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LexisNexis Middle East has announced the launch of the Lexis Middle East Bilingual platform, a legal research platform designed for the Saudi Arabian jurisdiction that integrates authoritative Arabic and English legal content within a single system, with the aim of improving efficiency and accessibility for legal research. The company stated that the platform enables users to search Saudi laws and regulations in Arabic, access expert-authored practical guidance, navigate materials issued by Saudi regulators, and move seamlessly between legislation, guidance, and legal news, all within one interface, to support faster and more confident legal analysis in a bilingual legal environment.

LexisNexis Middle East has published a report, in collaboration with Reed Smith, analysing multi-jurisdictional challenges to arbitration awards across key seats, including England and Wales, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East and New York. Titled the ‘Reed Smith International Arbitration Report 2025’, the report shows that success rates for set-aside applications remain consistently low. England and Wales recorded a 38% success rate, while France reported a 17% success rate. Hong Kong recorded a combined 33.3% success and remittal rate under Model Law grounds. UAE onshore courts allowed only 10.87% of challenges, while the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) courts rejected 100% of set-aside applications. The report also notes significant variations in cost-recovery regimes, with indemnity costs available in Hong Kong and the DIFC, contrasted with limited recovery in New York and the UAE onshore courts. Overall, the report concludes that although challenge volumes are increasing, courts across all surveyed jurisdictions remain strongly arbitration-friendly and intervene only in cases involving serious procedural or jurisdictional defects.

LexisNexis Middle East has published a whitepaper on ‘Navigating the Digital Scale of Justice: Ethics & AI’, examining how the integration of trust, accountability and transparency are essential when utilising artificial intelligence (AI) in legal practice. The paper also highlights ethical challenges such as accountability for AI outputs, risk of hallucinations and false authority. It also stresses the importance of transparency and consistent human oversight.

LexisNexis have scheduled webinar on 1 August 2024 at 13.00 BST, in which legal professionals will be able learn how to prompt legal AI effectively in order to harness the full potential of this advanced technology. It will be demonstrated using Lexis+ AI, the cutting-edge generative AI solution now available from LexisNexis.

LexisNexis has collaborated with global law firm Reed Smith on the publication of Reed Smith International Arbitration Report 2025: A multi-jurisdictional analysis of challenges to arbitration awards. The report is a data-driven study of how courts in leading arbitral seats handle applications to set aside awards over a six-year period, providing empirical insight into the robustness of arbitration and the real-world risk of post-award challenges for users of international arbitration.

LexisNexis has collaborated with global law firm Reed Smith on the publication of Reed Smith International Arbitration Report 2025: A multi-jurisdictional analysis of challenges to arbitration awards. The report is a data-driven study, covering a minimum six-year period, of how courts in leading arbitral seats handle applications to set aside awards. It provides empirical insight into the robustness of arbitration and the real-world risk of post-award challenges for users of international arbitration.

LexisNexis has published a report featuring insights from seven legal technology experts at major international law firms on technology trends for 2025. The report highlights that 2025 will mark mainstream adoption of legal technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI), with firms focusing on specific use cases rather than general implementation. Legal technology experts from firms such as Goodwin, Herbert Smith Freehills and Dechert LLP have noted that early adopters who invested in AI infrastructure are already reaping benefits, with AI agents expected to assist lawyers in completing routine tasks more efficiently.

Permanent brain damage. PSLA of £225,000. Stroke leading to permanent right-sided paralysation. The Claimant was not diagnosed or treated for early signs of a stroke. A Healthcare Assistant on the Stroke Ward told the Claimant to sleep after she reported weakness in her right hand. The Claimant woke up with her whole right side paralysed.

Post traumatic stress disorder. PSLA of £20,000. Pain as a result of being awake during breast surgery. Following use of general anaesthetic and medication for a breast augmentation surgery, the Claimant regained awareness prior to surgery but felt paralysed and could not communicate when the surgeon was making the first incision. The Claimant experienced pain as a result of being awake during breast surgery and suffered from distress, daily flashbacks and an effect on her sleep and concentration levels.

The Claimant was an elderly lady receiving care at home and developed a pressure sore on her bottom. She died just before the five-month anniversary of her injuries. The pressure sore was not a cause of death, and settlement was to reflect five months of suffering only. PSLA of £22,690.57.

Injuries affecting sight. PSLA of £60,000. Delay in diagnosis and treatment. There was approximately a four-week delay in diagnosing the Claimant with Acanthamoeba Keratitis and therefore a delay in providing appropriate treatment. The Claimant's condition is now permanent and as a result he suffered from total blindness to his left eye, anxiety and depression.