Empowering Scotland's legal professionals
Trusted tools, research and practical guidance designed for the Scottish legal system - helping you work smarter, stay compliant and deliver exceptional client service.
Trusted tools, research and practical guidance designed for the Scottish legal system - helping you work smarter, stay compliant and deliver exceptional client service.
For over 200 years, LexisNexis has supported Scottish legal professionals with trusted resources that power their daily practice. Today, we combine that heritage with cutting-edge innovation ‐ delivering the UK’s largest legal research library, practical guidance from experts in Scots law and AI-driven tools that help you work faster and advise with confidence.
Working with panels of experts from leading Scottish law firms, advocates and institutions, our teams continuously research and analyse the latest developments across the Scottish legal landscape. That expertise underpins our comprehensive suite of solutions - including the Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, the cornerstone of the Scottish practitioner’s library - now enhanced by technology that brings every insight to your fingertips.
Lexis® Create+
The future of legal drafting is here. Everything you need to build brilliant legal documents, in one place.
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Lexis+® Legal Research
Find answers faster with Legal Research providing quick and comprehensive access to up-to-date legislation, case law and commentary.
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Lexis+® Practical Guidance
Work faster and smarter with practice notes, precedents, forms and current awareness alerts across 41 practice areas.
Learn moreNews and Media Monitoring
Cut through the noise to bring you the insight you need, when you need it.
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Lexis+ AI™
Using the fastest legal generative AI with conversational search, drafting, summarisation, document analysis, and linked hallucination-free legal citations.
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Document Management System
Lexis Create+ is the sole drafting solution that integrates your trusted internal documents with the world's most comprehensive legal content library, enhanced by state‑of‑the‑art AI capabilities.
Learn moreI need to work more efficiently, cutting the time I spend on research and drafting with intuitive, AI-powered tools that keep quality high.
I want faster answers, with access to the UK’s largest legal research library - including Scots law cases, legislation, commentary, forms, and precedents.
I’m looking to cut costs, streamlining processes and using smart technology that helps my team deliver more in less time.
I need to retain my best people, giving them tools that simplify their work and make it easier to focus on complex, rewarding matters.
I want to delegate tasks confidently, knowing my team can rely on trusted, expertly verified content and clear practical guidance.
I’m focused on growing my firm, using innovation and AI to strengthen client relationships and stay ahead in a fast-changing market.
Explore how LexisNexis tools deliver trusted Scots law insight, seamless drafting and AI-enhanced efficiency - all designed for the realities of Scotland’s legal landscape.
Explore Scots law on Lexis+, with practical guidance, legislation, case law and authoritative reference works for trusted Scottish legal research.
Butterworths Scottish Family Law Service delivers comprehensive, regularly updated commentary on marriage, cohabitation, children, and enforcement, providing practitioners with a single trusted source across evolving family law.
Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia is the only comprehensive authoritative narrative treatment of Scots law, delivering expert-written, continuously updated coverage across all aspects of civil, criminal, public and private law.
Lexis+ provides comprehensive Scottish case law coverage, including the leading Session Cases, expert civil and criminal case law, and full court opinions across all major courts. With rapid judgment publication, 24-hour summaries, alertable updates, tribunal decisions, and rich archival content, it offers a fast, reliable way to keep pace with Scottish jurisprudence.
Scottish Practical Guidance delivers clear, expert answers fast, with practice notes, precedents and trackers that streamline Scots law workflows—written by leading practitioners and linked directly to key legislation and case law. The Scotland Collection brings this content together in one place, making it quicker and easier to find the guidance you need.
Your gateway to Scots legislation, with consolidated Acts, SSIs and UK laws, plus Bill Tracker+ keeping you instantly informed as Scottish Parliament bills progress.
Authoritative guidance on Scotland’s devolved taxes, offering clear explanations, practical examples and legislative insight to support accurate compliance and confident application of Scottish tax law.
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