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                         SWEET & MAXWELL: 
                         Sweet & 
                          Maxwell is a part of the Thomson 
                            Corporation and is the UK arm of its Legal 
                              and Regulatory division. W 
                                Green is the Scottish law publishing company of 
                          Sweet & Maxwell. 
                        Online Services 
                          A full list of the online 
                            services is available on the S&M site. Further, 
                          the home page is a good introduction to the services offered by 
                          S&M in the UK. The main services are detailed 
                          below: 
                        
                          The Alerter  
                            The Alerter is a current awareness service for lawyers 
                            which allows you to select the information you wish 
                            to receive updates on. 
                          LegalHub 
                            New online resource for the legal community. A free to access,   easy to use service, it is the new home of The Bar Directory online as well as   The Expert Witness Directory. Legal Hub also features professional profiles, hot   topic articles and details of our upcoming events. 
                           LocaLaw UK 
                            Local Law UK is a service providing access to local 
                            government law and featuring a current awareness 
                            service on various topics. 
                          Westlaw UK (Logon) 
                            WestLaw UK is a part of the West 
                              Group and the US branch of this service is available 
                            at westlaw.com. 
                            If you are a subscriber, log in here. 
                            There is also an Intranet 
                              Solutions service which firms can use. 
                                   
                            As well as covering all areas of case and legislation 
                            reporting, a current awareness service and access 
                            to full text journals, the site also covers more 
                            specific practice areas which now include: 
                          
                             Civil 
                              Procedure  
                              Corporate 
                              Business  
                              Human Rights  
                              Intellectual 
                              Property  
                              Landlord 
                              & Tenant  
                              Scots 
                              Law (W Green)  
                           
                         
                        Sweet & Maxwell has many online 
                          newsletters on various legal topics which provide 
                          indepth analysis of recent developments.  
                        Sweet & Maxwell also own Current 
                          Legal Information which suscribers can access 
                          online. The Bar 
                            Directory is now online in a joint venture with 
                          the General 
                            Council of the Bar. 
                        W GREEN: 
                            W Green has 
                          been a primary scottish law publisher for over 100 
                          years. More recently, it has joined the Thomson Corporation 
                          and this has allowed it to expand its online services. 
                          These include: 
                        
                           Scots Law 
                            Times 
                         
                        There is also a Current 
                          Awareness Service for Criminal Law and Human Rights 
                      as well as a section for students which contains a guide to conducting legal research. Not to mention the West Law (Scots Law) service, through the WestLaw site mentioned above.   |