TLR Europe ISM Growth Potential and Plans 2002/2003 European Union Information Sweet & Maxwell Group & Westlaw International June 2004 Nick Mole Marketing Manager, EMEA Region

2 Who is Thomson? Global professional publishing corporation Principal aim: to provide information and electronic solutions Market leader in 4 sectors of activity: - Scientific and Health research - Finance - Education - Legal & Regulatory information (43% of Thomson turnover): employees 24 publishers 7000 products (book, CD, online,…) Turnover €3 billion

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4 Sweet & Maxwell Group: Background Established over 200 years ago ( ) Publish over 1500 titles including: –over 150 looseleaf services –150 new books and new editions each year! –90 journals, law reports and newsletters –50 CD-ROM products, and –several online services (Westlaw UK, Lawtel,…) Common law texts, precedents and journals EU texts and journals International commercial texts, precedents and journals –Intellectual property –Banking and finance –Competition (antitrust) –Arbitration and litigation –International trade

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8 EU Coverage on Westlaw CELEX - the official legal database of the European Union ELLIS Publications’ additions (eg: Official Journals C series since 1990), enhancements, sophisticated cross-references and links - updated twice a week UK Journals and Law Reviews from Sweet & Maxwell Current Awareness from Sweet & Maxwell

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10 EU databases on Westlaw The EU database is divided into 6 broad categories (excluding Current Awareness): Treaties (EU-TREATIES) - primary legislation from 1951 All Treaties concluded between the EU Member States, which constitute the legal framework of the European Community (includes founding treaties, accession treaties, supplementary treaties etc.) Legislation (EU-LEG) - secondary legislation from 1952 Regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions (non- binding) as published daily in the Official Journal L Series Case Law (EU-RPTS-ALL) - primary law From two Courts: - Court of Justice (from 1954) - Court of First Instance (from 1989) - plus UK law reports published by Sweet & Maxwell from 1865

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