the legal sector and takes a fresh look at the latest stories and adds its own spin. Why not have a look at the blawg and let us know what you think by posting a comment?

Top Tip – Viewing the full array of content on offer

With the ever expanding content set on LexisPSL, it can be hard to keep track of the full extent of your subscription. If you ever want the complete picture of the topics covered in a practice area, simply click on View all topics in the top left-hand corner of your homepage. You’ll be presented with a full listing of topics on offer. Rest assured, this collection is constantly evolving and will continue to grow every week.

LexisPSL Commercial – new content added

Over 50 new and updated documents have been added to LexisPSL Commercial this month, expanding specifically the topic areas of Advertising and Marketing, Bribery, Contract, IT and e-commerce and Outsourcing and Procurement.

Boilerplate precedents in LexisPSL Commercial have been given a big make-over. These include new (and improved) documents in Costs, Counterparts, Further Assurance, Rights of third parties, Assignment, Waiver, Set-off and Time, and an edited Boilerplate agreement.

We are partnering with a leading law firm to provide unique updates each month.

LexisPSL Corporate – latest developments

The Lexis®PSL Corporate Companies Act Toolbox has been created to assist corporate lawyers who need to research or advise on the law that stood prior to the full implementation of the Companies Act 2006.

The Toolbox collates a hand-picked selection of content from Lexis®Library, the Butterworths Company Law Handbook and the Butterworths Company Law Handbook: The Companies Act 1985 Regime and makes it easy to access in a single place on the Lexis®PSL Corporate home page.  It is designed to help you save valuable time that would otherwise be spent searching for the details of the law in force prior to and during the staggered implementation Companies Act 2006.

Bribery Act 2010 – New subtopic

A new subtopic on the Bribery Act 2010 has been added to Lexis®PSL Corporate.

The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. It applies to any business that is incorporated or trades in the UK, and covers bribery committed by the organisation, or on its behalf, anywhere in the world.  This new subtopic includes guidance on the four new bribery offences and penalties under the Act, as well as anti-bribery policies and other related documents.

European companies content

Lexis®PSL Corporate’s coverage now includes practical guidance on European companies (otherwise known as Societas Europaea or SEs).  The new content includes a general introduction to SEs, guidance on formation of a European company and how to transfer the registered office of an SE to another Member State.

Toolbox and revised Practice Notes now available on LexisPSL Family

The new Family Toolbox has been expanded to include:

•    A link to a child support calculator
•    The new SRA handbook
•    A legal aid eligibility link

Following the Supreme Court decision in Jones v Kernott [2011] All ER (D) 64 (Nov) the Practice Notes on cohabitant claims have been updated.

The Children main topic has been split into Private Children and Public Children following the recent expansion of the Public Children content to include:

•    Procedure and case management
•    Secure accommodation
•    Education supervision orders