Frequently asked questions

17 official public databases: Find Case Law (The National Archives) for court judgments from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and Upper Tribunals; legislation.gov.uk for all UK Acts and Statutory Instruments; Hansard for parliamentary debates; GOV.UK Guidance; Employment Tribunals (England, Wales and Scotland); Tax Tribunal; Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber; Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber; HMRC Manuals; CPS Guidance; ICO Decisions; Law Commission reports and consultations; House of Commons Library research briefings; Supreme Court Press Summaries; Competition Appeal Tribunal; The Gazette for official insolvency and regulatory notices; and Companies House for the UK company register.

No. This tool provides access to legal information — court judgments, legislation, and tribunal decisions — for research purposes. It does not assess the merits of your case, predict outcomes, or recommend courses of action. Every situation is different. If you are involved in legal proceedings, seek advice from a solicitor, Citizens Advice, a Law Centre, or a pro bono legal clinic.

Google indexes web pages. This tool searches official legal databases directly using their APIs, returning structured results with neutral citations, court names, dates, and direct links to authoritative sources. It also searches multiple databases simultaneously and ranks results by court authority — a Supreme Court decision appears above a County Court decision because it carries more legal weight.

No. Describe your situation in your own words. The tool translates plain English into the correct legal search terms automatically. For example, if you say “my landlord is kicking me out,” it will search for cases under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and Housing Act 1988.

Results are retrieved in real time from the source databases. Court judgments appear as soon as they are published on Find Case Law. Legislation may not always reflect the very latest amendments — legislation.gov.uk notes this on affected provisions. Always check the original source.

The Full Brief is our most comprehensive output. A multi-stage verification pipeline reads every relevant judgment, cross-checks all citations against official records, and produces a structured 10-section document covering relevant legislation, leading case authorities with citation network mapping, competing lines of authority in the case law, areas of judicial uncertainty, and a reference checklist — all with full neutral citations. It is designed as an honest map for barristers and litigants, not a persuasive essay. A Full Brief uses 3 credits and typically takes 10–15 minutes to generate.

Credits are used when you generate AI-powered documents. A Quick Overview is always free and unlimited for subscribers. A Research Report uses 1 credit. A Full Brief uses 3 credits. Professional subscribers receive 5 credits per month; Chambers subscribers receive 20. You can purchase additional credits at any time: £2.99 for 1 credit or £24.99 for 10. Included credits refresh each month and do not roll over. Purchased top-up credits remain available while your subscription is active.

The search box queries official government APIs directly and returns results in real time. Our verification pipeline uses multiple stages — each verifying and building on the last — to analyse your query, retrieve relevant authorities, and generate structured research outputs. Every citation is cross-checked against official databases before it reaches you. We do not store your queries or the results.