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LexisNexis Australia Press Releases

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December 2009

3/12/2009

LexisNexis Australia takes top honours at ALB Magazine’s Service Provider of the Year Awards

LexisNexis recognised for technology innovation in case management and practice management solutions

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, has taken top honours at the 2009 ALB Service Provider Awards for technology innovation in practice management. LexisNexis was awarded gold and silver medals.

October 2009

21/10/2009

LexisNexis and Sunnyfield to host corporate volunteer day

500 people to come together for the first annual event

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced that the organisation will take part in a company-wide charity event on Friday, 23 October 2009. The entire organisation will support Sunnyfield, a NSW based organisation that supports people with disabilities. The event will involve 270 LexisNexis volunteers, and 230 people supported by Sunnyfield including their support staff and their carers. The mammoth event is set to become an annual fixture on the event calendar for both organisations.

September 2009

29/9/2009

LexisNexis launches Australia’s first legal alert service with editor-selected content, including third-party sources, cases and legislation

LexisNexis Total Alerts consolidates legal alert emails into one daily update

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, has today launched LexisNexis Total Alerts, a single, comprehensive update of the day’s legal news, monitored and selected by a qualified editorial team. By consolidating the numerous emails that legal professionals currently receive, Total Alerts adds more time to a lawyer’s day and gives them the latest developments ahead of their clients.

11/9/2009

LexisNexis Launches New Title Exploring 40-Year History of the Australian Law Librarian’s Association

LexisNexis Australia (www.lexisnexis.com.au), a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the book launch of ‘Setting a Precedent: The Evolution of the Australian Law Librarians’ Association, 1969-2009’, authored by Donald Barker, Fiona Brown and Graeme Johanson. The title was officially introduced at the annual Australian Law Librarian’s Association (ALLA) Summit held September 2nd to 4th, 2009 in Darwin.

02/9/2009

QLD Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Selects Integrated Case Management Solution from LexisNexis Australia

Lexis Visualfiles delivers an integrated case management and research solution to automate workflow and ensure timeliness

LexisNexis Australia, a leading global provider of practice management solutions, today announced that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Queensland has deployed Lexis Visualfiles as its case management solution (CMS) to streamline the daily tasks performed by the division. The solution is set to improve the ODPP’s efficiency, quality assurance and compliance through structured, automated and configured business process workflow tools.

August 2009

10/8/2009

LexisNexis Australia launches first e-book

e-book offers law students, legal professionals and law enforcement officials mobility, reference and research on the go

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today launched a pilot program introducing legislation e-books for use by legal professionals, law enforcement officers and law students. Subject to a successful pilot program, LexisNexis Australia will become the first publisher in Australia to offer lawyers a choice between printed texts and e-books for legislation.

July 2009

23/7/2009

Companies Need to Check their Joint Venture Arrangements Now to Avoid Criminal and Civil Liability

LexisNexis Event to Review the Impact of the Trade Practices Cartel Criminalisation Amendments

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced that LexisNexis Professional Development will host a Half-Day Intensive on cartel conduct. The event, the third in a successful series, will take place in Brisbane on 23 October 2009, and will explore the passing of the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008.

17/7/2009

Australian Lawyers Hit the Pitch for a Life Outside the Law!

LexisNexis Supports Australian Lawyers Cricket Council as They Embark On English Tour to Support Charity

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced its support of the Australian Lawyers’ Cricket Council, at the launch of the team’s official uniform at a luncheon at TressCox Lawyers in Sydney.

7/7/2009

New Interaction® Software from LexisNexis® Uncovers "Hidden" Relationships that Drive Profitability

InterAction® IQ pinpoints relevant but underutilised contacts and automatically integrates them into a user’s CRM workflow for better business development

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the global launch of InterAction® IQ, a new tool that mines multiple communication touch points within a law firm or corporation to identify new or underutilised professional relationships. By providing a more clear, complete and actionable set of contact information, the technology improves business development activities for users.

June 2009

29/6/2009

LexisNexis to Host National Native Title Law Summit

Summit to Explore Proposed Legislation Changes to Offer Flexible and Faster Settlement of Native Title Claims

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced it will host the National Native Title Law Summit to explore all aspects of native title. The discussion will cover legislative changes, Federal Court decisions, new directions for native title policy and practice, future acts, expert evidence and a panel discussion on the key considerations in native title law practice.

23/6/2009

LexisNexis Australia Offers Open Web Legal Search

Legal search engine available via Lawyers Weekly online

In addition to the premier legal research solution, LexisNexis AU, LexisNexis now allows users to search the Internet for legal information that is specific to the Australian legal sector through Lawyers Weekly

May 2009

6/5/2009

From budget lock-up, straight to your business

Capital Monitor, parliamentary alerting service from LexisNexis, gives businesses a head start on budget night

With the global ‘great recession’ bearing down on Australia, the 2009/10 federal budget will be one of the most important budgets ever to be delivered by an Australian government.

April 2009

30/4/2009

LexisNexis Professional Development Supports Women Lawyers

Prestigious Australian Women Lawyers appoints LexisNexis as conference manager

LexisNexis Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced that LexisNexis Professional Development has been appointed as conference manager of the Australian Women Lawyers biennial conference, which is next due to take place in 2010. The association has gained considerable momentum and is attracting both local and international attention. Its biennial conference, now in its third year, has a significant following across the legal profession in Australia.

March 2009

18/3/2009

The Hon Michael Kirby Launches Human Rights Text

“Truly a triumph for one of our great human rights scholars”

LexisNexis Australia (www.lexisnexis.com.au), a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, announces the official launch of Peter Bailey’s new book, The Human Rights Enterprise in Australia and Internationally.