CLA’s Law Licence supports copyright compliance across law firms and barristers’ chambers in the UK, and globally through the Extended Multinational Law Licence. Enquire now Key Law Licence benefits Firms and chambers must secure the appropriate permissions before reusing third-party content. Failure to do so increases infringement risks, a particularly significant concern for those expected to uphold copyright law. The CLA Law Licence is a time-saving solution to copyright compliance for the legal sector. One blanket licence covers millions of titles Supports firm wide compliance Mitigates infringement risks Enriches governance and CSR initiatives Workplace generative AI permissions As of May 2025 CLA has updated and extended Law Licence permissions to allow the lawful copying and inclusion of published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to the terms and conditions of the CLA licences). Discover GAI permissions Do you subscribe to a legal database? Database limitations If your office subscribes to legal databases or legal information management systems, a certain number of named employees will have access to their content. This access potentially includes some permissions to share the content internally, usually on a title-by-title basis, allowing for some limited distribution within the firm. Gaps in permissions Whilst highly valuable to the legal sector, your agreements with legal databases or information management systems are unlikely to provide enough support to cover all your permission requirements for print and digital publications. These resources, by nature, focus solely on law-related content, often leaving gaps in other necessary areas. Sector-specific content The kind of content used in sector-specific legal practices, such as specialist and trade publications, is not included. Content from SME publications might be acquired, read, and shared during a case or by groups involved in contracts or litigation in specific fields. These systems are also unlikely to cover all your staff for departmental and individual (digital and print) subscriptions coming into your offices, or additional content needed for internal training and research. Law Licence benefits The blanket CLA Law Licence, covering millions of titles, provides additional support for your firm. It is a cost-effective and practical way to ensure that staff, publications, and copying and sharing activities not included under these databases’ arrangements are covered. This comprehensive coverage protects you from the risk of copyright infringement and supports your firm’s diverse needs. The CLA Law Licence is specifically created for the legal sector The CLA Law Licence simplifies copyright compliance for law firms and barristers’ chambers. Copy and share excerpts from various sources (subject to certain terms and conditions) including: Printed & digital publications (books, journals, magazines) Your existing subscriptions Licensed external suppliers (press cuttings agencies, British Library) Note: Copyright fees may apply for external supplier materials. It contains permissions that aren’t included in other licences. In addition to the permissions found in the standard CLA Business Licence, the Law Licence add-on has tailored features to support lawyers, barristers and the legal sector directly, helping protect your firm’s reputation. An Extended Multinational Law Licence is also available, simplifying licensing for global firms and improving efficiencies in licence costs and document sharing. Share copies on an ad-hoc basis with clients and other legal professionals in relation to an ongoing case Share copies with existing or prospective customers on matters for which they may seek legal advice in the future* *(excludes CCC repertoire) Share a single digital or hard copies with colleagues in offices overseas (employees in the same firm) Retain digitised copies beyond termination of the licence and for as long as required to retain records of actual and contemplated legal proceedings Copyright and ESG: Ethical Imperatives for Compliance and Responsibility As seen in The Law Society and New Law Journal Colin Hulme, Head of Intellectual Property (IP) at Burness Paull LLP, considers the impact of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) programmes on the observance of copyright by corporates. Read article Start your Law Licence enquiry Discover how CLA can support your organisation to Copy, Right Start Enquiry Navigating your Law Licence Ossie Ikeogu, Head of Sales and Renewals, answers essential FAQs on the CLA Law Licence and Extended Multinational Law Licence Read more Content use and copying practices Study by CLA on content use behaviours and copying practices amongst UK professionals, with a spotlight on the legal sector Read more Helping law firms stay legal Discover how CLA helps the legal sector keep on the right side of copyright law, with the CLA Law Licence Read more CLA is regulated by the UK government as the collective licensing body for the reuse of text and images from books, journals and magazines. As a not-for-profit company, CLA distributes revenue back into the creative industries helping to ensure that rightsholders are fairly remunerated when their works are used. Start your licence enquiry Enter your details below and one of our team will get back to you. "*" indicates required fields First Name*Last Name*Phone*Email*Organisation Name*Media Monitoring Agency(if applicable)PR agency(if applicable)Why are you contacting CLA*Interested in getting a CLA LicenceBeen contacted by CLAQuestion about copyrightOtherTell us more about your enquiry*This field is hidden when viewing the formLead OwnerThis field is hidden when viewing the formSectorBusinessFurther EducationHigher EducationThis field is hidden when viewing the formStatusThis field is hidden when viewing the formRecord TypeSF Lead Record TypeThis field is hidden when viewing the formLead SourceThis field is hidden when viewing the formUtm CampaignThis field is hidden when viewing the formUtm MediumThis field is hidden when viewing the formUtm SourceCAPTCHAEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Top 50 legal titles copied Discover the most copied titles by the legal sector from the CLA repertoire. Read more Copyright & ESG Ethical Imperatives for Compliance and Responsibility. Featured article by IP specialist, Colin Hulme Read more Supporting Barristers' Chambers Discover more about how the CLA Licence supports barristers chambers Barristers’ Chambers
