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Alphen aan den Rijn/Berlin – January 7, 2026 – Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory announced today the launch of the Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands. The solution combines Libra’s leading AI technology with Wolters Kluwer’s reliable and authoritative legal content offering and signifies the first tangible result of the acquisition of Libra Technology in November 2025.

The Libra Legal AI Workspace provides users with an integrated working environment for legal research, drafting, review and analysis of legal documents, while having direct access to Wolters Kluwer legal content including legislation, commentaries, specialist literature, practical guides and digital formats. The content is seamlessly connected with Libra’s generative AI capabilities and supports legal workflows across the entire process.

For law firms and corporate legal departments in the Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer and Libra set new standards for using AI in the legal profession:

• Tailored, AI-powered workspace for research, analysis, and document creation, seamlessly integrated into existing processes and workflows.
• Trusted AI outputs based on current, curated and country-specific legal content from one of the most renowned information providers. 
• Significantly higher efficiency by bringing together all legal workflows for the first time in a single, central Legal AI Workspace.
• Comprehensive transparency and traceability of sources, ensuring that quality, liability, and compliance requirements are met with confidence.

Rimco Spanjer, VP & Managing Director Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Benelux: “Being deeply rooted in the workflows of our customers with our content solutions, we are happy to enhance our offerings in the Netherlands by launching the Libra Legal AI Workspace. The integrated AI working environment combines high-quality legal content from Wolters Kluwer and innovative technology, making the day-to-day work of law firms and corporate legal departments significantly more efficient.”

Viktor von Essen, Co-Founder and CEO of Libra: “We are delighted to start our pan-European expansion with the market entry in the Netherlands. It allows us to immediately showcase the full potential of the Libra Legal AI Workspace in one of Wolters Kluwer’s core markets. We are looking forward to launching Libra in further European countries soon.”

As of today, existing Wolters Kluwer customers in the Netherlands can start a free trial version of the Libra Legal AI Workspace immediately. More information can found on www.libratech.ai/nl.

News Release

January 6, 2026

The City of Toronto, in partnership with United Way of Greater Toronto, has opened nominations for the 2026 Toronto Community Champion Award. Launched in 2023, this annual program celebrates community organizations that strengthen Toronto, support residents and foster inclusion, with a focus on those serving Indigenous, Black and other equity-deserving groups.  

Residents can nominate organizations based on their lived/living experiences, highlighting the work of non-profit organizations who are making a difference in their communities. 

Nominations will be reviewed by a panel of community leaders. Award recipients will be selected from organizations that: 

• are community-focused and adapt their services to respond to community needs 

• demonstrate an inclusive and innovative approach to their work 

• serve Indigenous, Black and/or equity-deserving groups and communities 

• provide community service as their primary focus rather than fundraising or grant-making 

• have not previously received a Toronto Community Champion Award or another City award. 

To be eligible, nominated organizations must: 

• be based in Toronto with most programs/services offered to Toronto residents and have an office/location in Toronto 

• operate as a not-for-profit or charitable organization, or be grassroots serving Indigenous, Black and/or other equity-deserving groups 

• have a volunteer board of directors, executive or committee made up of at least three people 

• not be a school, hospital or other government institution 

• not be a program or organization run on behalf of the City. 

Nominations are open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 1. Residents can submit a nomination or learn more on the City’s website: toronto.ca/communitychampion. 

Award recipients will be announced and honoured at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.  

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