Product Updates & Insights

Subscribers of Thomson Reuters Westlaw can now access the COVID-19 Legal Materials and News section.

Coverage includes:

• Federal Legislation
• Federal Executive Orders
• Administrative Decisions and Guidance
• State Legislation
• State Executive Orders
• Cases
• Court Emergency Orders & Information
• Regulations (Inclusing Emergency and Other Related Regulations).
• Dockets
• Secondary Sources (including Emerging Areas of Practice Series - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• News

Also still available is our COVID 19 Resource Centre

Informing Kong Kong's disputes lawyers for 10 years now as an eNewsletter, the Hong Kong Dispute Resolution Bulletin from Sweet & Maxwell, and produced in partnership with Davis Polk & Wardwell, is now available on Westlaw Asia as a journal.  Published every 2 weeks this eNewsletter provides summaries and detailed analysis of key cases impacting civil procedure and dispute resolution in Hong Kong.

Coverage included on Westlaw Asia is from 2016 to present.

Features include:

• Links to full text judgments of cases reported on.
• Linking to cited cases
• Links to legislation
• Links to commentary on Westlaw Asia including the Hong Kong White Book

Citation format [2020] 5 HKDRB A

Contributing Editors from Davis Polk: Martin Rogers, Robyn Crowter, Sui Hang Hui, Alice Leung, Noble Mak, Joyce Chow, Enoch Lee, Jonathan Sit, Lincoln Jim, Sophie Liu, Kate Chan, Jovi Cheng, Lok Cheung, Leanne Chu, Jacky Fung, Kirstie Leung and Caroline Wang.

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Epidemics, pandemics, civil unrest and other civil emergencies not only disrupt day-to-day business operations, but also create and amplify legal risks. From the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) to the devastating Australian bushfires, disruptive crises pose a significant operational and legal impact on businesses and highlight the increasing need to prepare for business continuity disruptions in the 21st century.

Join us in this webinar for an overview of the key risks and legal implications arising from pandemics and other public health and civil emergencies, and learn about the resources  Practical Law and Westlaw Asia have to offer to assist businesses and their legal advisers in their business continuity planning.

Webinar overview

• Resources available to help businesses and lawyers address key risks and legal implications arising from Coronavirus, Australian bushfires and other civil emergencies. 
• Business continuity planning – resources on Practical Law and Westlaw Asia.
• Checklist of what to prepare.

Webinar Details

Date: 26 March 2020 (Thursday)

Time: 1 - 2 pm (GMT +8, HKT / SGT)

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Singapore Civil Procedure (The Singapore White Book) 2020 now live on Westlaw Asia. 

New titles added on Westlaw Asia under Hong Kong Commentary tab (current as of end Dec 2019):

• Annotated Legislation: Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619), 2019 

• Annotated Legislation: Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), 2019

• Maritime Law and Practice in Hong Kong

• Archbold Hong Kong 2020 Main Work

• FAQs: Concerning Sexual Minorities-related Issues in Hong Kong