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Thomson Reuters Legal launches Change Makers program to promote diversity in legal industry

Change Makers in Australia is our new diversity program which launched on 5 May 2017 with a Women in Legal event taking place in Sydney, the first in it's series.  

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What are the System Requirements for Westlaw Classic?

Supported operating systems

  • Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
  • Windows Vista®
  • Mac® OS 10.5 or later

Internet browser

  • Internet Explorer 11 or later (Windows only)
  • Mozilla Firefox current version or Extended Support Release version
  • Safari 5.0 or later
  • Chrome current version

Mobile apps

  • iPhone (iOS 9.0 or later, iPhone 4S or later)
  • iPad (iOS 9.0 or later, iPad 2nd generation or later)
  • Android (4.0 or later, Android 4.0 or higher)

Other requirements

  • 1024x768 or higher screen resolution recommended
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later (some print functionality is lost with older versions)

Why does Westlaw Classic not remember my login details when I log on from a phone or tablet and have ticked remember my username & password?

If you have your phone or tablet set to Private Browsing the cookies that are used to save your username & password will not be saved or honoured. Click here to see how to turn off Private Browsing.

Why does Westlaw Classic make me logon again when I already have a live session on my phone or tablet?

If you have your phone or tablet set to Private Browsing the live session will not be saved or honoured. Click here to see how to turn off Private Browsing.

Where can I find Westlaw International or WestlawNext?

Westlaw International was decommissioned and replaced by WestlawNext in 2012.

WestlawNext was renamed Thomson Reuters Westlaw in January 2016.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw was renamed Westlaw Classic in October 2020.

You can still access Westlaw from all of the following web addresses:

What is the timeout period for Westlaw Classic?

The inactivity time out period is 120 minutes. Before timing out a message will be displayed.