Cameron & Shepherd is a commercial and corporate law practice and the oldest firm in Guyana. They provide a full spectrum of services, including wrongful dismissal, public law cases, medical negligence and personal injury.
Partner and Attorney‐at‐Law with the firm, Kamal Ramkarran, works with large companies, banks, public authorities, hospitals and more. We spoke with him about the advantage he gains as a LexisNexis client.
“LexisNexis allows us to compete ‐ not only in Guyana, but around the world.”
A comprehensive digital law library
Kamal has been using LexisLibrary for many years to determine the best answers for a wide assortment of cases. He first experienced LexisNexis when studying for his law degree in London. After joining Cameron & Shepherd, he continued to realise the advantage LexisLibrary resources brought when working on cases and advice.
Online access to exclusive content such as Halsbury's Laws of England and Bennion on Statutory Interpretation means that Kamal can be assured that he is accessing the most up to date information. This enables him to find the best answers to deal with all the different cases he works on.
This instant access to the best-quality information means that Kamal can service his clients with the top-rate advice and counsel that Cameron & Shepherd is renowned for.
“Cameron & Shepherd can't operate ‐ and I cannot practise law ‐ without LexisNexis. It is of great benefit to me.”
Build cases faster
LexisLibrary saves Kamal significant time by helping him find accurate and relevant legal information without leaving his desk. Previously, he would have had to physically search the Supreme Court Library and other law libraries for a law report, take notes, and then photocopy the information he needed. LexisLibrary speeds a 3‐hour process up to just a few minutes.
“If I had to do something urgently, I often couldn't get access to the book but the answer is available to me all the time with LexisNexis.”
“I'm confident that I can find any answer that I want from LexisNexis, and that confidence allows me to take on any sort of case.”
Trusted by lawyers, clients and judges
Kamal believes one of the key benefits of using LexisLibrary is that LexisNexis is highly respected throughout the legal profession, including with the judges in Guyana. While it's possible to use statements or texts found on the internet, he believes that when judges recognise his statements from official legal texts ‐ because LexisNexis replicates the format of these text resources ‐ LexisLibrary helps ensure his success.
“Everybody knows LexisNexis is held in very, very high regard in this country.”
How it works in the real world
When Kamal gets a new case, he immediately jumps onto LexisLibrary to start his research. He can find relevant cases and approved statements in just a few clicks.
Recently, for example, Kamal was working on legal submissions for a case using Bennion on Statutory Interpretation in LexisLibrary. He could instantly see statements that had been approved for use on the case, plus links to take him straight to the original sources.
Crucially for him ‐ and for all attorneys ‐ the information on LexisLibrary is updated to the latest edition, minimising risk and ensuring he always has the most accurate information available.
Just as importantly, as Kamal found during Covid-19 closures, having access to LexisLibrary 24/7 means he can get his work done at times that fit around his schedule, even when the Supreme Court Library is closed.
“LexisLibrary is like a huge library surrounding you. Every aspect of law that you want to know about is here. I'm confident that I can find any answer that I want from LexisLibrary. And that confidence allows me to be able to take on any sort of case, because I know that the answer can be found.”
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