For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

LexisNexis Canada Launches Electronic Filing Service with Federal Court

LexisNexis^® E-Filing Solution Reduces Paper, Extends Filing Deadlines, and Gives Lawyers and Courts More Control over Case File Management

(TORONTO, August 8, 2006) – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the general availability of its electronic filing service with the Courts Administration Service acting on behalf of the Federal Court. The e-filing product is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and secure web-based service that can be customized to meet the various information requirements of courts and tribunals.

LexisNexis and the Courts Administration Service launched the e-filing service last October as a pilot project (www.lexisnexis.ca/about/release_details.php?id=32). Thirty firms practising in intellectual property proceedings across Canada participated in the pilot project. Based on input from these firms, the Courts Administration Service now has revised its Notice to the Profession (www.fct-cf.gc.ca/bulletins/notices/E-filing-notice.pdf) on e-filing removing the requirement to file paper copies of documents less than 500 pages if filed electronically with the Court. Also, the Court does not require signatures on e-filed documents, as long as filers keep signed copies in their own files.

Lawyers using the bilingual LexisNexis^® e-filing service to file documents in intellectual property proceedings with the Court now can reduce paper and copying expenses and pay only transactional filing fees competitive with courier costs. Filing affidavits, motions, pleadings, and other documents with courts electronically rather than by messenger services increases law firms’ direct control over the litigation process, allows for extended filing deadlines, and decreases paper volume for both firms and courts.

In a survey, the 82 lawyers and other legal professionals who participated in the pilot project identified extended filing hours and increased direct control over filing as the top benefits of filing electronically rather than in paper. “Traditionally, law firms have had to meet tight afternoon deadlines to send paper documents to the courthouse by courier,” said Michael Ives, LL.B., e-filing product manager, at LexisNexis Canada. “With e-filing, lawyers have until 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time to submit their documents. They can file directly from their computers and receive immediate confirmation that the court has received their filing. Electronic filing reduces uncertainty; there’s no need to worry the courier may not have made it to the court before it closes at 4:30 p.m.”

Raynald Chartrand, director general, IM, IT & Modernization, at the Courts Administration Service, said officers at registry offices across Canada are being trained to review e-filed documents quickly upon receipt. “Pilot project participants said they wanted fast review time as well as the immediate confirmation of receipt that is automatically generated by the e-filing service,” said Chartrand.

LexisNexis is working with other courts and tribunals in Canada to launch a nationwide e-filing solution tailored to the needs of lawyers, law firms, courts, and administrative tribunals. Courts and tribunals that adopt the service also will be able to reduce paper volume, by receiving and storing files electronically rather than in print. The Courts Administration Service will eventually print e-filed documents only as needed, said Chartrand. “E-filing will enable us to maximize our resources as we reduce storage space and streamline our document intake process. In addition, accessing filed documents will be easier and faster, as Court staff need only retrieve them from a computerized document management system rather than search through filing cabinets.”

LexisNexis and the Courts Administration Service are working with the Federal Court to expand the service to include case types in addition to intellectual property. LexisNexis, provider of the LexisNexis^® Quicklaw^™ online legal research service, is combining its proven infrastructure and extensive background in the Canadian legal market with the experience it has gained in the United States with LexisNexis^® File & Serve. The LexisNexis File & Serve e-filing solution currently has more than 70,000 registered users in 26 states and the District of Columbia.

The LexisNexis e-filing solution is part of LexisNexis Canada’s growing suite of Total Practice Solutions, including Litigation Services, designed to help firms gain strategic insight and control over the litigation process. The service is available in both English and French. For more information or to register, please visit www.lexisnexis.ca/efiling.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis^® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship web-based Lexis^® and Nexis^® research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis Canada Inc. (www.lexisnexis.ca) provides legal and corporate researchers with comprehensive and authoritative online and print information services and solutions, including the LexisNexis^® Quicklaw^™ online research service for Canadian legal information; LexisNexis^® Butterworths print and CD-ROM titles and newspapers for legal, accounting, and other professionals; the Lexis and Nexis research services for global online legal, news, and business information; and solutions that serve the needs of law firms and organizations in Practice Management, Client Development, and Litigation Services.

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Media Contact: Tracy Smith

LexisNexis Canada

(613) 238-3499, ext. 202