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Essentials

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Build your case, or address a matter with the utmost simplicity, speed and confidence. This core package includes Westlaw’s market leading features such as KeyCite, KeyNumber system and Natural Legal Language in an all-in-one solution designed for legal research.

Alert 24: General Practice

Alert24 contains filtered information that is expertly selected and covers news, press releases, policy materials, full text cases, legislation and bill tracking.

Australian Legislation

100% current, consolidated federal and state legislation for Australia. This includes all consolidated regulations with in-depth linking capabilities such as suggested sources via search results, and in KeyCite™.

KeyCite™

With KeyCite™, you can instantly see Citing Relationships by point of law and confirm the currency and good law status of cases, statutes, regulations, or administrative decisions. Formerly part of FirstPoint, now smarter, and integrated into Westlaw system.

Australian Legal Journals Index (ALJI)

The ALJI contains more than 100,000 abstracts from over 400 journals. Perform comprehensive topic-based research of journal articles. Browse through journal abstracts, cases referred to, legislative references, key citing information or by jurisdiction.

Lawyers Practice Manuals (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA)

Complete narrative guides to the practice and procedure of state law. These compendiums of law assist in achieving better and faster outcomes for practitioners dealing with a variety of legal issues.

The Laws of Australia

A complete library of legal principles covering over 330 topics and every Australian jurisdiction. With unmatched breadth and depth and an easy-to-read style, it will quickly acquaint you with unfamiliar areas of law.

Unreported Judgments

This easy-to-use service gives you fast, efficient access to the latest unreported judgments from around Australia, including the High Court, Federal Court, State Supreme Courts and other selected jurisdictions.

Practice areas

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Practice Areas enable you be the expert your clients need you to be. Access all content from each topic, for one affordable price. Select from 21 practice areas containing a comprehensive selection of content.

Administrative Law

Administrative Law

Admin Appeals ReportsAlert24 - Administrative LawAustralian Journal of Administrative LawFederal Administrative LawMigration Act AnnotatedNSW Administrative LawPublic Law ReviewQueensland Administrative LawVictorian Administrative Law

Banking & Financial Services

Banking & Financial Services

Alert24 - Banking & FinanceAustralian Commercial Precedents: Finance and Securities PrecedentsCharge-Legal Precedents NSWFinancial Crime Control and Anti Money LaunderingJournal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice: OnlineModern Contract of GuaranteeNational Credit RegulationThe Law Relating to Banker and Customer

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Alert24 - Bankruptcy & InsolvencyAustralian Bankruptcy Law & PracticeAustralian Commercial Precedents: Insolvency PrecedentsBankruptcy and Insolvency Forms-Legal Precedents NSWBankruptcy in Australia: A GuidebookCompany Receivers and AdministratorsCrutchfield's Voluntary AdministrationInsolvency Law JournalMcPherson's Law of Company LiquidationPersonal Property Securities Law in Australia

Building & Construction

Building & Construction

Alert24 - Building & ConstructionBuilding and Construction ContractsBuilding and Construction Law JournalBuilding Service NSWNational Building ServiceQueensland Building Service

Commercial & Contract

Commercial & Contract

Alert24 - Commercial LawAlert24 - Contract LawAustralian Business Law ReviewAustralian Commercial Precedents: Commercial and Retail LeasingAustralian Commercial Precedents: Joint Ventures & PartnershipsAustralian Commercial Precedents: Sale of Business PrecedentsAustralian Commercial Precedents: Sale of SharesAustralian Commercial Precedents: Share and Unit Subscription PrecedentsAustralian Commercial Precedents: Standard, Release and ConfidentialityAustralian Commercial Precedents: Supply Contracts & CommercialAustralian Law of ContractBusiness Law-Legal Precedents NSWCommercial Arbitration Law & PracticeCommercial Contract Clauses: Principles & InterpretationFood Legislation NSWForeign Investment in AustraliaInternational Commercial ArbitrationLiquor Licensing Law & Practice NSW

Competition & Consumer Law

Competition & Consumer Law

Alert24 - Competition & Trade PracticesAustralian Journal of Competition and Consumer LawMiller's Australian Competition & Consumer Law AnnotatedTrade Practices Law Competition and Consumer Law

Corporations

Corporations

Alert24 - CorporationsASIC and Corporations Law Forms-Legal Precedents NSWASIC Corporate Investigations and HearingsASIC DigestAustralian Commercial Precedents: Corporations PrecedentsAustralian Commercial Precedents: Mergers & AcquisitionsAustralian Governance Professional HandbookCompany and Securities Law JournalCompany Directors ManualCorporations LegislationNot-For-Profit Best Practice ManualRobson's Annotated Corporations LegislationWLAU-NOT FOR PROFIT-LEGAL PRECEDENTS NSW

Court Practice & Procedure

Court Practice & Procedure

Alert24 - Court Practice and LitigationAustralasian Dispute ResolutionAustralasian Dispute Resolution JournalCommercial DamagesCosts Guide NSWFederal Circuit Court GuidebookFederal Court Forms-Legal Precedents NSWFederal Court PracticeHigh Court PracticeInjunctions: Law and PracticeJournal of Civil Litigation and PracticeJournal of Judicial AdministrationMagistrates Court Practice South AustraliaNew South Wales Court Forms-Legal Precedents NSWNSW Civil Practice & Procedure - Local Courts PracticeNSW Civil ProcedureQueensland Civil PracticeQuick On CostsScales of Costs Charges & Fees QueenslandVictorian Courts

Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Alert24 - Criminal LawAustralian Criminal ReportsAustralian SentencingCriminal Law Investigation and Procedure VictoriaCriminal Law JournalCriminal Law NSWCriminal Procedure NSWFederal OffencesIndictable Offences in VictoriaIndictable Offences QueenslandMotor Vehicle Law NSWMotor Vehicle Law QueenslandMotor Vehicle Law South AustraliaQueensland Sentencing ManualRoss On CrimeSummary Justice South AustraliaSummary Offences in VictoriaSummary Offences Queensland

Employment & HR

Employment & HR

Alert24 - Workplace & Employment LawAustralian Commercial Precedents: Employment PrecedentsDiscrimination Alert - WestlawEmployment Law Cases Industrial ReportsMacken's Law of Employment OnlineNational Workplace RelationsWork Health & Safety Law & PracticeWorkers Compensation Law Manual NSWWorkers Compensation Law Manual QueenslandWorkplace Review

Evidence

Evidence

Expert EvidenceForbes’ Evidence Law in Queensland - OnlineUniform Evidence Law

Family Law

Family Law

Alert24 - Family LawAU Family Law Cases on WestlawDickey's Family Law with LegislationFamily Law Precedents-Legal Precedents NSW

Insurance

Insurance

Mann's Annotated Insurance LawSutton on Insurance LawWickens Law of Life Insurance in Australia

Intellectual Property & Technology

Intellectual Property & Technology

Alert24 - Intellectual PropertyAustralian Commercial Precedents: Franchising PrecedentsAustralian Commercial Precedents: Intellectual Property LicensingAustralian Commercial Precedents: Restraint and ConfidentialityComputer Contracts: Principles and PrecedentsLaw of Intellectual PropertyPatent Law in AustraliaPatents PrecedentsShanahan's Australian Law of Trade Marks

Local Government & Planning

Local Government & Planning

Alert24 - Property Planning & EnvironmentAustralian Resources Law ReportsEnvironmental and Planning Law JournalEnvironmental Responsibilities Law NSWLocal Government & Environmental Reports AustraliaLocal Government Index NSWLocal Government Law & Practice NSWLocal Government Law JournalLocal Government Regulations NSWLocal Government Service VictoriaPlanning & Development NSWPlanning & Development QueenslandPlanning Law in Australia

Media & Privacy

Media & Privacy

Alert24 - Media & CommunicationsAlert24 - Press GalleryAlert24 Commercial & Media PackMedia and Internet Law and PracticeTrade Secrets and Privacy

People Management

People Management

Employment FactbookPractical HRPremier Payroll AdministratorTermination Payout Calculator

Personal Injury & Accident Compensation

Personal Injury & Accident Compensation

Comparable Verdicts in Personal Injury ClaimsDust Diseases & Compensation ReportsJournal of Law and MedicinePersonal Injury Law Manual NSWPersonal Injury Law Manual QueenslandPersonal Injury-Legal Precedents NSW

Property

Property

Baalman & Wells Land Titles Office Practice NSWCommercial and Retail Leases in AustraliaConveyancing Manual NSWConveyancing Manual QueenslandConveyancing-Legal Precedents NSWJessup's Lands Titles Office: Forms & Practice SALand Titles Law & Practice QueenslandLeases-Legal Precedents NSWProperty Law & Practice in QueenslandStrata Titles NSWTorrens System in NSWVoumard: The Sale of Land

Tax

Tax

Alert 24 - Income TaxAlert24 - Accounting and AuditAlert24 - GSTAlert24 - State Duties and Other TaxesAlert24 - Tax & Accounting Topics CollectionASIC Financial Services Alert: EmailAustralian CGT HandbookAustralian Double Tax AgreementsAustralian GST HandbookAustralian Income Tax CommentaryAustralian Superannuation HandbookAustralian Superannuation PracticeAustralian Tax ReportsAustralian Tax ReviewAustralian Trusts Tax HandbookCapital Gains Tax BulletinDuties Leg NSW OnlineDuties Legislation QueenslandDuties Legislation Queensland OnlineDuties Legislation South AustraliaDuties Legislation Victoria OnlineDuties Legislation Western AustraliaDuties Legislation Western AustraliaFringe Benefits Tax BulletinFringe Benefits Tax Commentary -Online (Westlaw)GST Cases OnlineGST CommentaryGST Leg PlusR&D Tax Offset CommentaryStamp Duties South AustraliaSuperannuation & Financial Services Bulletin OnlineThe Australian Tax Handbook Annual Renewal (Paper)The Essential SMSF GuideWeekly Tax Bulletin

Wills, Succession, Trusts & Equity

Wills, Succession, Trusts & Equity

Australian Commercial Precedents: Trusts PrecedentsAustralian Succession & Trusts Law ReportsAustralian Succession LawEstates-Legal Precedents NSWThe Law of TrustsWills, Probate and Administration Law in NSWWills-Legal Precedents NSW

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Forms and Precedents

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This bundle provides you with access to the Australian Commercial Precedents, Legal Precedents NSW and the all new Victorian Precedents covering common areas of legal practice including family law, conveyancing, wills and estates and ASIC-related transactions. Australian Commercial Precedents contains essential precedents for practitioners providing practical assistance across various topics.

Authorised Law Reports

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Authorised Law Reports are the definitive version of key decisions, and an essential part of any practitioner's collection. Quickly assess the relevance of a case.

Australian Capital Territory Law Reports

The only authorised law reports of the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory Law Reports include decisions of the ACT Court of Appeal and of Judges and Masters in the ACT Supreme Court. Carefully selected judgments are accompanied by catchwords and authored headnotes that summarise the decision. With an ever-increasing volume of judgments being handed down, these reports enable practitioners and researchers to know which decisions are important and to quickly understand the relevance of decisions.

Commonwealth Law Reports

As the authorised reports of the High Court, the prestigious Commonwealth Law Reports have published full text High Court decisions since 1903. Being the authorised reports, every judgment and headnote is checked by the judges of the High Court before inclusion in the Commonwealth Law Reports. Each reported judgment includes a comprehensive headnote, written by an expert reporter, and approved by the High Court.

Federal Court Reports

The Federal Court Reports are a must-have for the practice and research of federal law in Australia. As the authorised reports of the Federal Court, the Federal Court Reports publish full text decisions on important and diverse areas of law such as: taxation, corporations law, intellectual property, environmental protection, telecommunications, equity, immigration and freedom of information.

New South Wales Law Reports

The New South Wales Law Reports (NSWLR) online are the authorised reports of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, published by Thomson Reuters on behalf of the New South Wales Council of Law Reporting. Each full-text judgment reported in NSWLR includes catchwords and a headnote approved by the Court. NSWLR makes it quicker and easier to research case law and understand developments in the jurisdiction.

Northern Territory Law Reports

This series represents the authorised reports of the Northern Territory Supreme Court published on behalf of Northern Territory Council of Law Reporting. Each reported judgment includes a comprehensive headnote, written by an expert reporter, and approved by the Court. The Northern Territory Law Journal features topical articles on legal developments and issues of interest to practitioners and researchers both within the Northern Territory and in other Australian jurisdictions.

Queensland Reports

Thomson Reuters licences the non-exclusive electronic publishing rights to the Queensland Reports and related backsets. The Queensland Reports contains the authorised reports of the key decisions of the Supreme Court of Queensland from 1974 onwards. This frontset contains a selection of the key decisions of the Supreme Court, as corrected and approved by the deciding Judges.

South Australian State Reports

The South Australian State Reports are the authorised reports of the South Australian Supreme Court. The series includes important decisions both at first instance and on appeal. Comprehensive headnotes and detailed catchwords accompany the full text of the judgments to speed you through your research. Every judgment and headnote is checked by the judges of the South Australian Supreme Court before inclusion in the reports.

Tasmanian Reports

This series represents the authorised reports and decisions of the Supreme Court of Tasmania published on behalf of the Council of Law Reporting of Tasmania. The series includes important decisions both at first instance and on appeal. Comprehensive headnotes and detailed catchwords accompany the full text of the judgments to speed you through your research.

Victorian Reports

The Victorian Reports online are the authorised law reports of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Each full-text judgment reported in the Victorian Reports includes authored catchwords, a headnote approved by the Court, and a related PDF that is a facsimile of the authorised print version of the reports. The Victorian Reports , edited by former Commonwealth Law Report headnoter Peter Willis SC, are published online by Thomson Reuters under licence from the Council of Law Reporting in Victoria and the publisher, Little William Bourke.

Western Australian Reports

As the only authorised law report series of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Western Australian Reports provide subscribers with the full text of judgments and with headnotes that have been checked by the presiding Justices. Each part contains a table of cases reported as well as a detailed index of cases reported, to help you easily locate relevant information.

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Australian Law Journal and Reports

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First published in 1927, The Australian Law Journal (ALJ) continues from strength to strength as one of Australia’s most respected and widely cited legal journals, and is a must have for all legal professionals.

Premium news - NewsRoom with Reuters

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Whether you're researching companies, governments, politics, international or domestic markets, or economics, NewsRoom with Reuters provides the content and tools you need. It combines thousands of key newspapers, newswires and business-to-business publications, all presented within Westlaw.

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