Content updates

The NewsRoom product on the Thomson Reuters Westlaw, Westlaw AU and Westlaw NZ platforms includes licensed news content from the Australian Financial Review (AFR) daily newspaper.

Dr Andrew Cannon discusses the draft of the proposed new Uniform Civil Rules.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Communications 6.6 “Telecommunications” (Ch 2); Criminal Offences 10.7 “Revenue and Currency Offences”; Intellectual Property 23.1 "Copyright" (Chs 8 and 9); Real Property 28.18 “Sale of Land”; Restrictive Trade...

Corporates love debt and often obtain loans from a mix of different banks and (especially in recent years) non-bank lenders. This results in the need for these lenders, and their hardworking lawyers, to broker an agreement so that they each know what their rights and obligations are...

As a consequence of the findings of the Royal Commission into banking, the Australian Banking Association revised the 1 July 2019 version of its Banking Code of Practice. The latest version includes additional protections for small businesses, farmers and retail customers. It will...

New tab card “Trespass” not mailed with Update 34

As our not-so-Secret Santa present to our subscribers, the Practical Law Banking and Finance module now includes Commitment Letters and Reliance Letters.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources 25.1 "Public Law"; Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources 25.2 "International Law"; Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources 25.3 "Private Law"; Interpretation and Use of Legal...

Meanings of "mutilate" and "clitoris", s 45 of the Crimes Act 1900

The Practical Law Banking and Finance module has been expanded to include two new key resources: a CHESS sponsor tripartite deed and a Priority Deed.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 1.1 "Constitutional Status"; Bankruptcy 3.3 "Voluntary Bankruptcy"; Bankruptcy 3.15 "Compositions or Schemes after Commencement of Bankruptcy"; Bankruptcy 3.17 "Offences"...

Practical Law Banking and Finance has released a new Syndicated Lending topic. This topic brings together new and existing content relating to syndicated lending transactions. In addition, a number of existing bilateral lending resources have been updated to include optional drafting...