Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
May/June 2005, by Delia Venables

As of May 9^th, Context Ltd has changed its name to Justis Publishing Ltd. This is just a name change - there is no change in ownership or structure. The reason for the change is that many people have been confused by the fact that the well known service Justis www.justis.com is in fact provided by a company of a different name!

Apart from this, there have been several other new developments recently in the Justis service.

The first of these is the re-launch of the Justis user interface. Although the service functionality has remained the same, several improvements have been made to the appearance to enhance the user experience. For example, the general navigation buttons across the top of the Justis screen have been enlarged and simplified and the email, print and download buttons have been moved closer to the document to enhance visibility.

The addition of a “Justis to JustCite” toggle button will allow users to switch from one service to the other. For example, users can now switch from Justis case reports directly to the relevant JustCite case outline. When users view the document screen within Justis and click the toggle button they will be redirected through to JustCite and will be able to view the relevant JustCite case information page. Alternatively, when viewing any other page inside the Justis user interface, clicking the toggle button will direct them to the main JustCite search page.

We are also adding three CCH Tax Law Series available for subscription on Justis.com in June 2005: British Tax Cases (Tax Cases 1875 - 1981, British Tax cases 1982 - present), VAT cases (British VAT cases 1973 - present) and Special Commissioners Decisions (1995 -present).

The CCH British Tax Cases is the reproduction of the full text of judgments reported during the tax year in cases heard in the various courts, each with a headnote outlining the facts, the decision and the reasons for the decision.

The British VAT cases is a collection of decisions of the VAT & Duties Tribunals. It deals with appeals arising from decisions of HM Customs & Excise and also matters relating to certain decisions of the Financial Services Authority.

The British Tax Cases, the VAT cases and the Special Commissioners Decisions are fully cross referenced and can be searched together with other Justis subscription titles such as the Law Reports and the Weekly Law Reports.

New for JustCite subscribers is the customisation of the JustCite full text links so that subscribers can now stop their users from selecting services to which they do not currently subscribe.

Another useful enhancement of the JustCite service is the JustCite search box. This allows users to search the database from a convenient location such as their intranet or desktop and is available to everyone, not just subscribers to the Justis service. For those users that do not subscribe, using the search box will provide, without charge, a brief overview of the information about the referenced document.

Subscribers to the JustCite service are provided with a full detailed outline including preceding and subsequent cases or legislation.

PS Despite the fact that the company's structure is unchanged, we do have new email addresses - as below!

Victoria MacLean is Marketing Communications Executive at Justis Publishing Ltd, www.justis.com.
Email victoria.maclean@justis.com.

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