Halsbury’s birthday

Halsbury’s Laws of England Current Service—a legal alert service run by publishers LexisNexis—has celebrated its 500th issue.

The Current Service keeps readers informed of the endless onslaught of primary and secondary legislation, case law and policy change. It has expanded considerably from its origins as a monthly printed update to its current, continually updated, online form, and it has kept its editorial team busy. Between 1974, when it began, and 2014, Parliament issued 73,651 SIs, 1,863 Acts, 23 Welsh Measures and 16 Welsh Acts. 

Claire Melvin, head of Halsbury’s Laws, says: “The legal world was very different when we began the Current Service back in 1974. What is great to see, however, is that we still have customers benefiting from the work the Halsbury’s team do reviewing the impact of the latest cases and legislation in our monthly print services and the fortnightly updates we provide to volumes online.”