Stepping into 2026: Where Momentum Meets Results

As the new year begins, I would like to thank you and your organisation for your continued partnership with LexisNexis Hong Kong. The past year delivered measurable progress as artificial intelligence became part of everyday practice for more legal professionals and teams. Throughout this period of change, our focus on trust, quality, and innovation has remained constant.

2025 was a year of practical growth. Together, we strengthened the foundation for responsible technology use while keeping professional judgment and accuracy at the heart of legal work.


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Hong Kong became the first region in Asia to launch Lexis+ AI, combining global datasets with localised expertise. Developed with LexisNexis’s global data and local expertise, it marks a major step in applying responsible AI to real-world legal practice.

Lexis+ AI also features Protégé^TM, our integrated AI assistant that combines generative and agentic AI to help professionals find reliable answers, draft with precision, and analyse complex issues efficiently and securely.

Active customer involvement through our preview programme was key to shaping Lexis+ AI Hong Kong. We brought together leading law firms, corporate counsel, and government bodies to provide real-world insights that ensured accuracy, security, and usability tailored to Hong Kong’s legal market.  

Early adopters, including leading law firms and corporate legal teams, are already using the platform to streamline research, reduce drafting time, and strengthen internal workflows. Feedback from these partners continues to guide new enhancements scheduled for release in 2026.



Lexis+ AI Hong Kong reflects our commitment to innovation that complements professional judgment and safeguards data integrity.

In 2025, we continued investing in trusted local content to ensure Hong Kong’s legal professionals have access to the most authoritative, practical, and up-to-date legal intelligence.

A major milestone was the launch of the new Practical Guidance Hong Kong Intellectual Property module on 27 November 2025. The module introduces comprehensive practice notes on AI and copyright, licensing, IP audits, Web3, e-commerce, privacy, and more.
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Across case law, we increased the volume of Hong Kong Cases reported by 30% compared with 2024, strengthening practitioners’ access to timely judicial developments.

Our core publications also saw significant enhancements:

• Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: 22 issues published, including one new title, Official Secrets Ordinance (Cap 521).
• Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong: 30 volumes updated.
• Atkin’s Court Forms and Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents: 9 reissues each.
• Frontlist: 27 editions released, including seven first-edition titles.

Our author community expanded to 116 contributors including 11 new authors from leading chambers, firms, and universities, and 16 experts contributing to the new Practical Guidance module.



Each of these advancements reflects our continued investment in authoritative legal content, ensuring every practitioner can work with confidence, supported by resources that are current, credible, and designed for real-world applications.



Community engagement also remained at the heart of our efforts in 2025. Throughout the year, with an average of 2–4 in-person events and webinars monthly, we had the pleasure of connecting with many of you both online and offline. These sessions provided a valuable platform for discussion, learning, and connection as AI continues to reshape the way lawyers work.

A key highlight of the year was the Lexis+ AI Hong Kong Launch, where we introduced our groundbreaking generative AI legal solution to the local market. The media briefing, launch event, and exclusive networking dinner brought together leaders from law firms, in-house legal teams, government, and academia. These sessions fostered meaningful dialogue on the responsible adoption of AI in legal practice and showcased how Lexis+ AI is transforming research and workflow efficiency across the profession.

Our Lexis+ AI Insider Programme expanded significantly in 2025, with a community reach of 3,000+. Through curated networking sessions, product previews, and expert discussions, the programme offered exclusive early access to innovation, strengthening our partnership with the legal community and shaping the next phase of AI development at LexisNexis.

Highlights from the year include:

• 6th In-House Legal & Compliance Conference 2025: Brought together in-house counsel, compliance leaders, and more to discuss the practical realities of AI governance, ethics, and regulatory change. The conference featured speakers from the Law Society of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Bar Association, and the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong, with discussions focused on how legal teams can balance innovation with risk management in a fast-moving business environment. Click Here to join our exclusive ​​Speaker Network​​ to be considered for upcoming events. 
• LexisNexis® 40 UNDER 40 2025: Celebrated outstanding young professionals across Asia who demonstrate leadership, integrity, and innovation across the legal sector. This regional recognition shines a light on the next generation driving meaningful progress in law and legal technology. 
• LexisNexis® ELITE Award 2025: Honoured individuals and organisations leading in legal innovation, responsible AI, and digital transformation. These awards were introduced to highlight the value of forward-thinking approaches that enhance both client service and professional excellence.

In 2026, we will continue refining and collaborating on the strong foundation established in 2025. ​​​​Highlights include: 

• Lexis+ AI now offers a seamless bilingual experience, enabling users to ask questions and generate summaries in Traditional Chinese. Translation support is coming soon. Request a Free Demo
• ​​​Protégé in Lexis+ AI has been enhanced with Contextual Passage Citations and Legislation Pinpoint, delivering paragraph-level citations and exact statutory sections anchored to the cited authoritative sources in responses, so users can quickly locate and verify legal citations from the source documents with confidence. Upcoming releases include:
  • Protégé General AI: A next-generation, fully integrated legal AI experience inside the secure Lexis+ AI environment. Your trusted workspace can now draw on both web and LexisNexis content, providing more complete and comprehensive answers with authoritative, linked references. This capability is best used for legal-adjacent work, where the response may benefit from both Web and LexisNexis citations.
  • Protégé Drafting & Review Power-Up: A smarter end-to-end workflow featuring a secure Vault environment, Advanced Drafting (Transactional and Litigation), and Contract Review & Analysis, helping teams move faster with greater confidence.
  • Protégé Workflows:  A new way to accelerate important legal tasks with trusted, secure, private AI. Use substantive pre-built workflows or design personalised ones to, for example, summarise interviews or meetings, so you can standardise quality and save time across matters.​​​​
• The launch of Sentencing in Hong Kong (12th Edition), continuing its legacy as an essential reference for practitioners and the judiciary, authored by Grenville Cross GBS, SC, and Patrick Cheung. Join the eStore Mailing List
• New Lexis+ Hong Kong Practical Guidance Module: Technology, Media, and Telecommunications, providing comprehensive, practical insights on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cybercrime, data protection and privacy, financial services and technology, music, film and more. Learn More
• Lexis+ AI Insider Community Expansion, offering learning and certification opportunities, such as the Lexis+ AI Hong Kong Legal Prompting Certificate, product previews, and forums for professional exchange as we continue to foster a vibrant network of innovation-driven legal professionals. Become a Lexis+ AI Insider 

Our focus remains clear: helping every legal professional work with confidence, supported by trusted content and technology that enhances, rather than replaces, expertise.

The progress of 2025 reflects the professionalism and commitment of Hong Kong’s legal community. On behalf of the LexisNexis Hong Kong team, thank you for your partnership and support. We look forward to continuing our collaboration in 2026 as we advance trusted innovation across the region.

Kind regards, 

Michael Sit
Managing Director, Greater China
LexisNexis Legal & Professional