Legal, Tax & Regulatory: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends Report

This report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR) information segment, and provides detailed analysis of market trends including the ongoing restructuring of the legal services industry, the changing relationship between law firms and their corporate clients, cost pressures on law libraries, the relative success of the tax portion of this segment, challenges in the fragmented compliance field, and online adoption as a global driver. The report also looks at disruptive forces in this segment, and profiles 10 innovative LTR companies. This report provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the LTR segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists. The report includes:

- Outsell’s revenue and growth forecasts through 2012 for the LTR segment;
- Analysis of world economic trends and how they might affect spending on business and advertising, and in turn spending in LTR;
- Analysis of trends in the LTR segment;
- An overview of the competitive landscape for this segment;
- Outsell’s Leaderboard, mapping 10 LTR companies on their ability to execute and their innovativeness and market focus;
- Profiles of 10 companies to watch in the LTR segment;
- Essential actions for publishers to succeed in this market.

Our forecast reports build on our annual market size and market share data and our analysts’ assessment of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, combined with critical key trends affecting each information industry segment. Our efforts are both top-down and bottom-up and are overlaid with the extensive experience of our individual analysts.