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Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information Market: 2007 Market Forecast and Trends Report

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Authors: David Curle, Director & Lead Analyst; Kate Worlock, Director, Market Intelligence Service

This Market Analysis provides an unparalleled view of the Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR) marketplace, drawing extensively from Outsell’s unique industry metrics and analytics, original research and studies of users and information professionals, and the deep experience of our analytical staff. It includes:

- Outsell’s 2007-2010 size and growth forecast for the information industry as a whole and for the LTR segment;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the LTR market;
- Outsell’s take on the competitive landscape and “rising stars” in the Legal, Tax & Regulatory segment;
- 2006 market size and share data for the top 50 Legal, Tax & Regulatory information companies;
- Outsell data about users of LTR information services, including their unmet needs and criteria for purchasing information;
- Essential actions for Legal, Tax & Regulatory players.

Pub Date: November 1, 2007
Pages: 40
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Why This Market Analysis?
  • Executive Summary
  • Market Overview
    1. Industry Forecast – Healthy Markets, Stable Growth
    2. Legal, Tax & Regulatory Market Size and Historic Growth
    3. Legal, Tax & Regulatory Revenue Performance and Composition
  • Leading Players
    1. Global Market Share
    2. Financial Health
    3. Factors Impacting Market Share
  • Competitive Landscape
    1. Future Market Leaders and Rising Stars
    2. Performance Drivers for 2007 and Beyond
  • Market Dynamics and Demand Drivers
    1. Niches and Sub-segments: Key Drivers for 2007 and Beyond
    2. Hot Spots and Rising Stars
    3. Profile of Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information Users
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research
  • Methodology
  • Appendix
  • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. Legal, Tax & Regulatory and Information Industry Forecast, 2007-2010
  • Table 1. Size of Legal, Tax & Regulatory Compared to Other Information Industry Segments
  • Figure 2. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue, 2006
  • Figure 3. Legal, Tax & Regulatory Market Size and Growth, 2002-2006
  • Table 2. Revenue Performance of Top 10 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Vendors by Size, 2004-2006
  • Table 3. 10 Leading Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies – Geography
  • Table 4. 10 Leading Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies – Content Format
  • Table 5. 10 Leading Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies – Revenue Source
  • Table 6. Top 25 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies
  • Figure 4. Top 10 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies – Growth and Market Share
  • Figure 5. Top Four Public Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies’ Quarterly Revenue Change over Prior Year
  • Figure 6. Top Four Public Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies’ Quarterly Operating Income Change over Prior Year
  • Figure 7. 2006 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Equities Price Growth Rate Comparisons
  • Table 7. The Big Three Comprehensive Legal Information Providers – Revenue Performance by Size, 2004-2006
  • Figure 8. Outsell’s Legal, Tax & Regulatory Leader Board – Mapping the Companies Positioned to Lead
  • Table 8. Information Users at a Glance
  • Table 9. Where Self-Seekers Go for Information
  • Table 10. Top 50 Legal, Tax & Regulatory Companies
  • Companies Mentioned

  • AEI Press
  • AlexInformation
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
  • Business and Legal Reports Inc.
  • Chambers & Partners
  • Complinet Ltd.
  • Continuing Education of the Bar - California (CEB)
  • Editions Dalloz
  • Editions Francis Lefebvre
  • Editions Legislatives
  • Groupe Revue Fiduciaire
  • Informa plc
  • J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
  • James Publishing, Inc.
  • Jordan Publishing Limited
  • juris GmbH
  • Law Bulletin Publishing Company
  • Lawyers Weekly, Inc.
  • Legal Directories Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Legal Research Center, Inc.
  • Legal Week Global Media
  • LexisNexis
  • LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation
  • M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC
  • MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
  • Maritime Law Book Ltd.
  • Municipal Code Corporation
  • Oregon State Bar
  • Practical Law Company Limited
  • Practising Law Institute (PLI)
  • Progressive Business Publications
  • Rudolf Haufe Verlag GmbH & Co KG
  • Sdu Wettenbank
  • Sheshunoff Information Services
  • Shin-Nippon Hoki Shuppan K.K.
  • Tax Analysts
  • The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
  • The Florida Bar
  • Thompson Publishing Group, Inc.
  • Thomson Legal & Regulatory
  • TSO
  • Verlag C.H. Beck oHG
  • Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt Koln
  • Verlag Neue Wirtschaft-Briefe
  • Waterlow Legal & Regulatory
  • William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
  • Wolters Kluwer nv
  • Woodridge Legal Publishers

Companies Mentioned

  1. AEI Press
  2. AlexInformation
  3. American Bar Association (ABA)
  4. American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
  5. BNA
  6. Business and Legal Reports Inc.
  7. Chambers & Partners
  8. Complinet Ltd.
  9. Continuing Education of the Bar - California (CEB)
  10. Editions Dalloz
  11. Editions Francis Lefebvre
  12. Editions Legislatives
  13. Groupe Revue Fiduciaire
  14. Informa, plc
  15. J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
  16. James Publishing, Inc.
  17. Jordan Publishing Limited
  18. juris GmbH
  19. Law Bulletin Publishing Company
  20. Lawyers Weekly, Inc.
  21. Legal Directories Publishing Company, Inc.
  22. Legal Research Center, Inc.
  23. Legal Week Global Media
  24. LexisNexis
  25. LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation
  26. M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC
  27. MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
  28. Maritime Law Book Ltd.
  29. Municipal Code Corporation
  30. Oregon State Bar
  31. Practical Law Company Limited
  32. Practising Law Institute (PLI)
  33. Progressive Business Publications
  34. Rudolf Haufe Verlag GmbH & Co KG
  35. Sdu Wettenbank
  36. Sheshunoff Information Services
  37. Shin-Nippon Hoki Shuppan K.K.
  38. Tax Analysts
  39. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  40. The Florida Bar
  41. Thompson Publishing Group, Inc.
  42. Thomson Reuters - Legal Business
  43. TSO
  44. Verlag C.H. Beck oHG
  45. Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt KG
  46. Verlag Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe GmbH & Co. KG
  47. Waterlow Legal & Regulatory
  48. William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
  49. Wolters Kluwer nv
  50. Woodridge Legal Publishers