Southeast Asia’s first free online legal portal available soonMANILA– Legal information and materials across Southeast Asia may soon be accessed for free with the launch of an online portal — the first in the region — starting January next year. In partnership with state-run University of the Philippines and other leading law schools in the region, the online legal portal is being promoted by Kuala Lumpur-based Asean Legal Information Centre (Asean LIC) and Malaysia’s University of Malaya. Sereno(Ali Vicoy) / mb.com.ph“Asean LIC, when it will be launched in January 2017, will be directly beneficial to the Asean legal community because it provides latest updates of Asean legal developments to all visitors free of charge,” Asean LIC Executive Director Rajesh Muttath said. As preparation for the launch, a delegation from the Asean LIC paid a courtesy call on Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday afternoon. He also sought Sereno’s permission to republish the Philippines appellate judgments on Asean LIC.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 16, 2016 08:11 UTC