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'''Sweet & Maxwell''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[publisher]] specialising in [[ |
'''Sweet & Maxwell''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[publisher]] specialising in [[legal publications]]. It joined the [[Associated Book Publishers]] in 1969; ABP was purchased by the [[Thomson Organization]] in 1987, and is now part of [[Thomson Reuters]]. Its British group includes W. Green in [[Scotland]] and Round Hall in [[Ireland]]. Sweet & Maxwell publishes [[Westlaw]]-UK, as well as the [[Lawtel]], LocalawUK, Legal Hub, and DocDel on-line services. It also published many well-regarded looseleafs and books. Its flagship print products include the White Book (publishing the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR) along with extensive commentary and additional material) and [[Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice]] (the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England & Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world). In 2003, its [[Asia]] division, with headquarters in [[Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]], won the contract to supply law books to the Hong Kong government. Sweet & Maxwell is part of the European law publishers initiative [[Law Publishers in Europe]]. |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 04:24, 29 April 2013
| Parent company | Thomson Reuters |
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| Gegründet | As Stephen Sweet 1799, as Alexander Maxwell 1800, as Sweet & Maxwell 1802 |
| Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Nonfiction topics | Law |
| Official website | www |
Sweet & Maxwell is a British publisher specialising in legal publications. It joined the Associated Book Publishers in 1969; ABP was purchased by the Thomson Organization in 1987, and is now part of Thomson Reuters. Its British group includes W. Green in Scotland and Round Hall in Ireland. Sweet & Maxwell publishes Westlaw-UK, as well as the Lawtel, LocalawUK, Legal Hub, and DocDel on-line services. It also published many well-regarded looseleafs and books. Its flagship print products include the White Book (publishing the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR) along with extensive commentary and additional material) and Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice (the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England & Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world). In 2003, its Asia division, with headquarters in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, won the contract to supply law books to the Hong Kong government. Sweet & Maxwell is part of the European law publishers initiative Law Publishers in Europe.
See also
External links
- Official website
- Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong web site
- History of Sweet & Maxwell (via archive.org)
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