About Westlaw International

Westlaw® International is a new online legal research service for law firms and corporations around the world. Whether you need to access laws from another country or retrieve international legal information pertaining to your practice area, Westlaw International is a powerful online resource for your research needs. Tailored to the way in which legal practitioners perform their research, Westlaw International integrates essential and authoritative information resources with a highly effective interface.

Westlaw International brings together essential and authoritative information resources with the technical expertise of Westlaw - the leading online legal information service in the United States. By combining materials from renowned information providers such as Sweet & Maxwell, Carswell and West Group, Westlaw International provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information.

Westlaw International is flexible and user-friendly, with unique custom features and options tailored to the way in which legal practitioners perform their research. Depending on your research needs, you can search Westlaw International regional or topical collections to retrieve relevant results quickly.

Key Features Include:

  • Australia
    Australian Corporations Law, including content from:
    • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
    • Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

  • Case Law, Legislation, Law Reviews, Treaties, and Directories organised by topical and regional libraries

  • United Kingdom and European Union law collections published by Sweet & Maxwell, the United Kingdom's oldest and most authoritative legal publisher

  • Canadian law collections by Carswell

  • Editorially enhanced and reliable content in an easy-to-use Web browser interface

  • Access from any location with Web availability

  • Secure sign-on option to maintain confidentiality when you enter your Westlaw password

  • The ChargeBack service, providing you with details of your Westlaw International usage and enabling you to charge research costs back to your clients

  • Access to any of the other 14,000 databases on Westlaw outside your Westlaw International package, including 6,800 WestnewsTM sources of news and business information, at an additional charge.
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