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Lexis Closes Research Gap/LiveNote Acquires RealLegal
For years one of the major distinctions separating Westlaw from LexisNexis was West's headnote integration. Well, this gap in the capabilities of the two major legal research providers has apparently been closed with Lexis' recent announcement that its Shepard's Reports citation tool is now completely integrated with LexisNexis Headnotes. This integration of LexisNexis Headnotes into Shepard's will permit faster and more effective validations as well as “looping” Shepard's into the research process via Headnotes.
With the integration of LexisNexis Headnotes and Shepard's, legal researchers will benefit from:
- Shepard's reports, which can be restricted by LexisNexis Headnote numbers.
- Case Headnotes that can be displayed and printed in Shepard's.
- The FOCUS feature and Custom Restrictions, both of which have been merged into a single form and LexisNexis Headnotes have been added to the form to allow researchers to restrict by LexisNexis Headnote.
- The ability to select a Headnote in Shepard's and link to the position in the citing case that matches the language of the chosen Headnote.
- The Shepardize-Restrict by Headnote link which provides researchers with a shortcut to a Shepard's answer set restricted by that Headnote, allowing them to immediately assemble a list of cases that both cite their case and discuss the issue captured in the chosen Headnote.
- The new Restricted Shepard's Summary feature which provides researchers with a quick overview of the important information in a restricted or FOCUS feature answer set. It also provides a link to open the Unrestricted Summary to see an overview of the entire answer set.
The company has further announced that additional enhancements will be available to Shepard's Citations users later this year. Included in these enhancements is the Shepard's Alert, a proactive notification service similar to the ECLIPSE electronic clipping service available on lexis.com. For more information on Shepard's, visit www.lexisnexis.com/shepards.
LiveNote Acquires RealLegal:
The acquisition includes RealLegal E-Transcript Manager, a software product used by more than 75% of the U.S. court reporting agencies, as well as RealLegal Publisher, RealLegal Binder and RealLegal Exemplaris applications. The acquisition excludes RealLegal Practice Manager, which will be retained by its existing owner and will discontinue the use of the name RealLegal after a transitional period.
Operations, research and development for the RealLegal division of LiveNote will remain in Denver and will continue to market under the brand RealLegal. LiveNote will continue to be managed from its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, with development based in Melbourne, Australia.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?