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vLex partners with the Canadian Association of Law Libraries in a multi-year sponsorship deal

22 May 2023

vLex is delighted to confirm that it has partnered with the Canadian Association of Law Libraries in a multi-year deal that will see vLex sponsoring and supporting the annual CALL/ACBD event in 2023 and beyond.

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vLex partners with the Canadian Association of Law Libraries in a multi-year sponsorship deal

vLex enters the construction law market following new collaboration with leading publisher, London Publishing Partnership

16 May 2023

vLex has partnered with London Publishing Partnership to become the first service to digitise a number of renowned books on construction law, hosting them alongside the case law, statutes, and regulations that they cite to enable researchers to seamlessly navigate between relevant documents for a comprehensive research experience, all on one platform.

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vLex enters the construction law market following new collaboration with leading publisher, London Publishing Partnership

vLex extends Vincent AI’s capabilities with innovative case analysis feature

17 April 2023

Following Vincent AI’s global expansion, vLex has launched a brand-new update that enables the award-winning legal research assistant to use large language model technology to extract and present the key legal issue from judgments, and generate headnotes.

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vLex extends Vincent AI’s capabilities with innovative case analysis feature

Winners announced for vLex’s International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023

15 April 2023

Following an extremely close competition, vLex is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 International Law and Technology Writing Competition.

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Winners announced for vLex’s International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023

Big Data Analytics in Sports: Controllership, Privacy, and Commercialisation

14 April 2023

This article was written by Juliette Groothaert of the University of Bristol. Juliette won Best in Category: Sports, Law and Technology in vLex's International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023.

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Big Data Analytics in Sports: Controllership, Privacy, and Commercialisation

How to Measure Crypto Decentralization: Reconciling a Legal and Technical Approach

14 April 2023

This article was written by Xiaoli Jin of Harvard Law School. Xiaoli won Best in Category: Crypto, Law and Technology in vLex's International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023.

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How to Measure Crypto Decentralization: Reconciling a Legal and Technical Approach

Keeping Up With Kryptocurrency: How Governments And Regulators Are Catching Up With The Cryptocurrency Industry

14 April 2023

This article was written by Lucy Cameron of the University of Oxford, the overall winner of the vLex International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023.

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Keeping Up With Kryptocurrency: How Governments And Regulators Are Catching Up With The Cryptocurrency Industry

Why Patents and Climate Change Just Don’t Mix

14 April 2023

This article was written by George Jeffreys of the University of Law, UK. George won Best in Category: Climate, Law and Technology in the vLex International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2023.

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Why Patents and Climate Change Just Don’t Mix

Legal tech disruptors vLex and Fastcase merge to form world’s largest global law library

4 April 2023

Oakley Capital and Bain Capital Credit back business combination to accelerate the development of AI tools for lawyers, in one of the most consequential mergers in the history of legal tech.

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Legal tech disruptors vLex and Fastcase merge to form world’s largest global law library

ABA and vLex join to offer ABA Antitrust Section content on the award-winning vLex platform

29 March 2023

The American Bar Association and vLex today announced that they have partnered to offer access to a collection of more than 60 titles from the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section on vLex’s AI-powered research platform.

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ABA and vLex join to offer ABA Antitrust Section content on the award-winning vLex platform

International Law and Technology Writing Competition Shortlist 2023

16 February 2023

For the sixth consecutive year, the vLex International Law and Technology Writing Competition has attracted the attention of students around the world. Having received submissions from students from 17 countries around the world, vLex is pleased to announce the official 2023 shortlist of finalists.

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International Law and Technology Writing Competition Shortlist 2023

vLex named “Overall Legal Research Solution Provider of the Year” in 2022 LegalTech Breakthrough Awards Program

16 November 2022

The LegalTech Breakthrough Awards Program has today announced that vLex has been selected as the 2022 winner of the “Overall Legal Research Solution Provider of the Year” award. Read the official press release from LegalTech Breakthrough below.

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vLex named “Overall Legal Research Solution Provider of the Year” in 2022 LegalTech Breakthrough Awards Program

vLex and Free Law Project collaborate to support greater access to justice in the United States

12 September 2022

A new joint project has been announced to help promote access to justice in the United States by creating the first fully comprehensive collection of U.S. federal and state opinions as a free database.

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vLex and Free Law Project collaborate to support greater access to justice in the United States

Oakley invests in global legal information platform, vLex

5 September 2022

vLex, an award-winning online subscription platform offering easy access to the largest collection of legal information on a single service, receives investment from pan-European private equity investor, Oakley Capital (“Oakley”). This new partnership is fueled by a joint commitment to deliver world-class legal technology to a global market worth $21bln.

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Oakley invests in global legal information platform, vLex

Masoud Gerami, Managing Director of vLex Global Markets, wins Lifetime Contributor award at the Legal Innovation Awards 2022

22 May 2022Press Release

On Friday the 29th of April, vLex attended the Legal Innovation Awards at the Hilton, London Bankside. Masoud Gerami, Managing Director of vLex Global Markets, was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Contributor to Innovation award at the ceremony. Masoud has dedicated over 35 years to pioneering legal technology and pushing boundaries within the publishing industry.

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Masoud Gerami, Managing Director of vLex Global Markets, wins Lifetime Contributor award at the Legal Innovation Awards 2022

vLex expands its services to support 48 courthouse libraries across Ontario, Canada through LiRN

18 May 2022

vLex is delighted to be partnering with LiRN to enrich library services and academic resources in law libraries across Ontario. vLex will be providing exclusive access to the Irwin Law collection of over 300 books, as well as over 300,000 full-text Canadian cases, including the Maritime Law Book series.

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vLex expands its services to support 48 courthouse libraries across Ontario, Canada through LiRN

Jenkins Law Library adopts vLex for their international research, entering a new era on their 220th anniversary

1 April 2022Press Release

From April 2022, vLex will become the first provider to offer America’s oldest law library access to international materials from over 100 countries, all on one intelligent platform.

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Jenkins Law Library adopts vLex for their international research, entering a new era on their 220th anniversary

vLex announces partnership with leading international publisher, SAGE

22 February 2022Press Release

From February 2022, researchers can explore a range of journals from SAGE Publishing on vLex. These journals can be subscribed to as one collection, or as part of vLex’s renowned Professional Common Law Books and Journals Package.

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vLex announces partnership with leading international publisher, SAGE

vLex opens Asia-Pacific office and appoints new Head of Business for the region

3 February 2022

With successful business units already set up across North America, Europe, the UK, and Latin America, vLex will now be investing in the Asia-Pacific region, with a new domestic team led by Daniel Hobson to respond to increased demand in the area.

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vLex opens Asia-Pacific office and appoints new Head of Business for the region

vLex expands its South African collection with new journals

25 January 2022

From January 2022, more than 30 new law journals from South Africa will be added to vLex’s intelligent research platform. For the first time, these world-renowned titles can be accessed alongside 80,000 full-text South African cases as well as an extensive range of legal information from over 130 jurisdictions.

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vLex expands its South African collection with new journals

vLex announces the launch of Global News product

18 January 2022

vLex has launched a brand new Global News product to provide customers with extensive coverage of both legal and general news from around the world. Having partnered with a number of world-leading publishers to bring this product to market, vLex has become the first service to provide access to millions of reliable news articles, alongside primary materials and secondary sources, from over one hundred countries, all on one integrated platform.

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vLex announces the launch of Global News product

vLex and Courtroom Insight announce collaboration to provide access to global case information

14 December 2021

vLex announces a new collaboration that will provide seamless access from Courtroom Insight’s platform to vLex’s global legal research database.

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vLex and Courtroom Insight announce collaboration to provide access to global case information

vLex partners with the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) to provide authoritative law reports to Africa and the Caribbean

2 December 2021

From December 2021, researchers across the Caribbean and Africa can access the official UK Law Reports on vLex following a pivotal partnership with the ICLR. These authoritative law reports can be accessed alongside vLex’s comprehensive collections of Caribbean case law, the largest collection of UK judgments, and collections of African case law.

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vLex partners with the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) to provide authoritative law reports to Africa and the Caribbean

Vincent, the legal research assistant from vLex, wins prestigious award

17 November 2021

The LegalTech Breakthrough Awards Program has announced today that Vincent, vLex's AI-powered legal research assistant, has been selected as the 2021 winner of the Virtual Legal Assistant of the Year award. Read the official press release from LegalTech BreakThrough below, or visit the vLex website to learn more.

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Vincent, the legal research assistant from vLex, wins prestigious award

Vincent, the legal research assistant from vLex, now offers cross-jurisdictional recommendations

5 November 2021

Following a recent update of Vincent, the technology’s search capabilities have been dramatically expanded. As a result, Vincent is now the only tool in the world that is able to recommend related legal information from many different jurisdictions, using the vast and comprehensive global content collections available on vLex.

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Vincent, the legal research assistant from vLex, now offers cross-jurisdictional recommendations