Lexum has further improved the Annotated Civil Code of Quebec by integrating Qweri ’s notes feature. For several years, the Annotated Civil Code of Quebec made available online by Lexum stands out by facilitating access by article, advanced search and by providing links to Quebec case law citing each article. Now each user is also able to customize his version of the CCQ by adding his own notes and... Read more
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Pierre-Paul
Lemyre
Extracting Metadata From the Body of Documents
This third blog post in a series of five is the sequel to “Converting Word files for the Web”. Getting usable HTML and PDF files out of original Word documents is one of the first steps to take in the operation of a legal information website, but it is not enough in itself. In addition […] Read more
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La Chaire Lexum – Lexum's commitment to improve access to legal information
On 11 November 2014, the Executive Committee of the Université de Montréal decided on the name "Chaire Lexum" to describe the research Chair used to continue the work undertaken by the Laboratoire Lexum from 1993 to 2010. At the same time, the objectives of the research Chair, access to legal information, law and justice as well as the consideration of issues related to the use of information technology... Read more
Pierre-Paul
Lemyre
Converting Word Files for the Web
This second blog post in a series of five is the natural sequel to “Making the Most Out of Word Templates and Styles”. Generating cleaner, more structured Word files is one thing. Converting them into file formats adapted for the web is another. Legal information websites require HTML and PDF versions that need to be […] Read more
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Poulin
Meaningful public access to legislation
03.11.2014 Tags: Free Access to Law Daniel Poulin, President of Lexum was a panelist at the Nudging Regulations conference by Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice in Ottawa on September 9th, 2014. See his slides below. Meaningful public access to legislation by Daniel Poulin, Emeritus professor, U. of Montreal, President, Lexum Inc. Can a statute or regulation... Read more
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Lexum launched its quarterly Newsletter!
Lexum has just launched its quarterly Newsletter which will cover the latest info on market trends, news and company updates. You can read the first edition here . If you like what you read, please subscribe to continue receiving the next editions of the Lexum Newsletter (only 4 per year). Click here to subscribe to the newsletter. Read more
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Create Your Own Annotated Federal Acts of Canada with Qweri
Lexum has made all Federal Acts of Canada available with Qweri for some months now and their popularity is growing rapidly. In addition to the linking of sections with caselaw, the mobile friendly interface and the powerful search, you can now add personal notes to your most often consulted legislative texts. To add your notes to the Federal Acts of Canada, first create an account with Qweri : Thereafter... Read more
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Court Martial Decisions Soon to be Made Available with Decisia by the Department of National Defence
The Office of the Chief Military Judge , an independent unit of the Canadian Forces, has selected Decisia to facilitate access to court martial decisions on its own website. In 2013, 75 courts martial decisions were issued. Decisia will substantially improve searching and browsing these decisions, in addition to allowing the dissemination of the court martial archives in a format compatible with web... Read more
Pierre-Paul
Lemyre
Making the Most Out of Word Templates and Styles
This blog post is the first of a series of five addressing the question: how far can legal information providers go by building upon Word files? This content is part of a paper to be presented at the 2014 Law via the Internet Conference to be held in Cape Town from September 30th to October […] Read more
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The "Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, du Loisir et du Sport" launches their Decisia portal
The "Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec, du Loisir et du Sport" launches their Decisia portal to improve the accessibility to their documents. Read more