"UAE Legislation Online is transforming the way people access and understand the laws of the United Arab Emirates. We are delighted to announce that this award winning solution will now be extended to the laws of Saudi Arabia,"
said Graham Thomson, Affinitext founder.
The library, which is available for licence from www.affinitext.com/uae, enables rapid access and understanding of the law, utilizing a new intelligent online document format. It saves companies valuable time, improves the speed and accuracy of legal advice, simplifies decision making and reduces cost and risks.
With UAE Legislation Online, users can search, annotate and review across thousands of UAE laws in seconds. It is of benefit to those companies or entities that are already established in the region and those thinking of setting up here.
The online legislation library won international acclaim at the 2009 Legal Technology Awards, and the solution is short-listed for the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards in London on Thursday 22 October. Affinitext is also the title sponsor for the upcoming 2009 Middle East Legal Awards in Dubai.
Global law firm, DLA Piper, works with Affinitext to obtain translations, collate and quality check laws for conversion into the Affinitext intelligent online format.
"Having instant access to the law and understanding interrelationships within and between laws is critical to providing effective legal advice to clients," said Jim Delkousis, the Head of DLA Piper's Litigation & Regulatory practice in the Middle East and the partner responsible for the firm's knowledge management in the region.
"The unprecedented ease of navigation that UAE Legislation Online provides, has enabled us to boost productivity, accelerate responsiveness and improve client service. In my view, this is the most sophisticated and user-friendly online library of any country's legislative instruments," said Delkousis.
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1 million hits for award winning UAE Legislation Online - now expanding to Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, October 21 - 2009 at 12:34
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UAE Legislation Online, the only comprehensive and reliable collection of United Arab Emirates laws in both Arabic and English, recently passed 1,000,000 online hits. This extraordinary usage growth reflects the unique capabilities of this powerful online resource.
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About Affinitext:Affinitext helps you quickly find and understand vital information buried in high-value documents. With Affinitext's intelligent online format you can search, annotate, and resolve complex issues across thousands of pages in minutes. This unique online format brings documents to life to simplify and reduce risks for major projects and transactions. With clients including the UK Ministry of Defence, DLA Piper, HSBC.
Alstom Power and some of the largest developers in the Middle East, Affinitext has converted high value documents for projects worth more than $100bn. http://www.affinitext.com
About DLA Piper:
With more than 3,700 lawyers located in 29 countries and 67 offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, DLA Piper is positioned to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world.
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Posted by Rana MesbahWednesday, October 21 - 2009 at 12:34 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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