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No Silver Bullet for Fake News. By Sara Kachwalla from BPP University, and Best in Category winner for the vLex International Writing Competition category: Influence, Law & Technology. No Silver Bullet for Fake News: Social...

What legal framework could there be to regulate a decentralised currency? By Malcolm Superville from The University of the West Indies and Best in Category winner for the vLex International Writing Competition category: Money, Law...

Amending 230 for Public Safety. By Anokhy Desai from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and the overall winner of the vLex International Writing Competition 2021. Amending 230 for Public Safety By Anokhy Desai...

Since its creation four years ago, the vLex International Writing Competition has become a true staple for students around the world. This year was no exception, with registrants from over 700 universities, law schools and...

London – February 2021 Over 300 important legal books and journals are now available on vLex from three of the world’s leading publishers, covering a wide range of practice areas, including corporate law, criminal law,...

London – February 2021 New collections of over 250 important legal books and journals from Emerald Publishing is now available from vLex, enabling legal researchers around the world to benefit from access to a significant...

London – February 2021 Law firms, legal practitioners and students around the world can now enhance their research with new collections of over 70 journals and books on vLex. Covering law in both North America...

London – February 2021 Authoritative collections of over 100 books and journals provided by the American Bar Association is now available from vLex. This significant set of secondary sources will enhance the research of law...

In this article from an aspiring future lawyer, a contributing author to vLex Justis, Natphakal Vangtan, explores the role that social media influencers play in the spread of fake news. Their discussion focusses on how...

After receiving entries from students at over 700 universities, law schools and academic institutions in over 80 countries, the vLex International Law & Technology Writing Competition have announced the shortlist to advance to the final...

London – January 2021 Students studying at universities in the UK and Ireland can now enter a new legal research competition, DICTUM, hosted by legal technology company vLex. Focused on answering legal questions, the competition...

Last week, ROSS Intelligence announced it will be ceasing operations on January 31st, 2021.  This significant change to the legal research landscape will undoubtedly leave many attorneys without the technological support and AI-powered services they...

London – November 2020 vLex is sponsoring a new writing competition hosted by the Cork Online Law Review (COLR), giving Irish law students the opportunity to submit their best case notes. By sponsoring and working...

London – November 2020 Judges for the vLex International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2021 have been announced. Featuring legal professionals and industry experts, the judging panel bring their own unique perspective and background to...

London – November 2020 An extensive collection of South African case law is now available to law firms and universities around the world following an agreement between Juta and vLex earlier this year. Accessing this...

London – November 2020 Legal professionals and students around the world can now save time and improve their research with vLex for Word. The new plugin brings AI-assisted legal research tools to Microsoft Word, including...

London – November 2020 Vincent, a leading AI-powered legal research assistant available from vLex, is now trained in the laws of 20 new jurisdictions, including Australia, New Zealand, and 18 Caribbean countries. By combining human...

This is a notable entry from the Justis International Law & Technology Writing Competition 2020 in the category of Social media, data and privacy, by Conor Courtney, formerly of University College London. The vLex Writing...

London – October 2020 Law firms around the world can now expand their legal research by uploading their own documents to vLex Cloud and combine their knowledge with vLex’s global collection of legal information to...

For the first time, authoritative family and tax law reports will be available alongside the world’s largest collections of common and civil law on an AI-powered research platform, following a new agreement between vLex and...

London – September 2020 – A new collection of New Zealand case law, including superior court cases and a range of tribunals, is now available to researchers around the world on the AI-powered legal research...

Updated daily, our UK Core Collection makes the largest collection of cases from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court available for your research. This is available alongside the full legislative history of...

Last year, students from over 90 universities worldwide entered the International Law & Technology Writing Competition. This year vLex relaunch the popular competition with a new grand prize and aims to reach over 200 universities. ...

To inspire your entries for the vLex International Law & Technology Writing Competition 2021, below you can find some guidance as to how you might approach each topic and links to related articles. We encourage...

This is a notable entry from the Justis International Law & Technology Writing Competition 2020 in the category of Access to justice, by Jeffrey Law of Cardiff University. The vLex Writing Competition 2021 has now...

The Ireland Core Collection on vLex Justis includes the largest collection of case law from Ireland, including Justis Irish Case Law (JICL) and Judgments in the Law Library (JILL). This is available alongside an extensive...

London, September 2020 Vincent, a leading AI-powered legal research assistant, currently available in the UK, US and Canada, is now available for the Irish legal sector on the flagship vLex Justis platform. By combining human...

This is a notable entry from the Justis International Law & Technology Writing Competition 2020 in the category of Technology & the future of legal practice, by Michelle Abiah of Universitas Indonesia. Find out more...

London – August 2020 Later this year, there will be expanded potential for comparative research of South African case law, in addition to legal information from over 130 jurisdictions, on a single platform.  A recent...

London – August 2020   The Precedent Map from vLex Justis, a powerful visualisation tool that displays the relationships between cases, is now available for the first time to researchers around the world to help...